阅读说明：本技术 用于载波混合共享的组网方法和装置 (Networking method and device for carrier hybrid sharing ) 是由 李志军 张新 陈建刚 鲁娜 毛聪杰 桂烜 赵晓垠 许晓航 于 2019-12-24 设计创作，主要内容包括：本公开提供一种用于载波混合共享的组网方法和装置。在LTE基站中配置第一锚点载波和第二锚点载波,第一锚点载波和第二锚点载波所使用的频率不同,其中第一锚点载波用于发送第一运营商的标识,第二锚点载波用于发送第二运营商的标识；将新空口NR基站中的NR载波配置为同时发送第一运营商的标识和第二运营商的标识；将第一锚点载波和第二锚点载波同时锚定NR基站中的同一NR载波。本公开可应用于不同运营商的5G网络共享,有效减少现网改造和管理难度,同时可享受到NSA阶段的5G共享速率。(The disclosure provides a networking method and device for carrier hybrid sharing. Configuring a first anchor carrier and a second anchor carrier in an LTE base station, wherein the frequencies used by the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier are different, the first anchor carrier is used for sending an identifier of a first operator, and the second anchor carrier is used for sending an identifier of a second operator; configuring an NR carrier in a new air interface NR base station to simultaneously send an identifier of a first operator and an identifier of a second operator; the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier are anchored to the same NR carrier in the NR base station at the same time. The method and the device can be applied to the 5G network sharing of different operators, effectively reduce the difficulty of the current network transformation and management, and can enjoy the 5G sharing rate of the NSA stage.)

1. A networking method for carrier hybrid sharing, comprising:

configuring a first anchor carrier and a second anchor carrier in an LTE base station, wherein the frequencies used by the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier are different, the first anchor carrier is used for sending an identifier of a first operator, and the second anchor carrier is used for sending an identifier of a second operator;

configuring an NR carrier in a new air interface NR base station to simultaneously transmit an identifier of the first operator and an identifier of the second operator;

simultaneously anchoring the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier to the same NR carrier in the NR base station.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein,

and the frequencies used by the first anchor point carrier and the second anchor point carrier are positioned in the same frequency band.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the user terminal belonging to the first operator resides on the first anchor carrier after accessing the anchor cell to which the user terminal belongs;

and the user terminal belonging to the second operator resides on the second anchor carrier after accessing the anchor cell to which the user terminal belongs.

4. The method of any one of claims 1-3,

the identity of the first operator is Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) information of the first operator;

the identity of the second operator is PLMN information of the second operator.

5. A networking apparatus for carrier hybrid sharing, comprising:

a first carrier configuration module configured to configure a first anchor carrier and a second anchor carrier in an LTE base station, where frequencies used by the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier are different, where the first anchor carrier is used to send an identifier of a first operator, and the second anchor carrier is used to send an identifier of a second operator;

a second carrier configuration module, configured to configure an NR carrier in a new air interface NR base station to simultaneously send an identifier of the first operator and an identifier of the second operator;

an anchor module configured to anchor the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier simultaneously to a same NR carrier in the NR base station.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein,

and the frequencies used by the first anchor point carrier and the second anchor point carrier are positioned in the same frequency band.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein,

the user terminal belonging to the first operator resides on the first anchor carrier after accessing the anchor cell to which the user terminal belongs;

and the user terminal belonging to the second operator resides on the second anchor carrier after accessing the anchor cell to which the user terminal belongs.

8. The apparatus of any one of claims 5-7,

the identity of the first operator is Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) information of the first operator;

the identity of the second operator is PLMN information of the second operator.

9. A networking apparatus for carrier hybrid sharing, comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions;

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to perform implementing the method of any of claims 1-4 based on instructions stored by the memory.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the method of any one of claims 1-4.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of mobile communications, and in particular, to a networking method and apparatus for carrier hybrid sharing.

Background

The 5G working frequency band is high, the number of base stations is large, the cost is high, and the power consumption is high (about 3 times of 4G). In order to build the 5G base station with low cost and high efficiency, it is necessary to build the shared 5G base station between different operators. However, in order to implement the co-construction and sharing of the 5G base station, the existing network needs to be greatly modified, and the management difficulty is also high.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides a networking method and apparatus for carrier hybrid sharing, which can be applied to 5G network sharing of different operators, effectively reduce the difficulty of existing network modification and management, and simultaneously can enjoy the 5G sharing rate of the NSA (Non-standard networking) stage.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a networking method for carrier hybrid sharing, including: configuring a first anchor carrier and a second anchor carrier in an LTE base station, wherein the frequencies used by the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier are different, the first anchor carrier is used for sending an identifier of a first operator, and the second anchor carrier is used for sending an identifier of a second operator; configuring an NR carrier in a new air interface NR base station to simultaneously transmit an identifier of the first operator and an identifier of the second operator; simultaneously anchoring the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier to the same NR carrier in the NR base station.

In some embodiments, the frequencies used by the first and second anchor carriers are within the same frequency band.

In some embodiments, a user terminal belonging to the first operator camps on the first anchor carrier after accessing an anchor cell to which the user terminal belongs; and the user terminal belonging to the second operator resides on the second anchor carrier after accessing the anchor cell to which the user terminal belongs.

In some embodiments, the identity of the first operator is public land mobile network, PLMN, information of the first operator; the identity of the second operator is PLMN information of the second operator.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a networking apparatus for carrier hybrid sharing, including: a first carrier configuration module configured to configure a first anchor carrier and a second anchor carrier in an LTE base station, where frequencies used by the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier are different, where the first anchor carrier is used to send an identifier of a first operator, and the second anchor carrier is used to send an identifier of a second operator; a second carrier configuration module, configured to configure an NR carrier in a new air interface NR base station to simultaneously send an identifier of the first operator and an identifier of the second operator; an anchor module configured to anchor the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier simultaneously to a same NR carrier in the NR base station.

In some embodiments, the frequencies used by the first and second anchor carriers are within the same frequency band.

In some embodiments, a user terminal belonging to the first operator camps on the first anchor carrier after accessing an anchor cell to which the user terminal belongs; and the user terminal belonging to the second operator resides on the second anchor carrier after accessing the anchor cell to which the user terminal belongs.

In some embodiments, the identity of the first operator is public land mobile network, PLMN, information of the first operator; the identity of the second operator is PLMN information of the second operator.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a networking device for carrier hybrid sharing, including: a memory configured to store instructions; a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to perform a method implementing any of the embodiments described above based on instructions stored by the memory.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, in which computer instructions are stored, and when executed by a processor, the computer-readable storage medium implements the method according to any of the embodiments described above.

Other features of the present disclosure and advantages thereof will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

The present disclosure may be more clearly understood from the following detailed description, taken with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a flow diagram of a networking method for carrier hybrid sharing according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a networking device for carrier hybrid sharing according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a networking device for carrier hybrid sharing according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

It should be understood that the dimensions of the various parts shown in the figures are not drawn to scale. Further, the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar components.

Detailed Description

Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The description of the exemplary embodiments is merely illustrative and is in no way intended to limit the disclosure, its application, or uses. The present disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. These embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. It should be noted that: the relative arrangement of parts and steps, the composition of materials and values set forth in these embodiments are to be construed as illustrative only and not as limiting unless otherwise specifically stated.

The use of the word "comprising" or "comprises" and the like in this disclosure means that the elements listed before the word encompass the elements listed after the word and do not exclude the possibility that other elements may also be encompassed.

All terms (including technical or scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs unless specifically defined otherwise. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate.

Fig. 1 is a flow diagram of a networking method for carrier hybrid sharing according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the following networking method steps for carrier hybrid sharing are performed by a networking apparatus for carrier hybrid sharing.

In step 101, a first anchor carrier and a second anchor carrier are configured in an LTE (Long Term Evolution) base station. The frequencies used by the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier are different.

In some embodiments, the frequencies used by the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier are within the same frequency band. Thereby facilitating the function of the co-physical device.

In addition, the first anchor carrier is used to send the identifier of the first operator, and the second anchor carrier is used to send the identifier of the second operator. Anchor carriers belonging to different operators are only used for sending identifiers of corresponding operators to ensure that a network management interface is clear.

In some embodiments, the identity of the first operator is PLMN (Public Land mobile network) information of the first operator. The identity of the second operator is PLMN information of the second operator.

In step 102, an NR carrier in an NR (New Radio, New air interface) base station is configured to simultaneously transmit an identifier of a first operator and an identifier of a second operator.

By transmitting the PLMN information of both sharing parties using NR carriers, it is possible to realize total sharing of radio resources.

In step 103, the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier are simultaneously anchored to the same NR carrier in the NR base station.

By anchoring the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier to the same NR carrier in the NR base station at the same time, common control can be achieved. Wherein the parameters of different carriers need to be connected, and the basic configuration parameters need to be consistent so as to avoid collision.

For example, a user terminal belonging to a first operator camps on a first anchor carrier after accessing an anchor cell to which the user terminal belongs. And the user terminal belonging to the second operator resides on the second anchor carrier after accessing the anchor cell to which the user terminal belongs.

Therefore, the user terminals of different operators are resident on different carriers, the service interface is clear, the interoperation relation is only configured with the own 4G base station, and the interoperation relation such as switching and fallback with the 4G network of the other side is not needed.

It should be noted here that in the NSA phase, the anchor base station needs to be shared at the same time as the 5G NR base station. Because the anchor base station is upgraded based on the LTE base station and is connected to the 4G core network, a large number of interoperation relationships with the existing network 4G base station are required. By adopting the carrier configuration mode disclosed by the invention, the user experience and the network quality are favorably ensured, and meanwhile, the network management is facilitated. And the sharing of the NR base station can work as a5G secondary base station (sGN), and the carrier sharing mode is used for improving the efficiency and providing higher user rate.

The method fully exerts respective advantages of the NSA anchor point base station and the NR base station, is favorable for improving the resource utilization efficiency, is convenient for network management, and forms the NSA5G shared network of one network in physics and two networks in logic.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a networking device for carrier hybrid sharing according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 2, the networking device includes a first carrier configuration module 21, a second carrier configuration module 22, and an anchor module 23.

The first carrier configuration module 21 is configured to configure a first anchor carrier and a second anchor carrier in the LTE base station, where frequencies used by the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier are different.

In some embodiments, the frequencies used by the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier are within the same frequency band. Thereby facilitating the function of the co-physical device.

In addition, the first anchor carrier is used to send the identifier of the first operator, and the second anchor carrier is used to send the identifier of the second operator. Anchor carriers belonging to different operators are only used for sending identifiers of corresponding operators to ensure that a network management interface is clear.

In some embodiments, the identification of the first operator is PLMN information of the first operator. The identity of the second operator is PLMN information of the second operator.

The second carrier configuration module 22 is configured to configure the NR carrier in the new air interface NR base station to simultaneously send the identifier of the first operator and the identifier of the second operator.

By transmitting the PLMN information of both sharing parties using NR carriers, it is possible to realize total sharing of radio resources.

The anchor module 23 is configured to anchor the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier simultaneously to the same NR carrier in the NR base station.

By anchoring the first anchor carrier and the second anchor carrier to the same NR carrier in the NR base station at the same time, common control can be achieved. Wherein the parameters of different carriers need to be connected, and the basic configuration parameters need to be consistent so as to avoid collision.

For example, a user terminal belonging to a first operator camps on a first anchor carrier after accessing an anchor cell to which the user terminal belongs. And the user terminal belonging to the second operator resides on the second anchor carrier after accessing the anchor cell to which the user terminal belongs.

Therefore, the user terminals of different operators are resident on different carriers, the service interface is clear, the interoperation relation is only configured with the own 4G base station, and the interoperation relation such as switching and fallback with the 4G network of the other side is not needed.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a networking device for carrier hybrid sharing according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 3, the networking device includes a memory 31 and a processor 32.

The memory 31 is used to store instructions. The processor 32 is coupled to the memory 31. The processor 32 is configured to perform a method as referred to in any of the embodiments of fig. 1 based on the instructions stored by the memory.

As shown in fig. 3, the networking device further includes a communication interface 33 for information interaction with other devices. Meanwhile, the networking device further comprises a bus 34, and the processor 32, the communication interface 33 and the memory 31 are communicated with each other through the bus 34.

The Memory 31 may include a Random Access Memory (RAM) or a Non-Volatile Memory (NVM). Such as at least one disk storage. The memory 31 may also be a memory array. The storage 31 may also be partitioned and the blocks may be combined into virtual volumes according to certain rules.

Further, the processor 32 may be a central processing unit, or may be an ASIC (Application specific integrated Circuit), or one or more integrated circuits configured to implement embodiments of the present disclosure.

The present disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, and the instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the method according to any one of the embodiments in fig. 1.

In some embodiments, the functional modules may be implemented as a general purpose Processor, a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or other Programmable Logic device, discrete Gate or transistor Logic device, discrete hardware components, or any suitable combination thereof for performing the functions described in this disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 4, in the physical device of the same LTE base station, two different anchor carriers, that is, anchor carrier 1 and anchor carrier 2, are configured. Anchor carrier 1 and anchor carrier 2 use the different frequencies of sharing operator respectively, and the different frequencies of anchor carrier need be in same frequency channel to realize sharing the function of physical equipment. Anchor carrier 1 (carrier of home operator 1) only sends PLMN information of operator 1, and anchor carrier 2 (carrier of home operator 1) only sends PLMN information of operator 2, and they are not shared with each other, so as to make network management interface clear.

In addition, the NR base station simultaneously transmits PLMN information of both sharing parties by carrier sharing, thereby realizing full sharing of radio resources. Two different LTE anchor carriers anchor the same NR carrier at the same time to achieve common control. Parameters of different carriers need to be in butt joint, and basic configuration parameters need to be consistent, so that collision is avoided.

User terminals of different operators start up to select network to own home anchor point cell, and reside on different carriers, so that service interface is clear. The user terminal only needs to configure the interoperation relation with the own 4G base station, and does not need to send the interoperation relations such as switching, fallback and the like with the 4G network of the other side.

By implementing the scheme of the present disclosure, the following beneficial effects can be obtained:

1. through the mixed networking technology of the LTE independent carrier and the NR shared carrier, the simple operation relation with the existing 4G base station is kept, and meanwhile, the high speed rate shared by NR resources can be enjoyed.

2. The LTE anchor cell only sends the PLMN network number of the own party, and the NR base station sends the hybrid control technology of sharing the network numbers of the both parties, so that the conflict can be effectively avoided.

3. The method can be directly applied to the 5G network sharing of China telecom and China Unicom, and the hybrid networking method can reduce the difficulty of the reconstruction and management of the existing network and can enjoy the 5G sharing rate of the NSA stage.

So far, embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail. Some details that are well known in the art have not been described in order to avoid obscuring the concepts of the present disclosure. It will be fully apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description how to practice the presently disclosed embodiments.

Although some specific embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail by way of example, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing examples are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in the above embodiments or equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims.