CN103581960A - Capacity indication information processing method and device - Google Patents

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CN103581960A
CN103581960A CN201210264159.5A CN201210264159A CN103581960A CN 103581960 A CN103581960 A CN 103581960A CN 201210264159 A CN201210264159 A CN 201210264159A CN 103581960 A CN103581960 A CN 103581960A
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The invention provides a capacity indication information processing method and device. The method comprises the steps that a second base station obtains the capacity indiction information of a first base station, wherein the capacity indiction information of the first base station comprises at least one piece of the following information: the information used for indicating the first station to support user equipment (UE) to be switched to the first base station on the basis of an X2 interface or not, and information used for indicating the first base station to support to set up the X2 interface with the second base station or not; according to the obtained capacity indication information of the first base station, the second base station judges whether to conduct operation based on the X2 interface on the first base station and/or the second base station. The capacity indication information processing method and device solve the problems that in the relevant technologies, system performance is reduced due the fact that network elements can not know capacity information of opposite end network elements, so that the purpose that network elements can obtain the capacity information of opposite end network elements is achieved, and the effect that the system performance is effectively improved is achieved.

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Capability indication information processing method and device
Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, in particular to a kind of capability indication information processing method and device.
Background technology
Home eNodeB (Home eNB, referred to as HeNB) is a kind of small-sized, lower powered base station, is deployed in the indoor places such as family and office.The Main Function of Home eNodeB is in order higher service rate to be provided to user and to reduce the needed expense of high rate services of using, meanwhile, making up the deficiency that existing distributed cellular radio communication system covers.
Third generation partnership project (Third Generation Partnership Projects, referred to as 3GPP) released senior Long Term Evolution (Long Term Evolution, referred to as LTE) Home eNodeB in system, Fig. 1 is the network architecture schematic diagram of the Home eNodeB in LTE system in correlation technique, as shown in Figure 1, core network element comprises mobile management entity (Mobile Management Entity, referred to as MME) and gateway (Serving Gateway, referred to as S-GW).MME is bearing the relevant function of mobile management of subscriber equipment (User Equipment, referred to as UE).S-GW is bearing the data route processing of user's face, the downlink data of the UE of termination in idle condition, the functions such as carrying (E-UTRAN Radio Access Bearer, referred to as ERAB) context of management and storage UE.Evolution Access Network (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network) is to consist of HeNB and femto gateway (HeNB Gateway, referred to as HeNB GW).The core network interface agreement of HeNB based on defining in standard completes and is connected with core network element, the interface protocol access UE that eats dishes without rice or wine based on defining in standard.To a great extent, the function that HeNB and common macro base station (Macro eNB) are born does not have difference.Planning demand Network Based, under some deployment scenario, also may introduce a new network element: HeNB GW, HeNB GW can bear the Home eNodeB management function of part between HeNB and core network element.
The function of HeNB is along with deepening continuously of research constantly getting a promotion.For example, the HeNB of earlier version do not support and macro base station between set up X2 interface, for subsequent descriptions convenience, the operation mechanism of setting up X2 interface between this HeNB and macro base station is called to eNB-HeNB X2 interface and creates a mechanism, the HeNB of earlier version does not support following handover operation yet: 1) UE carries out the handover operation based on X2 interface between the HeNB that is configured to different CSG ID; 2) source base station that UE never configures CSG ID is carried out the handover operation based on X2 interface to the target BS that disposes CSG ID; 3) UE carries out the handover operation based on X2 interface between the base station that is being configured to identical CSG ID under the scene of conversion service PLMN; For subsequent descriptions convenient, by three kinds of foregoing description be not allowed in the UE that the carries out handover operation based on X2 interface any one or arbitrarily several combination all referred to as the Inter-CSG handover operation mechanism based on X2 interface.The handover operation flow process based on X2 interface herein can be two kinds of handover operation types supporting in existing system with the handover operation flow process based on S1 interface, can be also the extended operation flow process of follow-up study on the basis of existing two kinds of handover operation flow processs.Obviously distinguish and be for one of two kinds of handover operations, in handover operation flow process based on S1 interface, the source base station of handover operation is sending switching demand (Handover Required) message to core network element MME, and in handover operation flow process based on X2 interface, the source base station of handover operation is to send handover request (Handover Request) message to target BS.Along with going deep into further of research, the above-mentioned function not being supported in early days is all supported in follow-up function obtains constantly updating the HeNB upgrading.Under actual network design environment, because HeNB can be subscriber equipment, and there is certain difficulty in subscriber equipment, so have the scene of the HeNB mixed deployment of different abilities, will there will be aspect functions of the equipments updating operation.And if ability between adjacent HeNB base station is unknowable each other, may cause can initiating some unnecessary operations between base station, and the problem that causes systematic function to reduce, for example: the first base station that (1) supports to set up between Home eNodeB and macro base station X2 interface is continually to not supporting the second base station of setting up X2 interface between Home eNodeB and macro base station to initiate to set up the request that X2 is connected, thus cause hydraulic performance decline; (2) support the first base station of the Inter-CSG switching based on X2 interface continually to not supporting the second base station that Inter-CSG switches to initiate the relevant handover request of UE, thereby cause hydraulic performance decline.
Therefore, in correlation technique, exist due to unknowable for the ability information of opposite end network element between each network element, and the problem that causes systematic function to decline.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of capability indication information processing method and device, with at least solve in prior art, exist due to unknowable for the ability information of opposite end network element between each network element, and the problem that causes systematic function to decline.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of capability indication information processing method is provided, comprise: the second base station obtains the capability indication information of the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface; Described the second base station, according to the capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, determines whether the operation based on X2 interface is carried out in described the first base station.
Preferably, described the second base station one of at least obtains the capability indication information of described the first base station in the following manner: the capability indication information of obtaining described the first base station in the reciprocal process that X2 interface is connected is set up in described the second base station and described the first base station in described the second base station; The capability indication information of the first base station described in the configuration message transfer of described the second base station by described the first base station of receiving and/or config update acquisition of information; Described the second base station obtains the capability indication information of described the first base station by the S1 connecting interface signaling message receiving; Described the second base station obtains the capability indication information of described the first base station by the measurement report of the described UE that receives; Described the second base station obtains the capability indication information of described the first base station by receiving the broadcast message of described the first base station.
Preferably, the capability indication information that described the second base station obtains described the first base station comprises: described the second base station receives the capability indication information of described first base station of described the first base station transmission, wherein, described the first base station is according to the following capability indication information that one of at least generates described the first base station: whether described the first base station supports described UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the information of described the first base station; Whether described core network element supports described UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the information of described the first base station; Whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station the information of X2 interface; Whether described core network element supports described the first base station and described the second base station to set up the information of X2 interface.
Preferably, one of at least indicate in the following manner the capability indication information of described the first base station: by whether carrying the capability indication information that cell is indicated described the first base station; By the value of the cell that carries, indicate the capability indication information of described the first base station; By the segmentation of the cell that carries, indicate the capability indication information of described the first base station.
Preferably, be used to indicate the information of whether supporting user equipment (UE) to be switched to described the first base station based on X2 interface in described the first base station comprise following one of at least: whether described the first base station supports described UE based on X2 interface, with member's identity, to be switched to the information of described the first base station; Whether described the first base station supports described UE based on X2 interface, with non-member's identity, to be switched to the information of described the first base station.
Preferably, described the second base station is according to the described capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, determine whether that the operation that described the first base station is carried out based on X2 interface comprises: described the second base station, according to the described capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, judges whether described the first base station supports described UE to be switched to described the first base station based on X2 interface; Judgment result is that be in the situation that, described the second base station is determined and can be initiated the handover request information of UE based on X2 interface to described the first base station, and/or, in the situation that the determination result is NO, described the second base station is determined and can not be initiated the handover request information of UE based on X2 interface to described the first base station; And/or described the second base station, according to the described capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, judges whether described the first base station is supported to set up X2 interface with described the second base station; Judgment result is that be in the situation that, described the second base station determines that can initiate X2 interface to described the first base station sets up solicited message, and/or in the situation that the determination result is NO, described the second base station determines that can not initiate X2 interface to described the first base station sets up solicited message.
Preferably, under news occurs more for the capability indication information of described the first base station, described the second base station obtains the capability indication information of described the first base station after renewal.
Preferably, described the first base station, the second base station are for below one of at least: Home eNodeB, macro base station, micro-base station, relay base station.
According to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of capability indication information processing method is provided, comprise: the first base station obtains the capability indication information of core network element, wherein, the capability indication information of described core network element comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described core network element whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate described core network element and whether support described the first base station and the second base station to set up the information of X2 interface.
Preferably, after described the first base station gets the capability indication information of described core network element, also comprise: described the first base station generates the capability indication information of the first base station according to the capability indication information of the described core network element getting, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support described UE based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface.
Preferably, described the first base station is by setting up with described core network element the capability indication information of obtaining described core network element in the reciprocal process that S1 interface is connected.
According to another aspect of the invention, a kind of capability indication information processing method is provided, comprise: the first base station sends the capability indication information of the first base station to core network element, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support described UE based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface.
According to another aspect of the invention, a kind of capability indication information processing method is provided, comprise: core network element obtains the capability indication information of the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface; Described core network element, according to the capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, determines whether the operation based on X2 interface is carried out in described the first base station.
Preferably, described core network element is by setting up with described the first base station the capability indication information of obtaining described the first base station in the reciprocal process that S1 interface is connected.
Preferably, described core network element is according to the capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, determine whether to described the first base station carry out operation based on X2 interface comprise following one of at least: described core network element is determined and to the first base station of the indicated ability of the capability indication information of supporting described the first base station, is sent the path conversion request response that comprises user member's identity information; Described core network element is determined the path conversion request response that does not comprise user member's identity information to the first base station transmission of the indicated ability of the capability indication information of not supporting described the first base station; Described core network element determine to forward supports the X2 interface between the base station of the ability that the capability indication information of the first base station is indicated to set up the information of operation; Described core network element determines that the X2 interface between the base station do not forward the ability of not supporting that the capability indication information of the first base station is indicated sets up the information of operation.
According to another aspect of the invention, a kind of capability indication information processing method is provided, comprise: core network element sends the capability indication information of core network element to the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of described core network element is for generating the capability indication information of described the first base station, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station and whether support described UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the information of described the first base station, whether be used to indicate described the first base station supports described the first base station to set up with the second base station the information that X2 is connected.
According to another aspect of the invention, a kind of ability information processing unit is provided, be arranged in the second base station, comprise: the first acquisition module, for obtaining the capability indication information of the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface; The first determination module, for according to the capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, determines whether the operation based on X2 interface is carried out in described the first base station.
Preferably, described the first acquisition module comprises: the first receiving element, for receiving the capability indication information of described first base station of described the first base station transmission, wherein, described the first base station is according to one of at least generating below described capability indication information: whether described the first base station supports described UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the information of described the first base station; Whether described core network element supports described UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the information of described the first base station; Whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station the information of X2 interface; Whether described core network element supports described the first base station and described the second base station to set up the information of X2 interface.
Preferably, described the first determination module that is positioned at described the second base station comprises: the first judging unit, for according to the capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, judge whether described the first base station supports described UE to be switched to described the first base station based on X2 interface; The first determining unit, be used in the situation that judgment result is that of described the first judging unit is, determine and can initiate the handover request information of UE based on X2 interface to described the first base station, and/or, the second determining unit, for in the situation that described the first judging unit the determination result is NO, determine and can not initiate the handover request information of UE based on X2 interface to described the first base station; And/or described the first determination module that is positioned at described the second base station comprises: the second judging unit, for according to the capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, judges whether described the first base station is supported to set up X2 interface with described the second base station; The 3rd determining unit, be used in the situation that judgment result is that of described the second judging unit is, determine that can initiate X2 interface to described the first base station sets up solicited message, and/or, the 4th determining unit, for in the situation that described the second judging unit the determination result is NO, determine that can not initiate X2 interface to described the first base station set up solicited message.
According to another aspect of the invention, a kind of capability indication information processing unit is provided, be arranged in the first base station, comprise: the second acquisition module, for obtaining the capability indication information of core network element, wherein, the capability indication information of described core network element comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described core network element whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate described core network element and whether support described the first base station and the second base station to set up the information of X2 interface.
Preferably, also comprise: the first generation module, for generate the capability indication information of described the first base station according to the capability indication information of the described core network element getting, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support described UE based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface.
According to another aspect of the invention, a kind of capability indication information processing unit is provided, be arranged in the first base station, comprise: the first sending module, for send the capability indication information of the first base station to core network element, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support described UE based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface.
According to another aspect of the invention, a kind of capability indication information processing unit is provided, be arranged in core network element, comprise: the 3rd acquisition module, for obtaining the capability indication information of the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface; The second determination module, for according to the capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, determines whether the operation based on X2 interface is carried out in described the first base station.
Preferably, described the second determination module comprise following one of at least: the 5th determining unit, sends for determining the path conversion request response that comprises user member's identity information to the first base station of the indicated ability of the capability indication information of supporting described the first base station; The 6th determining unit, sends for determining the path conversion request response that does not comprise user member's identity information to the first base station of the indicated ability of the capability indication information of not supporting described the first base station; The 7th determining unit, sets up the information of operation for the X2 interface between the base station of the indicated ability of the capability indication information of definite forwarding support the first base station; The 8th determining unit, for determining that the X2 interface between the base station do not forward the ability of not supporting that the capability indication information of the first base station is indicated sets up the information of operation.
According to also one side of the present invention, a kind of capability indication information processing unit is provided, be arranged in core network element, comprise: the second sending module, for send the capability indication information of core network element to the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of described core network element is for generating the capability indication information of described the first base station, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station and whether support described UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the information of described the first base station, whether be used to indicate described the first base station supports described the first base station to set up with the second base station the information that X2 is connected.
By the present invention, adopt the second base station to obtain the capability indication information of the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface; Described the second base station is according to the capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, determine whether the operation based on X2 interface is carried out in described the first base station, solved in correlation technique due to unknowable for the ability information of opposite end network element between each network element, and the problem that causes systematic function to decline, and then reached the ability information that each network element can be known opposite end network element, effectively reduce the effect of systematic function.
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Accompanying drawing described herein is used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, forms the application's a part, and schematic description and description of the present invention is used for explaining the present invention, does not form inappropriate limitation of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the network architecture schematic diagram of the Home eNodeB in LTE system in correlation technique;
Fig. 2 is according to the flow chart one of the capability indication information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is according to the flowchart 2 of the capability indication information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is according to the flow chart 3 of the capability indication information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is according to the flow chart four of the capability indication information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is according to the flow chart five of the capability indication information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is according to the structured flowchart one of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is according to the preferred structure block diagram of the acquisition module 72 of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 9 is according to the preferred structure block diagram one of first determination module 74 that is positioned at the second base station of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 10 is according to the preferred structure block diagram two of first determination module 74 that is positioned at the second base station of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 11 is according to the structured flowchart two of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 12 is according to the structured flowchart three of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 13 is according to the structured flowchart four of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 14 is according to the structured flowchart five of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 15 is according to the preferred structure block diagram of second determination module 144 that is positioned at core network element of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 16 is according to the structured flowchart six of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention;
Whether Figure 17 supports the flow chart of the Inter-CSG switching capability method based on X2 interface according to the indication base station of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 18 be according to the embodiment of the present invention at the flow chart that carries out the switching type decision method that UE relates in being switched to the flow process of Home eNodeB;
Figure 19 supports the flow chart of the UE changing method of the Inter-CSG switching capability based on X2 interface according to the embodiment of the present invention based on base station;
Figure 20 indicates whether to support the flow chart of the UE changing method of the Inter-CSG switching capability based on X2 interface according to the embodiment of the present invention based on base station and core net interaction capabilities information;
Figure 21 be according to the consideration of the embodiment of the present invention flow chart of UE changing method of core network element ability;
Figure 22 indicates whether to support the flow chart of X2 interface method for building up according to the base station of the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 23 sets up the flow chart of the X2 interface method for building up of ability information according to the embodiment of the present invention based on base station indication X2 interface;
Figure 24 is according to setting up based on base station broadcast X2 interface the flow chart that capability indication information completes X2 interface method for building up between the base station of the embodiment of the present invention.
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Hereinafter with reference to accompanying drawing, also describe the present invention in detail in conjunction with the embodiments.It should be noted that, in the situation that not conflicting, embodiment and the feature in embodiment in the application can combine mutually.
A kind of capability indication information processing method is provided in the present embodiment, and Fig. 2 is according to the flow chart one of the capability indication information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 2, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S202, the second base station obtains the capability indication information of the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of this first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate the first base station whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to this first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether the first base station supports to set up with the second base station X2 interface, it should be noted that, above-mentioned the first base station, the second base station all can be for below one of at least: Home eNodeB, macro base station, micro-base station, relay base station;
Step S204, the second base station, according to the capability indication information of the first base station obtaining, determines whether the operation based on X2 interface is carried out in the first base station.
Pass through above-mentioned steps, the second base station receives the ability information of opposite end network element (the first base station), and according to this ability information, whether the first base station is carried out the judgement of X2 interface operation,, in the situation that supporting aforementioned capabilities, just carry out the operation based on X2 interface, and in the situation that not supporting, do not carry out will be failed operation.With respect in prior art in the situation that not knowing aforementioned capabilities information, carry out some unnecessary operations always, not only solved in prior art due to the problem of carrying out some unnecessary operations and reduce systematic function, enter to make between core network element and/or the second base station and opposite end network element the operation based on X2 interface targeted, effectively improved operating efficiency based on X2 interface and the performance of whole system.
The mode that the second base station obtains the capability indication information of the first base station can have multiple, below enumerates several describing, and certainly, is not limited to following several:
The capability indication information of obtaining this first base station in the reciprocal process that X2 interface is connected is set up in the second base station and the first base station in (1) second base station, for example, in the request message of setting up X2 interface receiving, obtain this capability indication information, also can in the request response of setting up X2 interface receiving, obtain this capability indication information etc.; (2) second base stations obtain the capability indication information of the first base station by the existing connecting interface signaling message receiving, by connecting interface signaling message, transmit the capability indication information of this first base station herein, need to be by the operation of core network element, for example, after transmitting the capability indication information of above-mentioned the first base station to core network element based on S1 interface in the first base station, core network element is transferred to the second base station by the capability indication information of this first base station receiving based on S1 interface.Thus, the second base station has got the capability indication information of the first base station.(3) second base stations obtain the capability indication information of the first base station by the measurement report of the UE that receives, for example, the UE that belongs to the second base station receives the broadcast message of the first base station, the capability indication information that comprises above-mentioned the first base station in this broadcast message, then, this UE reports the second base station by the capability indication information of this first base station getting in the mode of measurement report, (4) second base stations also can directly receive the broadcast message of the first base station, then from this broadcast message, obtain the aforementioned capabilities indication information of the first base station, (5) second base stations are by the configuration message transfer of the first base station and/or the aforementioned capabilities indication information of config update acquisition of information the first base station that receive, it should be noted that, while obtaining the capability indication information of this first base station by the configuration message transfer of the first base station and/or the mode of config update information, process core network element between the second base station and the first base station, for example, when core network element is mobile management entity MME, the first base station sends base station configuration message transfer to MME, wherein, in this base station configuration message transfer, carry the aforementioned capabilities indication information of the first base station, then, MME will send MME configuration message transfer according to the base station configuration message transfer receiving to the second base station, and, in this MME configuration message transfer, include the capability indication information of carrying in above-mentioned base station configuration message transfer.Certainly, more preferably, before sending base station configuration message transfer to MME in the first base station, the second base station also can send base station configuration message transfer to MME, and carry this second base station in this base station configuration message transfer, whether supports the aforementioned capabilities indication information corresponding with the first base station (i.e. the capability indication information of the second base station) based on X2 operation.By the interactive operation of above-mentioned configuration message transfer, can be so that the other side's capability indication information can both be known in above-mentioned the first base station and the second base station, and then improved the operating efficiency based on X2 interface operation.
For the capability indication information of the first base station of making to get more accurately and reliably, the aforementioned capabilities indication information that the second base station obtains the first base station can also directly be sent by this first base station, and before the first base station sends aforementioned capabilities indication information to core network element and/or the second base station, this first base station obtain following one of at least: whether the first base station supports UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the ability information of the first base station; Whether core network element supports UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the ability information of the first base station; Whether the first base station supports to set up with the second base station the ability information of X2 interface; Whether core network element supports the first base station and the second base station to set up the ability information of X2 interface.The first base station gets above-mentioned the first base station and itself whether supports the information of aforementioned capabilities and the information whether core network element supports aforementioned capabilities, the first base station generates to the aforementioned capabilities indication information of core network element and/or the transmission of the second base station according to the ability information of above-mentioned two aspects that get, by such processing, the aforementioned capabilities indication information of the first base station that the second base station is received is exactly whether to have supported the information of the first base station aforementioned capabilities in conjunction with whole system, thereby make the accessed aforementioned capabilities information of core network element and/or the second base station more accurately and reliably.
It should be noted that, be used to indicate the information of whether supporting user equipment (UE) to be switched to the first base station based on X2 interface in the first base station can comprise following one of at least: whether the first base station supports UE based on X2 interface, with member's identity, to be switched to the ability information of the first base station; Whether the first base station supports UE based on X2 interface, with non-member's identity, to be switched to the ability information of the first base station.Like this aforementioned capabilities of the first base station has been carried out to user identity differentiation, made the more refinement of this ability information of the first base station, and and then to allow the second base station carry out follow-up handover operation more targeted.The identity information of UE herein can be in the following manner one of at least obtains: the configuration relation of the first base station based between the first base station and the second base station and UE, at member's identity information of the first base station access, judge that UE is in the user identity type of mixed cell; The sealing member that the first base station gets UE organizes CSG CAMEL-Subscription-Information, based on CSG CAMEL-Subscription-Information, judges that UE is in the user identity type of mixed cell; The first base station obtains UE in the user identity type of mixed cell from Mobility Management Entity MME; The UE comprising in the measurement report of the UE that the first base station obtains is in the user identity type of mixed cell.
Member's identity obtain manner herein also can be used in subsequent embodiment; In addition, the identity information of above-mentioned UE can also be carried in the first base station in send to the Handover Request message of the second base station based on X2 interface.
In addition, the mode that the capability indication information of above-mentioned the first base station is indicated also can have multiple, for example, can by whether carrying the capability indication information that cell is indicated the first base station in signaling message, for example, carry cell and represent that this first base station supports aforementioned capabilities, do not carry cell and represent that the first base station do not support aforementioned capabilities, can certainly process conversely, whether carry and mainly play a sign differentiation; Also by the cell value of the cell that carries in signaling message, indicate the aforementioned capabilities indication information of the first base station, for example, when being 0, the value of the cell carrying represents the first base station support aforementioned capabilities, when the value of the cell that carry, be 1 to be to represent that the first base station do not support aforementioned capabilities, equally also can adopt other value mode, at this, not limit; Also can indicate by the segmentation of the cell that carries in signaling message the capability indication information of the first base station.For example, system configuration has been got well and has been supported the sign that the base station of different abilities is configured to belong to specific section, and above-mentioned sign comprises the network address of Base Station Identification (eNB ID), physical cell identity, cellular global identity and/or base station that base station is configured; And cell described herein can also be the cell that has aforementioned capabilities indication implication when having his implication concurrently;
Equally, ability information indicating means herein can be used in subsequent embodiment, and also can be used to refer to the information after corresponding ability update.
After the second base station gets the aforementioned capabilities indication information of the first base station, can be according to the aforementioned capabilities indication information of the first base station obtaining, determine whether the operation based on X2 interface is carried out in the first base station and/or the second base station: on the one hand, the second base station, according to the aforementioned capabilities indication information of the first base station obtaining, judges whether the first base station supports UE to be switched to the first base station based on X2 interface; Judgment result is that be in the situation that, the second base station is determined and can be initiated the handover request information based on X2 interface to the first base station, then carry out follow-up handover operation; And/or, in the situation that the determination result is NO, the second base station is determined and can not be initiated the handover request information based on X2 interface to the first base station, thereby effectively avoided the second base station not support above-mentioned handover operation in the first base station in the situation that, also to the first base station, send the unnecessary operations such as handover request, improved switching efficiency.On the other hand, the second base station, according to the aforementioned capabilities indication information of the first base station obtaining, judges whether the first base station is supported to set up X2 interface with the second base station; Judgment result is that be in the situation that, the second base station determines that can initiate X2 interface to the first base station sets up solicited message, then carry out follow-up normal X2 process of establishing, and/or, in the situation that the determination result is NO, the second base station determines that can not initiate X2 interface to the first base station sets up solicited message, also the in the situation that of effectively having avoided not supporting to set up X2 interface with the second base station in the first base station, the second base station also constantly sends X2 interface to the first base station and sets up the unnecessary operations such as request message, has improved to a certain extent systematic function.
A kind of capability indication information processing method is provided in the present embodiment, and Fig. 3 is according to the flowchart 2 of the capability indication information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 3, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S302, the first base station obtains the capability indication information of core network element, wherein, the capability indication information of core network element comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate core network element whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to the first base station information, be used to indicate core network element and whether support the first base station and the second base station to set up the information of X2.
More preferably, the first base station generates the capability indication information of above-mentioned the first base station according to the capability indication information of the core network element getting, wherein, the capability indication information of this first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate the first base station whether support UE based on X2 interface be switched to the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether the first base station supports to set up with the second base station X2 interface.
More preferably, above-mentioned the first base station is by setting up with core network element the capability indication information of obtaining above-mentioned core network element in the reciprocal process that S1 interface is connected.
A kind of capability indication information processing method is also provided in the present embodiment, and Fig. 4 is according to the flow chart 3 of the capability indication information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 4, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S402, the first base station sends the capability indication information of the first base station to core network element, wherein, the capability indication information of the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate the first base station whether support UE based on X2 interface be switched to the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether the first base station supports to set up with the second base station X2 interface.
By above-mentioned base station, receive the capability indication information from the core network element of core network element, and the capability indication information of the first base station sending to core network element, i.e. mutual by between above-mentioned base station and core network element, realized the intercommunication of base station and core network element capability indication information, when both carry out operating based on X2, advantageously improved the performance of system.
A kind of capability indication information processing method is also provided in the present embodiment, and Fig. 5 is according to the flow chart four of the capability indication information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 5, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S502, core network element obtains the capability indication information of the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate the first base station whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether the first base station supports to set up with the second base station X2 interface;
Step S504, core network element, according to the capability indication information of the first base station obtaining, determines whether the operation based on X2 interface is carried out in the first base station.
More preferably, core network element is by setting up with the first base station the capability indication information of obtaining the first base station in the reciprocal process that S1 interface is connected;
And after core network element gets aforementioned capabilities indication information, core network element is according to the capability indication information of the first base station of obtaining, determine whether to the first base station carry out operation based on X2 interface comprise following one of at least:
Core network element determines that to the first base station of the indicated ability of the capability indication information of supporting the first base station, sending the path that comprises user member's identity information changes request response; Core network element is determined the path conversion request response that does not comprise user member's identity information to the first base station transmission of the indicated ability of the capability indication information of not supporting the first base station; Core network element determine to forward supports the X2 interface between the base station of the ability that the capability indication information of the first base station is indicated to set up the information that operation is relevant; Core network element determines that the X2 interface between the base station do not forward the ability of not supporting that the capability indication information of the first base station is indicated sets up the information that operation is relevant.
Core network element, according to the aforementioned capabilities indication information getting, is processed discriminatively to the base station of different abilities, has strengthened the specific aim to Business Processing.
A kind of capability indication information processing method is also provided in the present embodiment, and Fig. 6 is according to the flow chart five of the capability indication information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 6, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S602, core network element sends the capability indication information of core network element to the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of core network element is for generating the capability indication information of the first base station, the capability indication information of the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate the first base station whether support UE based on X2 interface be switched to the first base station information, be used to indicate the first base station and whether support the first base station to set up with the second base station the information that X2 is connected.
Pass through above-mentioned steps, core network element can obtain the capability indication information of above-mentioned the first base station, also the capability indication information of core network element can be sent to above-mentioned the first base station, in conjunction with above-mentioned the second base station, obtain embodiment and the preferred implementation of the capability indication information of the first base station, base station and base station have been realized, interoperability information between base station and core network element, thereby realized in whole system, between each network element, can know the ability information of the opposite end network element that need to operate, and initiate targetedly operation requests according to this ability information, make operating efficiency and the systematic function of whole system all obtain larger raising.
It should be noted that, above-mentioned base station and base station, the capability indication information of mutual the first base station ability indication between base station and core net, core network element is in the situation that functional structure is identical, all can adopt identical processing mode, for example, above-mentioned the second base station obtains the mode of the capability indication information of the first base station, and the indicating means of capability indication information, and the embodiment such as corresponding determination processing method and preferred implementation be equally applicable to the processing of the interaction capabilities indication information between core network element and base station, do not repeat them here.
In addition, the capability indication information of the first base station that above-described embodiment and preferred implementation are mentioned, and the capability indication information of core network element is capability indication information when first mutual, and when the ability information of the first base station or the ability information of core network element change, follow-up mutual ability information is the ability information after upgrading, now, or can be described as the ability update indication information of the first base station, the ability update indication information of core network element.
A kind of capability indication information processing unit is also provided in the present embodiment, and this device is used for realizing above-described embodiment and preferred implementation, has carried out repeating no more of explanation.As used below, the combination of software and/or the hardware of predetermined function can be realized in term " module ".Although the described device of following examples is preferably realized with software, hardware, or the realization of the combination of software and hardware also may and be conceived.
Fig. 7 is according to the structured flowchart one of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 7, this device is arranged in the second base station, comprises the first acquisition module 72 and the first determination module 74, below this device is described.
The first acquisition module 72, for obtaining the capability indication information of the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate the first base station whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether the first base station supports to set up with the second base station X2 interface; The first determination module 74, is connected to above-mentioned the first acquisition module 72, for according to the capability indication information of the first base station obtaining, determines whether the operation based on X2 interface is carried out in the first base station.
Fig. 8 is according to the preferred structure block diagram of the first acquisition module 72 of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 8, this first acquisition module 72 comprises the first receiving element 82, below this first receiving element 82 is described.
The first receiving element 82, for receiving the capability indication information of the first base station of the first base station transmission, wherein, this first base station is according to one of at least generating aforementioned capabilities indication information below: whether the first base station supports UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the information of the first base station; Whether core network element supports UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the information of the first base station; Whether the first base station supports to set up with the second base station the information of X2 interface; Whether core network element supports the first base station and the second base station to set up the information of X2 interface.
Fig. 9 is according to the preferred structure block diagram one of first determination module 74 that is positioned at the second base station of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 9, this first determination module 74 comprises the first judging unit 92, the first determining unit 94, and/or second determining unit 96, below this first determination module 74 is described.
The first judging unit 92, for according to the aforementioned capabilities indication information of the first base station obtaining, judges whether the first base station supports UE to be switched to the first base station based on X2 interface; The first determining unit 94, be connected to above-mentioned the first judging unit 92, be used in the situation that judgment result is that of the first judging unit is, determine and can initiate the handover request information based on X2 interface to the first base station, and/or the second determining unit 96, is connected to above-mentioned the first judging unit 92, for in the situation that the first judging unit the determination result is NO, determine and can not initiate the handover request information based on X2 interface to the first base station;
Figure 10 is according to the preferred structure block diagram two of first determination module 74 that is positioned at the second base station of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in figure 10, this first determination module 74 comprises the second judging unit 102, the 3rd determining unit 104, and/or the 4th determining unit 106, below this first determination module 74 is described.
The second judging unit 102, for according to the aforementioned capabilities indication information of the first base station obtaining, judges whether the first base station is supported to set up X2 interface with the second base station; The 3rd determining unit 104, be connected to above-mentioned the second judging unit 102, be used in the situation that judgment result is that of the second judging unit is, determine that can initiate X2 interface to the first base station sets up solicited message, and/or the 4th determining unit 106, is connected to above-mentioned the second judging unit 102, for in the situation that the second judging unit the determination result is NO, determine that can not initiate X2 interface to the first base station set up solicited message.
Figure 11 is according to the structured flowchart two of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 11, this device is arranged in the first base station, comprises the second acquisition module 112, below this device is described.
The second acquisition module 112, for obtaining the capability indication information of core network element, wherein, the capability indication information of this core network element comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate core network element whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to the first base station information, be used to indicate core network element and whether support the first base station and the second base station to set up the information of X2 interface.
Figure 12 is according to the structured flowchart three of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 12, this device, except comprising the second acquisition module 112 of Figure 11, also comprises the first generation module 122, below this first generation module 122 is described.
The first generation module 122, be connected to above-mentioned the second acquisition module 112, for generate the capability indication information of the first base station according to the capability indication information of the core network element getting, wherein, the capability indication information of this first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate the first base station whether support UE based on X2 interface be switched to the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether the first base station supports to set up with the second base station X2 interface.
Figure 13 is according to the structured flowchart four of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 13, this device is arranged in the first base station, comprises the first sending module 132, below this device is described.
The first sending module 132, for send the capability indication information of the first base station to core network element, wherein, the capability indication information of this first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate the first base station whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether the first base station supports to set up with the second base station X2 interface.
Figure 14 is according to the structured flowchart five of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 14, this device is arranged in core network element, comprises the 3rd acquisition module 142 and the second determination module 144, below this device is described.
The 3rd acquisition module 142, for obtaining the capability indication information of the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of this first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate the first base station whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether the first base station supports to set up with the second base station X2 interface;
The second determination module 144, is connected to above-mentioned the 3rd acquisition module 142, for according to the capability indication information of the first base station obtaining, determines whether the operation based on X2 interface is carried out in the first base station.
Figure 15 is according to the preferred structure block diagram of second determination module 144 that is positioned at core network element of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in figure 15, this second determination module 144 comprise following one of at least: the 5th determining unit 152, the 6th determining unit 154, the 7th determining unit 156, the 8th determining unit 158, describe this second determination module 144 below.
The 5th determining unit 152, sends for determining the path conversion request response that comprises user member's identity information to the first base station of the indicated ability of the capability indication information of supporting the first base station; The 6th determining unit 154, sends for determining the path conversion request response that does not comprise user member's identity information to the first base station of the indicated ability of the capability indication information of not supporting the first base station; The 7th determining unit 156, sets up the information of operation for the X2 interface between the base station of the indicated ability of the capability indication information of definite forwarding support the first base station; The 8th determining unit 158, for determining that the X2 interface between the base station do not forward the ability of not supporting that the capability indication information of the first base station is indicated sets up the information of operation.
Figure 16 is according to the structured flowchart six of the capability indication information processing unit of the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 16, this device is arranged in core network element, comprises the second sending module 162, below this device is described.
The second sending module 162, for send the capability indication information of core network element to the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of this core network element is for generating the capability indication information of the first base station, the capability indication information of this first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate the first base station whether support UE based on X2 interface be switched to the first base station information, be used to indicate the first base station and whether support the first base station to set up with the second base station the information that X2 is connected.
Base station ability indicating means and device that above-described embodiment and preferred implementation provide, base station wherein can be Home eNodeB, can be also macro base station, the Home eNodeB of take below describes as scene.
Network element and/or base station that base station is transferred to its connection by the ability indication of its support and/or ability update indication information obtain ability indication and/or the ability update indication information of opposite end network element transmission; Above-mentioned base station comprises Home eNodeB, macro base station, micro-base station and/or relay base station; Above-mentioned opposite end network element comprises base station, equipment of the core network and/or UE; Base station ability comprises that base station supports the Inter-CSG switching capability of UE based on X2 interface and/or support X2 interface (for example, eNB-HeNB X2 interface) to set up ability; Respectively whether base station is supported to whether ability and the base station of based on X2 interface, switching support the ability of setting up X2 interface to describe below.
For base station, whether support the ability of switching based on X2 interface:
Whether the first base-station transmission it support Inter-CSG switching capability indication information and/or the ability of UE based on X2 interface to indicate lastest imformation to the second base station, opposite end.It should be noted that, this first base station can identify (PLMN ID) with the second base station, opposite end for configuring different operators for being operated in base station and/or the First Family base station that blend modes of operation or the sealing base station of mode of operation and/or First Family base station are the different CSG ID of configuration with the second base station, opposite end; Aforementioned capabilities information comprises the ability information of the corresponding UE with member's identity access Target cell and/or with non-member's identity, accesses the ability information of the UE of Target cell.
The first base-station transmission ability indication and/or ability update indication information can adopt the mode of transmitting on X2 interface, and this ability indication and/or ability update indication information also can be by carrying newly-increased cell and/or redefining existing cell and/or the form of cell combination meaning realizes on existing X2 connecting interface signaling message; The mode of more preferably, can be by carrying cell, not carrying cell represents that respectively it supports, do not support aforementioned capabilities or the different values by cell to represent that respectively it supports, do not support aforementioned capabilities; Above-mentioned pointed existing signaling message can comprise that on X2 interface, X2 connects the request of foundation, X2 connection establishment response, base station configuration updating and/or base station configuration updating response message.
Ability indication and/or ability update indication information that whether the second base station supports the Inter-CSG of UE based on X2 interface to be switched to the first base station based on the first base station are carried out switching determination operation, when aforementioned capabilities is supported in the first base station, judge that the handover operation that can initiate based on X2 interface is to complete UE to the handover operation of the first base station, when aforementioned capabilities is not supported in the first base station, judge that the handover operation that cannot initiate based on X2 interface is to complete UE to the handover operation of the first base station, and handover operation based on S1 interface can optionally be initiated to complete UE to the handover operation of the first base station in the second base station.
The first base station receives capability indication information and/or the ability update indication information of its core network element transmission being connected to, capability indication information and/or ability update indication information represent whether core network element supports the Inter-CSG handover operation mechanism of UE based on X2 interface to be switched to the capability indication information of the first base station, and core network element can comprise MME and/or HeNB GW.
The first base station receiving ability indication and/or ability update indication information connect in process of establishing and/or core network element config update process and complete at S1 interface, and aforementioned capabilities indication and/or ability update indication information by carrying newly-increased cell and/or redefining existing cell and/or the form of cell combination meaning realizes on existing S1 connecting interface signaling message; More preferably, can be by carrying cell, do not carry cell and represent that respectively it supports, do not support aforementioned capabilities or the different values by cell to represent that respectively it supports, do not support aforementioned capabilities; Existing signaling message can comprise following one of at least: the S1 on S1 interface connects and sets up request message, S1 connection establishment response message, MME configuration update message.
Whether the core network element of the first base station based on receiving supports the Inter-CSG handover operation mechanism of UE based on X2 interface to be switched to capability indication information and/or the ability update indication information of the first base station and the aforementioned capabilities of self whether supporting the Inter-CSG handover operation mechanism of UE based on X2 interface to be switched to the first base station generates the first base station to capability indication information and/or the ability update indication information of the second base-station transmission.
Whether base-station transmission it support the Inter-CSG handover operation mechanism of UE based on X2 interface to be switched to the capability indication information of this base station and/or ability update indication information to core network element, and the ability whether base station of core network element based on receiving supports the Inter-CSG handover operation mechanism of UE based on X2 interface to be switched to this base station is carried out following operation one of at least: in the path conversion request response that core network element sends in the base station to not supporting aforementioned capabilities, do not comprise user member's identity information; In the path conversion request response that core network element sends in the base station to supporting aforementioned capabilities, comprise user member's identity information.
Whether base station supports to set up the ability of X2 interface:
Whether the first base-station transmission it support to set up the capability indication information of X2 interface and/or ability update indication information to the base station, opposite end of the first base station with first kind base station.It should be noted that, above-mentioned the first base station can be Home eNodeB, and above-mentioned first kind base station can, for all the other type of base station of non-Home eNodeB, comprise macro base station, micro-base station and/or relay base station; Or all the other type of base station that above-mentioned the first base station is non-Home eNodeB, comprise macro base station, micro-base station and/or relay base station, and above-mentioned first kind base station are Home eNodeB.The definition mode of first kind base station herein also can be used in subsequent embodiment.
The first base-station transmission aforementioned capabilities indication information and/or ability update indication information complete in the process of transport layer (Transport Network Layer, referred to as TNL) address discovery; More preferably, above-mentioned transmitting procedure can complete by core network element, and the signaling message of beared information comprises base station configuration transmission and/or MME configuration transmission information, also can be carried in the signaling Container Format in signaling message and transmit; More preferably, can be by carrying cell, do not carry cell and represent that respectively it supports, do not support aforementioned capabilities or the different values by cell to represent that respectively it supports, do not support aforementioned capabilities.After determining whether to support aforementioned capabilities, whether the base station, opposite end of above-mentioned the first base station supports based on the first base station whether aforementioned capabilities judgement will be initiated to be connected process of establishing with the X2 interface of the first base station.
The ability information that the second base station obtains above-mentioned the first base station can equally also can adopt following processing mode to obtain: the first base station broadcast whether support with first kind base station between set up the capability indication information that X2 interface is connected; UE measures the aforementioned capabilities indication information that receives the first base station broadcast, and aforementioned capabilities indication information is reported to the second base station; The second base station based on aforementioned capabilities information determine whether to initiate and the first base station between X2 interface set up operating process.
The second base station described herein obtains the method for whether supporting to set up the ability of X2 interface in the first base station and also can apply and solve aforesaid the second base station and obtain the demand whether the first base station supports the ability that UE switches based on X2 interface; And and then have: method described herein can be by least one demand solving in two kinds of demands.
Above-described embodiment and preferred implementation have proposed a kind of base station ability configuration notification mechanism, and ability indication and corresponding ability alteration that base station can be supported it are notified the cell connecting to it, thereby avoid some to reduce the operation of systematic function.The a series of network problems that can the different Home eNodeB with subscriber equipment role positioning of resolution ability coexist under scene by above-described embodiment and preferred implementation, and other different ability network element devices that also can solve follow-up appearance problem of coexisting and existing under scene.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the preferred embodiment of the present invention is described, it should be noted that, as specified otherwise not, below the serving BS mentioned be the second base station of above-mentioned indication, below the adjacent base station mentioned or target BS the first base station of being above-mentioned indication.
Whether Figure 17 supports the flow chart of the Inter-CSG switching capability method based on X2 interface according to the indication base station of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in figure 17, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S1702, the first base station sends switching capability indication information to the second base station;
This first base station comprises that being operated in base station and/or the First Family base station that blend modes of operation and/or the sealing base station of mode of operation and/or First Family base station are the different CSG ID of configuration with the second base station identifies (PLMN ID) with the second base station, opposite end for configuring different operators; ; The switching capability indication information that the first base station sends comprises whether it supports UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to capability indication information and/or the ability update indication information of the first base station;
The first base station sends aforementioned capabilities indication and/or ability update indication information can connect in process of establishing and complete at X2 interface; Aforementioned capabilities indication and/or ability update indication information also can be by carrying newly-increased cell on existing X2 connecting interface signaling message and/or redefining existing cell and/or the form of cell combination meaning or the different values by cell represent that respectively it supports, do not support the form of described ability to realize; For example can be by following processing mode:
(1) by carrying cell in signaling message, do not carry cell and represent that respectively it supports, do not support aforementioned capabilities;
(2) by carrying the cell of a new bit type in signaling message, by cell value be 0 and value be 1 respectively with its support, do not support the implication of aforementioned capabilities to carry out corresponding, equally also can adopt other value mode, at this, not give an example one by one;
(3) by the segmentation of the cell that carries in signaling message, indicate the capability indication information of the first base station.For example, system configuration has been got well and has been supported the sign that the base station of different abilities is configured to belong to specific section, and above-mentioned sign comprises the network address of Base Station Identification (eNB ID), physical cell identity (PCI), cellular global identity (ECGI) and/or base station that base station is configured;
Need explanation to carry, cell described herein can also be the cell that has aforementioned capabilities indication implication when having his implication concurrently.
More preferably, aforementioned capabilities information comprises the ability information of the corresponding UE with member's identity access Target cell and/or with non-member's identity, accesses the ability information of the UE of Target cell, also be, when the first base station is operated in blend modes of operation, be its while allowing UE with member and the access of non-member's identity, this first base station can arrange different ability indication and/or ability update indication information for access the user of the first base station with different members identity; For example, the first base station allows can the Inter-CSG handover operation flow process based on X2 interface be switched to this first base station with the UE of non-member, member's identity, or the first base station allows all cannot the Inter-CSG handover operation flow process based on X2 interface to be switched to this first base station with the UE of non-member, member's identity, or the first base station allows can the Inter-CSG handover operation flow process based on X2 interface be switched to this first base station with a kind of in the UE of non-member, member's identity.
More preferably, the first base station can be when sending aforementioned capabilities indication and/or ability update indication information, complete in the following manner and different members identity between corresponding relation:
(1) cell of the clear and definite associated upper expression different members identity of different capability indication information cells carries out;
(2) the capability indication information cell of system configuration diverse location fixedly corresponds to the ability of the UE of member's identity or the UE of different members identity;
After receiving the ability information that expression different members identity UE that the first base station sends is corresponding, in follow-up handover operation process, can carry out follow-up different control operation to different members identity UE;
In addition, the existing signaling message of above-mentioned indication comprises that the X2 on X2 interface connects the request of foundation, X2 connection establishment response, base station configuration updating and/or base station configuration updating response message; The first or second base station of above-mentioned indication can comprise Home eNodeB, macro base station, micro-base station and/or relay base station.
Step S1704, switching determination operation is carried out according to the first base station switching capability indication information receiving and/or ability update indication information in the second base station;
Switching capability indication information and/or ability update indication information comprise whether the first base station supports UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to capability indication information and/or the ability update indication information of this first base station;
The operation of this switching determination comprises: when aforementioned capabilities is supported in the first base station, follow-up, while judging the candidate target base station that the first base station is UE handover operation, initiate UE and based on X2 interface, be switched to the handover operation of the first base station; When aforementioned capabilities is not supported in the first base station, can not initiate UE and based on X2 interface, be switched to the handover operation of this first base station.
Figure 18 be according to the embodiment of the present invention at the flow chart that carries out the switching type decision method that UE relates in being switched to the flow process of Home eNodeB, as shown in figure 18, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S1802, UE reporting measurement reports information is to serving BS (being above-mentioned the second base station);
UE reporting measurement reports information, to serving BS, has comprised the information of the adjacent base station that UE will be switched to (being above-mentioned the first base station or target BS) in this measurement report information; Serving BS and adjacent base station comprise Home eNodeB, macro base station, micro-base station and/or relay base station;
The scene of describing is in this embodiment to determine whether to carry out the handover operation of UE based on X2 interface, so, between serving BS and adjacent base station, set up and have X2 interface herein; Set up the content that the process of X2 interface does not relate to for the present embodiment.
Step S1804, whether serving BS inspection receives the capability indication information of adjacent base station;
This inspection method comprises whether serving BS inspection received the message of having carried capability indication information from adjacent base station, and this capability indication information comprises whether adjacent base station supports UE to be switched to the capability indication information of adjacent base station based on X2 interface and/or for the renewal indication information of aforementioned capabilities;
Step S1806, serving BS checks whether adjacent base station supports that UE is switched to adjacent base station based on X2 interface;
If serving BS detect receive from adjacent base station, send comprise capability indication information and/or cell corresponding to ability update indication information, this cell comprises newly-increased cell and/or redefines existing cell and/or cell that the form of cell combination meaning realizes.Serving BS continues to check whether aforementioned capabilities indication information and/or ability update indication information have indicated adjacent base station to support that UE is switched to adjacent base station based on X2 interface; Above-mentioned inspection method comprise following one of at least:
(1) when system definition represents by receiving the message of carrying cell, not carrying cell that respectively it supports, while not supporting described ability, now can be judged to be adjacent base station and support aforementioned capabilities by receiving cell;
(2), when the different values of carrying newly-increased cell by receiving when system definition are indicated the ability of adjacent base station, serving BS checks the indicated implication of value of cell according to the definition of system.
(3), when the segmentation difference of carrying cell ownership by receiving when system definition is indicated the ability of adjacent base station, the segmentation of the cell ownership that serving BS receives according to the definition inspection of system judges that adjacent base station supports the situation of aforementioned capabilities.
In this step, when if the first adjacent base station has been indicated for the Inter-CSG switching capability based on X2 interface of different members identity UE, the first base station can also the method based on describing in previous embodiment obtain member's identity information that UE switches access Target cell.
Step S1808, serving BS is that UE carries out the Inter-CSG handover operation based on X2 interface;
If serving BS detects adjacent base station and supports UE or support the UE of certain member's identity to be switched to adjacent base station based on X2 interface, serving BS is that UE or the UE that supports certain member's identity carry out Inter-CSG handover operation based on X2 interface to complete UE to the switching of adjacent base station;
Handover operation comprises that serving BS sends handover request message to adjacent base station, and other follow-up handover operations.
Step S1810, serving BS is not for UE carries out the Inter-CSG handover operation based on X2 interface;
If serving BS does not detect capability indication information and/or the described serving BS of adjacent base station transmission and the capability indication information that adjacent base station sends detected, but this serving BS detects in the capability indication information that adjacent base station sends and has indicated adjacent base station not support UE or do not supported the UE of certain member's identity to be switched to adjacent base station based on X2 interface, and serving BS can not carried out the Inter-CSG handover operation based on X2 interface for the UE of UE or certain member's identity.
Figure 19 be according to the embodiment of the present invention based on base station, support the flow chart of the UE changing method of the Inter-CSG switching capability based on X2 interface, as shown in figure 19, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S1902, interaction capabilities indication and/or ability update indication information between base station;
In this step, whether the base station that serving BS and adjacent base station can complete described in previous embodiment supports Inter-CSG switching capability indication and/or the ability update indication information of UE based on X2 interface; Can use following methods:
Serving BS and adjacent base station are connected and in process of establishing, complete the transmission of supporting the Inter-CSG switching capability indication of UE based on X2 interface at X2 interface, and this ability indication by carrying newly-increased cell and/or redefining existing cell and/or the form of cell combination meaning realizes on existing X2 connecting interface signaling message;
When the X2 that the serving BS in diagram is initiated connects process of establishing, and serving BS is supported the Inter-CSG switching capability of UE based on X2 interface, serving BS can the X2 that sends to adjacent base station connect set up request message according to previous embodiment in describing method carrying capacity indication information; Corresponding adjacent base station receives the X2 connection of service and sets up after request message, if adjacent base station is also supported the Inter-CSG switching capability of UE based on X2 interface, can be in being returned to the X2 connection establishment response message of serving BS according to previous embodiment in describing method carrying capacity indication information; When the X2 interface of adjacent base station initiation is set up operating process, corresponding, adjacent base station X2 connect set up request message according to previous embodiment in describing method carrying capacity indication information, serving BS in replying to the X2 connection establishment response message of adjacent base station according to previous embodiment in describing method carrying capacity indication information with the aforementioned capabilities of indication adjacent base station serving BS.
If after above-mentioned X2 connects the ability indication interactive operation of setting up in operating process and completes, there is variation in the aforementioned capabilities of serving BS and/or adjacent base station, the base station changing can by base station configuration updating and/or base station configuration updating response message according to previous embodiment in describing method carry the ability that capability indication information after variation sends the base station of aforementioned capabilities indication information element with indication renewal occurred; Certainly, the signaling message that herein also can introduce on new X2 interface completes aforesaid operations by carrying cell and corresponding value being set, and the relativeness between the capability indication information before the capability indication information transmission means after variation herein also can change by transmission and after changing is indicated.
Step S1904, UE reporting measurement reports information is given described serving BS;
UE reporting measurement reports information, to serving BS, can comprise the information of adjacent base station and member's identity information of UE access adjacent base station that UE measures in measurement report information.
Step S1906, serving BS is judged the type of the handover operation of carrying out;
When the UE measurement report of serving BS based on receiving and the switching criterion of system configuration have been selected switching candidate target base station, the decision method of describing in the Inter-CSG switching capability indication information of the support UE from switching candidate target base station that serving BS can receive based on it based on X2 interface and/or ability update indication information and previous embodiment can determine whether and can the handover operation flow process based on X2 interface UE be switched to candidate target base station.Also can use a kind of other method herein: serving BS at the support UE that receives adjacent base station the Inter-CSG switching capability indication information based on X2 interface and/ability update indication information after, can judge the aforementioned capabilities information of adjacent base station, and ability information is stored, in the time need to knowing the ability information of switching candidate target base station, the described ability information of the switching candidate target base station of having stored before checking.Do not get rid of any method that can obtain switching candidate target base station ability herein.
In the present embodiment, serving BS detects the capability indication information that adjacent base station sends, and based on capability indication information, judges adjacent base station support and need to carry out the UE of handover operation and be switched to adjacent base station based on X2 interface.
Step S1908, serving BS sends handover request message to adjacent base station;
This step completes by the step in the X2 handover operation flow process of the existing X2 handover operation flow process of having supported of system or follow-up enhancing.Because the X2 handover operation flow process strengthening is not summary of the invention of the present invention, therefore be not described herein.
Step S1910, remaining handover operation; This remaining handover operation comprises: adjacent base station carries out access control, adjacent base station response handover request message, UE is linked into the operation that other all UE normal X 2 such as adjacent base station are switched at random.
Figure 20 be according to the embodiment of the present invention based on base station and core net interaction capabilities information, indicate whether to support the flow chart of the UE changing method of the Inter-CSG switching capability based on X2 interface, as shown in figure 20, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S2002, interaction capabilities indication information between base station and core network element;
Core network element comprises MME and/or HeNB GW, wherein, when the first base station is directly connected to MME, core network element is MME, when the first base station is while being connected to MME by HeNB GW, the first base station is direct-connected is HeNBGW, and can get from HeNB GW the ability support information of MME; This capability indication information represents whether core network element supports this UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the capability indication information of the first base station.
The first base station can be the base station of describing according to the feature of describing in previous embodiment; Core network element transmitting capacity indication information connects in process of establishing or core network element config update process and completes at S1 interface, comprises following operable mode:
(1) first base station connects in setting up request message and carries the indication information that it need to obtain core network element at the S1 that sends to core network element, and whether core network element carries the cell that comprises capability indication information on the S1 connection response signaling message of base station and indicate it to support UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the ability of the first base station sending to;
(2) whether core network element is received that S1 that base station sends connects and is set up after request message, can be by carrying the cell that comprises capability indication information on the S1 connection response signaling message of base station and indicate it to support UE to be switched to the ability of the first base station based on X2 interface sending to;
More preferably, when the ability of core network element changes, core network element can complete the ability indication operation after variation by core network element config update process, by carry the mode of the cell that comprises the capability indication information after variation in sending to the MME configuration update message of base station, indicates the ability update of base station to indicate;
When the first base station has been connected to a plurality of core network elements, comprise herein and be directly connected and be connected by HeNB GW,, in aforesaid operations process, the first base station need to receive ability indication and/or the ability indication updating message of a plurality of core network elements, can use following methods:
(1) in the signaling message of carrying core network element, respectively each core network element sign is arranged to corresponding ability indication information element;
(2) in the signaling message of carrying core network element, the ability of the core network element of same capabilities is divided into groups, then to belonging to the core network element of same capabilities grouping, use common ability indication information element;
In this step, whether the first base station can also transmit it and support the Inter-CSG handover operation mechanism of UE based on X2 interface to be switched to the capability indication information of base station and/or ability update indication information to core network element.Comprise:
(1) at S1, connect in process of establishing and indicate its capability indication information;
(2) when the ability of the first base station changes, use base station configuration updating mechanism to complete ability update indication information, by the indication of carrying capacity in base station configuration updating information, upgrade cell and indicate;
Whether the base station of core network element based on receiving supports the Inter-CSG handover operation mechanism of UE based on X2 interface to be switched on the basis of the operating procedure that can describe after the ability of base station executable operations further in the embodiment of aforementioned description UE handover operation flow process, comprises one of at least following:
In the path conversion request response that core network element sends in the base station to not supporting aforementioned capabilities, do not comprise user member's identity information; In the path conversion request response that core network element sends in the base station to supporting aforementioned capabilities, comprise user member's identity information; Core network element determine to forward supports the X2 interface between the base station of the ability that the capability indication information of the first base station is indicated to set up the information of operation; Core network element determines that the X2 interface between the base station do not forward the ability of not supporting that the capability indication information of the first base station is indicated sets up the information of operation.
In this step, in signaling message, carry the mode of the cell of indication ability information or ability update information and can use and method of operation identical in previous embodiment.
Step S2004, capability indication information and/or self the ability of the first base station based on receiving generates the capability indication information of switching;
In this step, the support UE of the core network element that the first base station need to be based on receiving is switched to the ability information of the first base station based on X2 interface and ability that the first base station self supports UE to be switched to the first base station based on X2 interface generates the capability indication information that the first base station of describing in the aforementioned embodiment need to be transferred to adjacent base station; Comprise following method:
(1), when core network element and the first base station all support UE to be switched to the ability of the first base station based on X2 interface, the first base station can generate it and support that UE is switched to the capability indication information of the ability of the first base station based on X2 interface;
(2) either party in core network element and the first base station do not support UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the ability of the first base station, and the first base station generates it and do not support UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the capability indication information of the ability of the first base station;
The first base station can be transferred to the second adjacent base station by the capability indication information of above-mentioned generation according to the method for describing in previous embodiment;
After the ability of core network element and/or the first base station changes, the first base station all generates new ability update indication information according to aforementioned capabilities information generating method, and can be transferred to the second adjacent base station according to the method for describing in previous embodiment.
Step S2006, the first base station sends switching capability indication information to the second base station; As above described in step, the first base station is transferred to the second adjacent base station by ability indication and/or the ability update indication information of generation;
The support UE describing is in the present embodiment switched to based on X2 interface the UE that the ability of the first base station comprised the different members identity of describing in previous embodiment and based on X2 interface, is switched to the ability of the first base station; The UE that the decision of corresponding the second base station has also comprised for different members identity is switched to the decision of the first base station based on X2 interface; Due to identical with the content in previous embodiment, so locate to be no longer repeated in this description.
Step S2006 ~ S2012 is identical with the step S1904 ~ step S1908 in Figure 19, at this repeated description no longer.
Step S2014: this step is carried out the operation corresponding with S2002, if be also in step S2002, base station has indicated its ability to core network element, the ability of the base station that core network element can receive according to it is carried out corresponding operation.
Figure 21 be according to the consideration of the embodiment of the present invention flow chart of UE changing method of core network element ability, as shown in figure 21, this flow process comprises the following steps:
Step S2102 ~ step S2106 is identical with the step S2002 ~ step S2006 in above-mentioned Figure 20;
Step S2108, UE reporting measurement reports information is to serving BS;
Step S2110, serving BS is according to the capability indication information that receives support UE that adjacent base station sends and switch, and the measurement report information that reports of UE, determines that adjacent base station supports this UE to be switched to adjacent base station based on X2 interface;
Step S2112, serving BS sends handover request message to adjacent base station;
Step S2114, remaining handover operation, this remaining switching can complete according to handover operation of the prior art.
In this step, need to carry out the operation corresponding with S2102, if be also in step S2102, base station has indicated its ability to core network element, the ability of the base station that core network element can receive according to it is carried out corresponding operation.
Figure 22 indicates whether to support the flow chart of X2 interface method for building up according to the base station of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in figure 22, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S2202, the capability indication information that X2 interface is set up in the first base station transmission is to the second base station;
It should be noted that, the first base station is Home eNodeB; The second base station can be all the other type of base station of non-Home eNodeB, comprises macro base station and/or micro-base station; Or all the other type of base station that the first base station is non-Home eNodeB, comprise macro base station, micro-base station and/or relay base station, the second base station is Home eNodeB; Aforementioned capabilities indication information is the capability indication information whether the first base station supports to set up with the first kind base station X2 interface.The definition of first kind base station is herein as the description in previous embodiment;
Certainly, also can directly indicate it whether to support to set up described X2 interface with the second base station in the first base station herein; Determination methods is as follows: the Base Station Identification of the first base station based on the second base station can be judged the base station type of the second base station, then between its base station type that whether can belong to the second base station based on system configuration, sets up the mechanism that X2 is connected and judge;
The second base station receiving ability information has two kinds of methods:
(1) first base-station transmission capability indication information completes in the process of TNL address discovery; More preferably, whether the first base station comprises it and supports described and the second base station to set up the ability of X2 interface in sending to the address acquisition information of base station, opposite end; Transmitting procedure can complete by core network element, the signaling message of beared information comprises base station configuration transmission (eNB Configuration Transfer) and/or MME configuration transmission (MME Configuration Transfer) information, more preferably, can indicate by the cell in signaling message;
Its tenability information whether of (2) first base station broadcasts, UE measures the aforementioned capabilities indication information that receives the first base station broadcast, and aforementioned capabilities indication information is reported to the second base station; Also by carry cell in space interface signaling, carry out indication ability; Also can be carried at signaling in above-mentioned signaling message transmits in eating dishes without rice or wine;
In this step, in signaling message, carry cell indicate ability information and follow-up needs pass through carry cell and indicate the concrete operation method of ability update can use the method in previous embodiment.
Step S2204, the second base station is carried out X2 interface according to the capability indication information receiving and is set up judgement;
The second base station receive aforementioned capabilities indication information describe the first base station whether support with first kind base station or the second base station between set up after the capability indication information that X2 interface is connected; Can determine whether between support and the first base station and set up described X2 interface.Comprise: if the first base station support with the second base station between set up X2 interface and be connected, the second base station transmission X2 sets up request message (X2 setup request) to the first base station; Otherwise the X2 that the second base station can not be initiated to the first base station sets up request message (X2 setup request).
Figure 23 be according to the embodiment of the present invention based on base station indication X2 interface, set up the flow chart of the X2 interface method for building up of ability information, as shown in figure 23, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S2302, the second transmission base station, base station configuration message transfer (eNB configuration transfer) is given mobile management entity (MME);
The flow process of the information such as transport network layer (TNL) address of second base station requests the first base station, by sending base station configuration message transfer (eNB configuration transfer) to mobile management entity (MME), is initiated in the second base station;
In this step, in the base station configuration message transfer that the second base station sends, also can represent the capability indication information in previous embodiment by carrying the mode that cell indicates.
Step S2304; mobile management entity (MME) receives base station configuration updating information (eNB configuration transfer) that the second base station sends afterwards, sends MME configuration message transfer (eNB configuration transfer) to the first base station;
In MME configuration message transfer (eNB configuration transfer), comprised the content in base station configuration message transfer (eNB configuration transfer), shown as in the present embodiment and need to comprise described capability indication information;
Step S2306; the MME that the first base station receives mobile management entity (MME) transmission configures message transfer (MME configuration transfer) afterwards, replys base station configuration message transfer (eNB configuration transfer) to mobile management entity (MME);
The first base station also can represent the capability indication information in previous embodiment by carrying the mode of cell indication in the method for describing in adopting previous embodiment in the signaling message sending.And, more preferably, can adopt following several method of operation:
(1) if the first base station support with the second base station between set up X2 interface, the second base station configures in base station that cell that message transfer (eNB configuration transfer) need to comprise according to existing system operation mechanism is outer can also comprise that indication the first base station is supported and the cell that the ability of X2 interface is indicated is set up in the second base station;
(2) if the first base station is not supported and the second base station between set up X2 interface, the second base station outside base station configures the cell that can need to comprise according to existing system operation mechanism in message transfer (eNB configuration transfer), can also comprise indication the first base station do not support with the second base station set up X2 interface ability indication cell or only comprise the cell that the ability indication of X2 interface is not supported to set up with the second base station in indication the first base station.
Step S2308; the base station that mobile management entity (MME) receives the first base station transmission configures message transfer (eNB configuration transfer) afterwards, sends corresponding MME transmission configuration message (MME configuration transfer) to the second base station;
MME transmission configuration message (MME configuration transfer) comprises that the base station that the first base station sends configures the content in message transfer (eNB configuration transfer).
Step S2310, the second base station receives MME transmission configuration message (MME configuration transfer) that mobile management entity (MME) sends afterwards, carries out X2 interface set up decision according to the capability indication information in the message receiving;
This capability indication information is the capability indication information whether the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface;
The X2 interface that carry out the second base station is set up decision and is comprised: if comprised the first base station in capability indication information, support to set up with the second base station the ability indication information element that X2 interface is connected, the second base station sends X2 and sets up request message (X2 setup request) to the first base station; Otherwise the second base station does not send X2 and sets up request message (X2 setup request) to the first base station;
Step S2312, the second base station sends X2 and sets up request message (X2 setup request) to the first base station;
If the result of determination of the second base station is that the first base station supports that setting up X2 interface with the second base station is connected in step S2310, the second base station sends X2 and sets up request message (X2 setup request) to the first base station.
Step S2314, the X2 that the first base station receives the second base station transmission sets up request message (X2 setup request) afterwards, replys X2 and sets up response message (X2 setup response) to the second base station;
In the present embodiment, relate in signaling message, carry cell indicate ability information and follow-up needs pass through carry cell and indicate the concrete operation method of ability update can use the method in previous embodiment.
After the described ability of the first base station described in diagram and/or the second base station has occurred to change, the first base station and/or the second base station can be initiated the above-mentioned TNL discovery procedure for X2 interface foundation again, and in signaling message, carry the capability indication information after renewal.
The method whether the transmission base station of describing in the present embodiment supports described X2 interface to set up ability also can make whether to support the Inter-CSG switching capability of UE based on X2 interface for transmitting aforementioned base station.
Figure 24 is according to setting up based on base station broadcast X2 interface the flow chart that capability indication information completes X2 interface method for building up between the base station of the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in figure 24, this flow process comprises the steps:
Step S2402, the first base station broadcast whether support with the second base station between set up the capability indication information that X2 interface is connected;
Broadcast message herein can be the various broadcast messages (comprising MIB, SI) of supporting in existing system; The first base station indicates the first base station whether to support the ability that X2 interface connects by carry cell in broadcast.
Step S2404, UE receives the capability indication information of the first base station broadcast;
The mode that the UE relating in this step receives broadcast completes according to the operating process of supporting in existing system; Also on the basis of existing system operating process, introduce a kind of special measurement for this scene and report collocation method, comprise special-purpose measurement object cell, measure and report operating parameter and corresponding operating process.
Step S2406, UE reports the second base station by the capability indication information of reception;
UE is included in the capability indication information of reception in measurement report information, reports to the second base station.
Wherein step S2408 ~ S2412 is identical with the step S2310 ~ S2314 in Figure 23, at this repeated description not.
In the present embodiment, relate in signaling message, carry cell indicate ability information and follow-up needs pass through carry cell and indicate the concrete operation method of ability update can use the method in previous embodiment.
Accordingly, after the first base station in diagram and/or the described ability of the second base station have occurred to change, the capability indication information after renewal can be broadcasted in described the first base station and/or the second base station, after the new capability indication information that adjacent base station reports based on UE, can carry out corresponding operation.
In above-described embodiment and preferred implementation, UE receives from Serving cell and when operating in of information implemented, can from serving BS, receive this information by UE and realize, and UE receives and when operating in of information implemented, can from its Serving cell, receive information by UE and realize from serving BS; Between neighbor cell, interactive information operates in this neighbor cell while implementing and can realize by base station interactive information under neighbor cell.Base station has described ability and also represent that the community that belongs to base station has described ability when implementing; Community has described ability and when implementing, also represents that the base station that community belongs to has described ability.
Obviously, those skilled in the art should be understood that, above-mentioned each module of the present invention or each step can realize with general calculation element, they can concentrate on single calculation element, or be distributed on the network that a plurality of calculation elements form, alternatively, they can be realized with the executable program code of calculation element, thereby, they can be stored in storage device and be carried out by calculation element, and in some cases, can carry out shown or described step with the order being different from herein, or they are made into respectively to each integrated circuit modules, or a plurality of modules in them or step are made into single integrated circuit module to be realized.Like this, the present invention is not restricted to any specific hardware and software combination.
The foregoing is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, be not limited to the present invention, for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various modifications and variations.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of doing, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., within all should being included in protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a capability indication information processing method, is characterized in that, comprising:
The second base station obtains the capability indication information of the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface;
Described the second base station, according to the capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, determines whether the operation based on X2 interface is carried out in described the first base station.
2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described the second base station one of at least obtains the capability indication information of described the first base station in the following manner:
The capability indication information of obtaining described the first base station in the reciprocal process that X2 interface is connected is set up in described the second base station and described the first base station in described the second base station;
The capability indication information of the first base station described in the configuration message transfer of described the second base station by described the first base station of receiving and/or config update acquisition of information;
Described the second base station obtains the capability indication information of described the first base station by the S1 connecting interface signaling message receiving;
Described the second base station obtains the capability indication information of described the first base station by the measurement report of the described UE that receives;
Described the second base station obtains the capability indication information of described the first base station by receiving the broadcast message of described the first base station.
3. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the capability indication information that described the second base station obtains described the first base station comprises:
Described the second base station receives the capability indication information of described the first base station that described the first base station sends, and wherein, described the first base station is according to the following capability indication information that one of at least generates described the first base station:
Whether described the first base station supports described UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the information of described the first base station;
Whether described core network element supports described UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the information of described the first base station;
Whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station the information of X2 interface;
Whether described core network element supports described the first base station and described the second base station to set up the information of X2 interface.
4. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, one of at least indicates in the following manner the capability indication information of described the first base station:
By whether carrying the capability indication information that cell is indicated described the first base station;
By the value of the cell that carries, indicate the capability indication information of described the first base station;
By the segmentation of the cell that carries, indicate the capability indication information of described the first base station.
5. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, be used to indicate the information of whether supporting user equipment (UE) to be switched to described the first base station based on X2 interface in described the first base station comprise following one of at least:
Whether described the first base station supports described UE based on X2 interface, with member's identity, to be switched to the information of described the first base station;
Whether described the first base station supports described UE based on X2 interface, with non-member's identity, to be switched to the information of described the first base station.
6. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described the second base station, according to the described capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, determines whether that the operation that described the first base station is carried out based on X2 interface comprises:
Described the second base station, according to the described capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, judges whether described the first base station supports described UE to be switched to described the first base station based on X2 interface; Judgment result is that be in the situation that, described the second base station is determined and can be initiated the handover request information of UE based on X2 interface to described the first base station, and/or, in the situation that the determination result is NO, described the second base station is determined and can not be initiated the handover request information of UE based on X2 interface to described the first base station;
And/or,
Described the second base station, according to the described capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, judges whether described the first base station is supported to set up X2 interface with described the second base station; Judgment result is that be in the situation that, described the second base station determines that can initiate X2 interface to described the first base station sets up solicited message, and/or in the situation that the determination result is NO, described the second base station determines that can not initiate X2 interface to described the first base station sets up solicited message.
7. according to the method described in any one in claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that, under news occurs more for the capability indication information of described the first base station, described the second base station obtains the capability indication information of described the first base station after renewal.
8. according to the method described in any one in claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that, described the first base station, the second base station are for below one of at least:
Home eNodeB, macro base station, micro-base station, relay base station.
9. a capability indication information processing method, is characterized in that, comprising:
The first base station obtains the capability indication information of core network element, wherein, the capability indication information of described core network element comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described core network element whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate described core network element and whether support described the first base station and the second base station to set up the information of X2 interface.
10. method according to claim 9, is characterized in that, after described the first base station gets the capability indication information of described core network element, also comprises:
Described the first base station generates the capability indication information of the first base station according to the capability indication information of the described core network element getting, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support described UE based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface.
11. according to the method described in claim 9 or 10, it is characterized in that, described the first base station is by setting up with described core network element the capability indication information of obtaining described core network element in the reciprocal process that S1 interface is connected.
12. 1 kinds of capability indication information processing methods, is characterized in that, comprising:
The first base station sends the capability indication information of the first base station to core network element, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support described UE based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface.
13. 1 kinds of capability indication information processing methods, is characterized in that, comprising:
Core network element obtains the capability indication information of the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface;
Described core network element, according to the capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, determines whether the operation based on X2 interface is carried out in described the first base station.
14. methods according to claim 13, is characterized in that, described core network element is by setting up with described the first base station the capability indication information of obtaining described the first base station in the reciprocal process that S1 interface is connected.
15. according to the method described in claim 13 or 14, it is characterized in that, described core network element is according to the capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, determine whether to described the first base station carry out operation based on X2 interface comprise following one of at least:
Described core network element determines that to the first base station of the indicated ability of the capability indication information of supporting described the first base station, sending the path that comprises user member's identity information changes request response;
Described core network element is determined the path conversion request response that does not comprise user member's identity information to the first base station transmission of the indicated ability of the capability indication information of not supporting described the first base station;
Described core network element determine to forward supports the X2 interface between the base station of the ability that the capability indication information of the first base station is indicated to set up the information of operation;
Described core network element determines that the X2 interface between the base station do not forward the ability of not supporting that the capability indication information of the first base station is indicated sets up the information of operation.
16. 1 kinds of capability indication information processing methods, is characterized in that, comprising:
Core network element sends the capability indication information of core network element to the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of described core network element is for generating the capability indication information of described the first base station, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support described UE based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate described the first base station and whether support described the first base station to set up with the second base station the information that X2 is connected.
17. 1 kinds of ability information processing unit, is characterized in that, are arranged in the second base station, comprising:
The first acquisition module, for obtaining the capability indication information of the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface;
The first determination module, for according to the capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, determines whether the operation based on X2 interface is carried out in described the first base station.
18. devices according to claim 17, is characterized in that, described the first acquisition module comprises:
The first receiving element, for receiving the capability indication information of described first base station of described the first base station transmission, wherein, described the first base station is according to one of at least generating below described capability indication information: whether described the first base station supports described UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the information of described the first base station; Whether described core network element supports described UE based on X2 interface, to be switched to the information of described the first base station; Whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station the information of X2 interface; Whether described core network element supports described the first base station and described the second base station to set up the information of X2 interface.
19. devices according to claim 17, is characterized in that, described the first determination module that is positioned at described the second base station comprises:
The first judging unit, for according to the capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, judges whether described the first base station supports described UE to be switched to described the first base station based on X2 interface; The first determining unit, be used in the situation that judgment result is that of described the first judging unit is, determine and can initiate the handover request information of UE based on X2 interface to described the first base station, and/or, the second determining unit, for in the situation that described the first judging unit the determination result is NO, determine and can not initiate the handover request information of UE based on X2 interface to described the first base station;
And/or described the first determination module that is positioned at described the second base station comprises:
The second judging unit, for according to the capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, judges whether described the first base station is supported to set up X2 interface with described the second base station; The 3rd determining unit, be used in the situation that judgment result is that of described the second judging unit is, determine that can initiate X2 interface to described the first base station sets up solicited message, and/or, the 4th determining unit, for in the situation that described the second judging unit the determination result is NO, determine that can not initiate X2 interface to described the first base station set up solicited message.
20. 1 kinds of capability indication information processing unit, is characterized in that, are arranged in the first base station, comprising:
The second acquisition module, for obtaining the capability indication information of core network element, wherein, the capability indication information of described core network element comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described core network element whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate described core network element and whether support described the first base station and the second base station to set up the information of X2 interface.
21. devices according to claim 20, is characterized in that, also comprise:
The first generation module, for generate the capability indication information of described the first base station according to the capability indication information of the described core network element getting, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support described UE based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface.
22. 1 kinds of capability indication information processing unit, is characterized in that, are arranged in the first base station, comprising:
The first sending module, for send the capability indication information of the first base station to core network element, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support described UE based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface.
23. 1 kinds of capability indication information processing unit, is characterized in that, are arranged in core network element, comprising:
The 3rd acquisition module, for obtaining the capability indication information of the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support user equipment (UE) based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate the information whether described the first base station supports to set up with described the second base station X2 interface;
The second determination module, for according to the capability indication information of described the first base station obtaining, determines whether the operation based on X2 interface is carried out in described the first base station.
24. devices according to claim 23, is characterized in that, described the second determination module comprise following one of at least:
The 5th determining unit, sends for determining the path conversion request response that comprises user member's identity information to the first base station of the indicated ability of the capability indication information of supporting described the first base station;
The 6th determining unit, sends for determining the path conversion request response that does not comprise user member's identity information to the first base station of the indicated ability of the capability indication information of not supporting described the first base station;
The 7th determining unit, sets up the information of operation for the X2 interface between the base station of the indicated ability of the capability indication information of definite forwarding support the first base station;
The 8th determining unit, for determining that the X2 interface between the base station do not forward the ability of not supporting that the capability indication information of the first base station is indicated sets up the information of operation.
25. 1 kinds of capability indication information processing unit, is characterized in that, are arranged in core network element, comprising:
The second sending module, for send the capability indication information of core network element to the first base station, wherein, the capability indication information of described core network element is for generating the capability indication information of described the first base station, the capability indication information of described the first base station comprise following one of at least: be used to indicate described the first base station whether support described UE based on X2 interface be switched to described the first base station information, be used to indicate described the first base station and whether support described the first base station to set up with the second base station the information that X2 is connected.
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