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JP5243492B2 - Base station, mobile station, measurement result information control method - Google Patents
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JP5243492B2
JP5243492B2 JP2010141081A JP2010141081A JP5243492B2 JP 5243492 B2 JP5243492 B2 JP 5243492B2 JP 2010141081 A JP2010141081 A JP 2010141081A JP 2010141081 A JP2010141081 A JP 2010141081A JP 5243492 B2 JP5243492 B2 JP 5243492B2
JP2010141081A
JP2012005084A (en
武志 中森
2010-06-21 Application filed by 株式会社エヌ・ティ・ティ・ドコモ filed Critical 株式会社エヌ・ティ・ティ・ドコモ
2010-06-21 Priority to JP2010141081A priority Critical patent/JP5243492B2/en
2012-01-05 Publication of JP2012005084A publication Critical patent/JP2012005084A/en
2013-07-24 Publication of JP5243492B2 publication Critical patent/JP5243492B2/en
A base station capable of communications using plural component carriers includes a measurement result receiving unit configured to receive a measurement result of a reception condition from a mobile station, a determining unit configured to determine whether a change of a primary cell or a secondary cell allocated to the mobile station occurs based on the received measurement result, and an initializing unit configured to initialize information including the measurement result of the reception condition received from the mobile station for the component carrier corresponding to the primary cell or the secondary cell which is affected by the change.
The present invention relates to a base station, a mobile station, and a measurement result information control method.
Currently, in 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), standardization related to a wireless system such as LTE (Long Term Evolution) system is underway.
In a radio system such as the LTE system, a handover for switching a base station or a sector to be connected is executed as the mobile station moves. In the handover, a connection destination band or a connection destination sector is designated, and the mobile station continues communication in the designated band or sector.
At the time of handover, information including measurement results held in the base station and the mobile station is initialized. Information including measurement results is managed in association with a MeasID (Measurement identity) that manages and manages a measurement object indicating frequency information to be used and a reporting configuration indicating measurement and reporting methods. The original base station transfers necessary information of MeasID to the handover destination base station, and deletes VarMeasReport, which is a variable included in the MeasID held in the handover source base station. The mobile station deletes the MeasID held in the mobile station at the time of handover (see Non-Patent Document 1).
3GPP TS 36.331 V9.2.0 (2010-03), "5.5 Measurement"
The LTE-A (LTE-Advanced) system is studied by 3GPP as a successor communication system of the LTE system. In the LTE-A scheme, carrier aggregation is applied. When carrier aggregation is applied, the mobile station can simultaneously receive downlink signals using a plurality of carrier signals, and can simultaneously transmit uplink signals using a plurality of carrier signals. Also, carriers under different sectors can be used in the same manner as long as they are under the same base station. Each carrier when carrier aggregation is applied is called a component carrier (CC).
The plurality of component carriers are classified into a primary component carrier (PCC: Primary Component Carrier) which is a main carrier and other secondary component carriers (SCC: Secondary Component Carrier). The corresponding sector of the base station allocated as the primary component carrier is called a primary cell or primary cell (Pcell), and the corresponding sector of the base station allocated as the secondary component carrier is the sub cell or secondary cell (Scell : Secondary Cell).
Thus, when a plurality of component carriers are used, a change occurs in the Pcell and Scell assigned to the mobile station as the mobile station moves. Depending on the movement of the mobile station, a change may occur only in the Pcell, a change may occur only in the Scell, or a change may occur in both.
In this way, every time a change occurs in Pcell or Scell, when information (MeasID) including all measurement results held in the base station and mobile station is initialized, the component carrier that has not changed The measurement information for is also initialized, and the measurement processing at the mobile station and the measurement result reception processing at the base station increase.
An object of the present invention is to realize reduction in measurement processing and transmission processing in a mobile station and reduction in measurement result reception processing in a base station when a plurality of component carriers are used.
The base station of the present invention
A base station that communicates using a plurality of component carriers,
A measurement result receiving unit for receiving the measurement result of the reception environment from the mobile station;
A determination unit for determining whether or not a change occurs in a primary cell or a secondary cell assigned to a mobile station based on a received measurement result;
An initialization unit that initializes information including a measurement result of a reception environment obtained from a mobile station of a component carrier corresponding to a main cell or a sub cell in which a change occurs;
In the measurement result of the component carrier of the sub cell received from the mobile station, when the difference from the component carrier of the main cell is used for calculation of the measurement result,
The initialization unit initializes information including a measurement result of a component carrier corresponding to the main cell and changes to information including a measurement result of a component carrier corresponding to a related sub cell in accordance with the change of the main cell. It is characterized by initializing .
A mobile station that communicates using a plurality of component carriers,
A change information receiving unit for receiving change information of the main cell or subcell;
An initialization unit that initializes information including a measurement result of a reception environment of a component carrier corresponding to a main cell or a sub cell in which a change occurs;
When the difference from the component carrier of the main cell is used to calculate the measurement result of the component carrier of the sub cell,
The initialization unit initializes the information including the measurement results of the component carriers of the main cell and the information including the measurement results of the component carriers of the related subcells as the main cell is changed. It is characterized by.
The measurement result information control method of the present invention includes:
A measurement result information control method in a base station that communicates using a plurality of component carriers,
Receiving a measurement result of the reception environment from the mobile station;
Determining whether a change occurs in the primary cell or the secondary cell assigned to the mobile station based on the received measurement result; and
Initializing information including reception environment measurement results obtained from a mobile station of a component carrier corresponding to a primary cell or a secondary cell in which a change occurs;
The initializing step initializes information including measurement results of component carriers corresponding to the main cell and changes to information including measurement results of component carriers corresponding to the related subcells in accordance with the change of the main cell. Is also initialized .
A measurement result information control method in a mobile station that communicates using a plurality of component carriers,
Receiving change information of the primary cell or secondary cell;
Initializing information including measurement results of reception environments of component carriers corresponding to a primary cell or a secondary cell in which a change occurs;
The initializing step initializes information including the measurement results of the component carriers of the main cell and information including the measurement results of the component carriers of the related subcells as the main cell is changed. It is characterized by that.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, when a plurality of component carriers are used, it is possible to reduce the measurement process and transmission process in the mobile station and the measurement result reception process in the base station.
Diagram showing that a change occurs in the Pcell or Scell assigned to the mobile station The block diagram of the base station which concerns on the Example of this invention The block diagram of the mobile station which concerns on the Example of this invention The flowchart of the measurement result control method in the base station which concerns on the Example of this invention Flowchart of a measurement result control method in a mobile station according to an embodiment of the present invention Flowchart of measurement result transmission method in mobile station according to an embodiment of the present invention Diagram showing the contents of MeasID used in this system
In the embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of component carriers are used by carrier aggregation. The mobile station measures the reception environment of the component carrier and notifies the measurement result of the reception environment (Measurement Report) to the base station. For example, information including the measurement result of the reception environment is managed in association with MeasID in the mobile station.
The base station receives a measurement result (Measurement Report) of the reception environment from the mobile station. For example, information including the measurement result of the reception environment is managed in the base station in association with MeasID. The base station determines whether or not a change occurs in the Pcell or Scell assigned to the mobile station based on the received measurement result. For example, a change occurs in the Pcell and at least one Scell assigned to the mobile station, a change occurs only in the Pcell assigned to the mobile station, or a change occurs only in at least one Scell assigned to the mobile station. Determine if it occurs. The base station initializes information (MeasID) including the measurement result of the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell or Scell in which the change occurs. Then, the base station notifies the mobile station of Pcell or Scell change information.
The mobile station receives the Pcell or Scell change information from the base station, and initializes information (MeasID) including the measurement result of the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell or Scell in which the change occurs.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating that a change occurs in a Pcell or Scell assigned to a mobile station. FIG. 1A shows how the mobile station moves. There are three base stations (eNB A , eNB B , eNB C ), each using two component carriers (CC1, CC2). When the mobile station moves in a cell covered by these component carriers, a change occurs in the Pcell and Scell assigned to the mobile station.
FIG. 1B shows how a change occurs in Pcell or Scell as the mobile station moves. In the position P1, the mobile station exists in a cell covered by the component carrier CC1 of the base station eNB A. For this reason, the component carrier CC1 is assigned to the primary cell (Pcell) as the primary component carrier (PCC). Since the reception environment of the component carrier CC2 is bad, the mobile station does not assign the secondary component carrier (SCC) as the secondary cell (Scell). When the mobile station moves to the position P2 and the reception environment of the component carrier CC2 is improved, the component carrier CC2 is added to the Scell as a secondary component carrier.
If the reception environment of the component carrier CC2 becomes better than the reception environment of the component carrier CC1 in the process of moving the mobile station to the position P3, the primary component carrier and the secondary component carrier are switched, the component carrier CC2 is assigned to the Pcell, and the component carrier CC1 is assigned. Assign to Scell. When the mobile station moves to the position P3 and moves between sectors of the component carrier CC1, the secondary component carrier CC1 is replaced and assigned to Scell.
When the reception environment of the component carrier CC1 becomes better than the reception environment of the component carrier CC2 in the process of moving the mobile station to the position P4, the primary component carrier and the secondary component carrier are switched, and the component carrier CC1 is assigned to the Pcell as the primary component carrier, Component carrier CC2 is assigned to Scell as a secondary component carrier. Further, if the reception environment of the component carrier CC2 becomes worse in the process of moving the mobile station to the position P4, the component carrier CC2 is deleted from the Scell.
When the mobile station moves to the position P4, the reception environment of the component carrier of the base station eNB B is improved, so that the mobile station hands over from the base station eNB A to the base station eNB B. The mobile station can use the component carriers CC1 and CC2 of the base station eNB B , and because the reception environment of the component carrier CC2 is better than the reception environment of the component carrier CC1, the component carrier CC2 is assigned to the Pcell as the primary component carrier, Carrier CC1 is assigned to Scell as a secondary component carrier.
When the mobile station moves to the position P5 and the reception environment of the component carrier CC2 deteriorates, the component carrier CC1 is assigned to the Pcell as the primary component carrier, and the Scell is deleted.
When the mobile station moves to the position P6, the reception environment of the component carrier of the base station eNB C is improved, so that the mobile station hands over from the base station eNB B to the base station eNB C. Since the mobile station can use the component carrier CC1 of the base station eNB C , the mobile station assigns the component carrier CC1 to the Pcell as a primary component carrier.
Note that the component carrier is changed by the mobile station measuring the reception environment according to parameters such as the measurement and reporting method and threshold value specified in advance by the base station, and notifying the base station of the measurement results, and the base station changing the Pcell and Scell. Judging.
In this way, changes (addition / change / deletion) occur in the Pcell and Scell as the mobile station moves. Specifically, the following cases exist.
(1) When a change occurs in Pcell or Scell allocated to a mobile station due to handover between base stations (such as HO between base stations in FIG. 1B)
(2) When a change occurs in the Pcell assigned to the mobile station and at least one Scell in the same base station (Pcell and Scell exchange in FIG. 1B, Pcell exchange, etc.)
(3) When a change occurs only in the Pcell assigned to the mobile station within the same base station (4) When a change occurs only in at least one Scell assigned to the mobile station within the same base station (FIG. 1B ) Scell replacement, Scell deletion, etc.)
Each time such Pcell or Scell changes, the base station notifies the mobile station of parameters (RRC Connection Reconfiguration) such as measurement and reporting methods and thresholds.
In the embodiment of the present invention, when a change occurs in the Pcell or Scell, the component carrier that does not initialize all the information (MeasID) including the measurement results managed in the base station and the mobile station, but occurs. Initialize the information (MeasID) including the measurement result.
More specifically, the base station selects the MeasID to be initialized according to the content of the measurement result (Measurement Report) received from the mobile station, and initializes only the target MeasID. MeasID information of component carriers that have not changed is not deleted. MeasID information is not deleted even when only Scells are added. Then, the base station notifies the mobile station of Pcell or Scell change information.
Also in the mobile station, the MeasID to be initialized is selected according to the Pcell or Scell change information notified from the base station, and only the target MeasID is initialized. MeasID information of component carriers that have not changed is not deleted. MeasID information is not deleted even when only Scells are added. The mobile station measures the reception environment for each component carrier according to RRC Connection Reconfiguration, and transmits the measurement result (Measurement Report) to the base station. Note that the mobile station may collectively transmit the measurement results of the Pcell candidate and the plurality of Scell candidates when transmitting the Measurement Report.
In FIG. 1, only two component carriers are shown, but more than two component carriers may be used. Furthermore, the number of secondary component carriers is not limited to 0 or 1, and the number of secondary component carriers may be two or more. For example, the component carrier CC3 may be further used in FIG. 1, and the component carriers CC2 and CC3 may be allocated to the mobile station as Scells. The Pcell change means Pcell exchange or handover, and the Scell change means Scell exchange or handover, addition, or deletion.
<Configuration of base station and mobile station>
Next, a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention is described.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention. The base station 10 includes a measurement report reception unit 101, a measurement report analysis determination unit 103, a MeasID initialization unit 105, a MeasID storage unit 107, a handover (HO) processing unit 109, and a component carrier (CC) change information notification. Unit 111 and RRC Connection Reconfiguration information notification unit 113.
The Measurement Report receiving unit 101 receives a measurement result (Measurement Report) of the reception environment from the mobile station. When the measurement report receiving unit 101 receives the measurement report, the measurement report receiving unit 101 stores information including the measurement result of the corresponding component carrier in the MeasID storage unit 107 in association with the MeasID.
The measurement report analysis determination unit 103 determines whether or not a change occurs in the Pcell or Scell allocated to the mobile station based on the received measurement result (Measurement Report). More specifically, the measurement report analysis / determination unit 103 changes (1) whether inter-base station handover occurs, or (2) changes to a Pcell and at least one Scell allocated to the mobile station within the same base station. Whether or not it occurs, (3) whether or not a change occurs only in the Pcell assigned to the mobile station in the same base station, and (4) changes only to at least one Scell assigned to the mobile station in the same base station It is determined whether or not the error occurs.
As described above, the base station uses MeasID to manage the component carriers that can be used by the mobile station. The Measurement Report analysis determination unit 103 can make a determination for assigning Pcells and Scells to mobile stations using MeasID.
The MeasID initialization unit 105 initializes information (MeasID) including the measurement result of the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell or Scell in which the change occurs.
When the measurement report analysis determining unit 103 determines that (1) handover between base stations occurs, all component carriers are newly allocated in the handover destination base station due to handover between base stations, so the MeasID initialization unit 105 Initialize the MeasID of all component carriers assigned to the mobile station.
When the Measurement Report analysis determination unit 103 determines that (2) a change occurs in the Pcell assigned to the mobile station and at least one Scell in the same base station, the MeasID initialization unit 105 sets the Pcell and Scell in which the change occurs. Initialize the MeasID of the corresponding component carrier. For example, when the Scell is changed in association with the change of the Pcell, the MeasID initialization unit 105 initializes the MeasID of these component carriers. If a mobile station uses multiple Scells, and some of the Scells change, only the MeasID of the component carrier corresponding to the Scell where the change occurs is initialized, and the MeasID of the Scell that does not change is Not initialized. Note that when determining the change of Scell, the difference (relative value) from the component carrier assigned as Pcell can also be used. For example, in the calculation of the measurement result at the mobile station, the reception quality of the component carrier that is a Scell candidate relative to the reception quality of the Pcell component carrier (RSRP: Reference Signal Received Power or RSRQ: Reference Signal Received Quality) is used. be able to. In this case, with the initialization of the MeasID of the component carrier assigned to the Pcell, the MeasID of the Scell candidate component carrier cannot be used. Therefore, the MeasID initialization unit 105 initializes the MeasID of the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell and the MeasID of the component carrier that is a related Scell candidate in accordance with the change of the Pcell. A plurality of Scells may be changed at the same time.
When the measurement report analysis determination unit 103 determines that (3) a change occurs only in the Pcell assigned to the mobile station in the same base station, the MeasID initialization unit 105 determines the MeasID of the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell in which the change occurs. Is initialized. Since no change occurs in the Scell, the MeasID of the Scell component carrier is not initialized. Note that when determining the change of Scell, the difference (relative value) from the component carrier assigned as Pcell can also be used. For example, the reception quality of a component carrier that is a Scell candidate relative to the reception quality of a Pcell component carrier can be used in calculation of a measurement result at a mobile station. In this case, with the initialization of the MeasID of the component carrier assigned to the Pcell, the MeasID of the Scell candidate component carrier cannot be used. Therefore, the MeasID initialization unit 105 initializes the MeasID of the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell and the MeasID of the component carrier that is a related Scell candidate in accordance with the change of the Pcell.
When the measurement report analysis determination unit 103 determines that a change occurs only in at least one Scell assigned to the mobile station in the same base station (4), the MeasID initialization unit 105 selects a component corresponding to the Scell in which the change occurs. Initialize the carrier MeasID. Since no change occurs in the Pcell, the MeasID of the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell is not initialized. If a mobile station uses multiple Scells, and some of the Scells change, only the MeasID of the component carrier corresponding to the Scell where the change occurs is initialized, and the Scell component carrier that does not change MeasID is not initialized.
For example, information (CellTriggeredList, numberOfReportsSent, etc.) including measurement results is written in VarMeasReport, which is a variable included in MeasID. When Pcell or Scell is deleted, or when replacement or handover is executed, MeasID initialization unit 105 deletes information written in VarMeasReport from MeasID storage unit 107. When Pcell or Scell is not deleted, or when Pcell or Scell replacement or handover is not executed, MeasID initialization unit 105 does not delete information including such measurement results from MeasID storage unit 107. Even when only the addition of Scell occurs, the MeasID initialization unit 105 does not delete information including such a measurement result from the MeasID storage unit 107.
The MeasID storage unit 107 stores information (MeasID) including the measurement result.
The HO processing unit 109 executes a handover based on the received measurement result. In addition, handover means not only handover between base stations but also changing Pcell or Scell within the same base station. In the case of handover between base stations, the HO processing unit 109 may transfer necessary information among the information held in the MeasID storage unit 107 to the handover destination base station.
The CC change information notification unit 111 notifies the mobile station of the change of Pcell or Scell (change of component carrier). The CC change information notification unit 111 may notify only Pcells or Scells to be changed, or may notify a list of Pcells or Scells assigned to the mobile station. Moreover, the CC change information notification unit 111 may notify that an inter-base station handover occurs.
The RRC Connection Reconfiguration information notification unit 113 notifies the mobile station of parameters (RRC Connection Reconfiguration) such as measurement and reporting methods and thresholds. In RRC Connection Reconfiguration, the measurement timing of a reception environment, the transmission timing of a measurement result, etc. are designated.
Next, a mobile station according to an embodiment of the present invention is described.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a mobile station according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile station 20 includes an RRC Connection Reconfiguration information receiving / holding unit 201, a timer 203, a reception environment measuring unit 205, a MeasID information holding unit 207, a Measurement Report generating unit 209, a Measurement Report transmitting unit 211, and a component carrier. (CC) It has a change information receiving unit 213 and a MeasID information initialization unit 215.
The RRC Connection Reconfiguration information receiving / holding unit 201 receives parameters (RRC Connection Reconfiguration) such as a measurement and reporting method and a threshold value from the base station. In RRC Connection Reconfiguration, the measurement timing of the reception environment, the transmission timing of the measurement result, and the like are specified.
The timer 203 instructs the reception environment measurement unit 205 to measure the reception environment, and instructs the measurement report transmission unit 211 to transmit the measurement result.
The reception environment measurement unit 205 measures the reception environment for each component carrier at the measurement timing indicated by the timer 203 according to the parameter (RRC Connection Reconfiguration) received from the base station. Here, the term reception environment is used, but terms such as reception quality or radio quality may be used. For example, the reception environment measurement unit 205 may measure reference signal reception quality (RSRP: Reference Signal Received Power or RSRQ: Reference Signal Received Quality) for each component carrier. When the reception environment measurement unit 205 measures the reception environment of the component carrier, the reception environment measurement unit 205 stores information including the measurement result of the corresponding component carrier in association with the MeasID and holds it in the MeasID information holding unit 207.
The MeasID information holding unit 207 holds information (MeasID) including the measurement result.
The Measurement Report generating unit 209 generates a measurement result of the reception environment in the format of Measurement Report according to the parameter (RRC Connection Reconfiguration) received from the base station. The measurement report generation unit 209 may generate the measurement report when the measurement result of the reception environment satisfies a predetermined condition, or may generate the measurement report at a constant cycle. Furthermore, the Measurement Report transmission unit 211 may combine these to generate a Measurement Report at a constant period as long as the measurement result of the reception environment satisfies a predetermined condition.
The Measurement Report transmission unit 211 transmits the measurement result (Measurement Report) of the reception environment to the base station at the transmission timing indicated by the timer 203 according to the parameter (RRC Connection Reconfiguration) received from the base station. Note that the measurement report transmission unit 211 may report the measurement report when the measurement result of the reception environment satisfies a predetermined condition, or may transmit the measurement report at a constant cycle. Furthermore, the Measurement Report transmission unit 211 may combine these and transmit the Measurement Report at a constant period as long as the measurement result of the reception environment satisfies a predetermined condition.
Further, the measurement report transmission unit 211 may transmit measurement reports of a plurality of component carriers collectively. For example, (1) when a handover between base stations occurs, the Measurement Report transmission unit 211 transmits not only the measurement report of the component carrier that is a Pcell candidate, but also the measurement report of the candidate component carrier of the Scell candidate. Also good. For example, (2) when a change occurs in the Pcell and at least one Scell in the same base station, the Measurement Report transmission unit 211 measures not only the measurement report of the component carrier that is a Pcell candidate but also the measurement of the component carrier that is a Scell candidate. You may send it including the Report. For example, (3) even when a change occurs only in the Pcell within the same base station, when the difference (relative value) from the Pcell component carrier is used to calculate the measurement result of the Scell component carrier, The measurement report transmission unit 211 may transmit not only the measurement report of the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell but also the measurement report of the component carrier that is a Scell candidate. For example, (4) When a change occurs only in a plurality of Scell component carriers in the same base station, the Measurement Report transmission unit 211 may collectively transmit a Measurement Report that is a plurality of Scell component carrier candidates.
The CC change information receiving unit 213 receives Pcell or Scell change information (component carrier change information) from the base station. The Pcell or Scell change information may be information on only the Pcell or Scell to be changed, or a Pcell or Scell list assigned to the mobile station. Further, the Pcell or Scell change information may indicate that handover between base stations occurs.
The MeasID information initialization unit 215 initializes information (MeasID) including the measurement result of the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell or Scell where the change occurs.
When the component carrier change information indicates that (1) handover between base stations occurs, all the component carriers are newly allocated in the handover destination base station due to handover between base stations, so the MeasID information initialization unit 215 Initialize MeasID of all component carriers.
When the change information of the component carrier indicates that (2) the change occurs in the Pcell component carrier and at least one Scell in the same base station, the MeasID information initialization unit 215 corresponds to the Pcell and Scell in which the change occurs. Initialize the MeasID of the component carrier. For example, when the Scell is changed in association with the change of the Pcell, the MeasID information initialization unit 215 initializes the MeasID of these component carriers. If a mobile station uses multiple Scells, and some of the Scells change, only the MeasID of the component carrier corresponding to the Scell where the change occurs is initialized, and the MeasID of the Scell that does not change is Not initialized. Note that when determining the change of Scell, the difference (relative value) from the component carrier assigned as Pcell can also be used. For example, the reception quality of a component carrier that is a Scell candidate relative to the reception quality of a Pcell component carrier can be used in calculation of a measurement result at a mobile station. In this case, with the initialization of the MeasID of the component carrier assigned to the Pcell, the MeasID of the Scell candidate component carrier cannot be used. Therefore, the MeasID information initialization unit 215 initializes the MeasID of the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell and the MeasID of the component carrier that is a related Scell candidate in accordance with the change of the Pcell. A plurality of Scells may be changed at the same time.
If the change information of the component carrier indicates (3) that only the Pcell is changed in the same base station, the MeasID information initialization unit 215 initializes the MeasID of the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell in which the change occurs. Since no change occurs in the Scell, the MeasID of the Scell component carrier is not initialized. Note that when determining the change of Scell, the difference (relative value) from the component carrier assigned as Pcell can also be used. For example, the reception quality of a component carrier that is a Scell candidate relative to the reception quality of a Pcell component carrier can be used in calculation of a measurement result at a mobile station. In this case, with the initialization of the MeasID of the component carrier assigned to the Pcell, the MeasID of the Scell candidate component carrier cannot be used. Therefore, the MeasID initialization unit 105 initializes the MeasID of the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell and the MeasID of the component carrier that is a related Scell candidate in accordance with the change of the Pcell.
When the component carrier change information indicates that (4) only at least one Scell is changed in the same base station, the MeasID information initialization unit 215 initializes the MeasID of the component carrier corresponding to the Scell where the change occurs. Turn into. Since no change occurs in the Pcell, the MeasID of the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell is not initialized. If a mobile station uses multiple Scells, and some of the Scells change, only the MeasID of the component carrier corresponding to the Scell where the change occurs is initialized, and the Scell component carrier that does not change MeasID is not initialized.
For example, information (CellTriggeredList, numberOfReportsSent, etc.) including measurement results is written in VarMeasReport, which is a variable included in MeasID. When Pcell or Scell is deleted, or when replacement or handover is executed, MeasID information initialization unit 215 deletes information written in VarMeasReport from MeasID information holding unit 207. When Pcell or Scell is not deleted, or when Pcell or Scell replacement or handover is not executed, MeasID information initialization unit 215 does not delete information including such measurement results from MeasID information holding unit 207. Even when only the addition of Scell occurs, the MeasID information initialization unit 215 does not delete information including such measurement results from the MeasID information holding unit 207.
<Operation of base station and mobile station>
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the measurement information control method in the base station according to the embodiment of the present invention.
When the measurement report receiving unit 101 receives the measurement report from the mobile station, the measurement report analysis determining unit 103 determines whether or not a change occurs in the Pcell or Scell allocated to the mobile station based on the measurement report ( S101).
More specifically, the measurement report analysis / determination unit 103 changes (1) whether inter-base station handover occurs, or (2) changes to a Pcell and at least one Scell allocated to the mobile station within the same base station. Whether or not it occurs, (3) whether or not a change occurs only in the Pcell assigned to the mobile station in the same base station, and (4) changes only to at least one Scell assigned to the mobile station in the same base station It is determined whether or not the error occurs.
When a change occurs in the Pcell or Scell, the MeasID initialization unit 105 selects the MeasID of the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell or Scell in which the change occurs, and the HO processing unit 109 changes the Pcell or Scell (S103). .
More specifically, when the measurement report analysis / determination unit 103 determines that (1) handover between base stations occurs, the MeasID initialization unit 105 selects MeasIDs of all component carriers allocated to the mobile station. The HO processing unit 109 performs inter-base station handover.
When the measurement report analysis determination unit 103 determines that (2) a change occurs in the Pcell assigned to the mobile station and at least one Scell in the same base station, the MeasID initialization unit 105 determines that the Pcell in which the change occurs and at least 1 Select one Scell MeasID. The HO processing unit 109 changes the Pcell and at least one Scell.
When the measurement report analysis / determination unit 103 determines (3) that a change occurs only in the Pcell assigned to the mobile station in the same base station, the MeasID initialization unit 105 selects the MeasID of the component carrier of the Pcell in which the change occurs. To do. The HO processing unit 109 changes the Pcell.
When the Measurement Report analysis determining unit 103 determines that a change occurs only in (4) at least one Scell assigned to the mobile station in the same base station, the MeasID initialization unit 105 determines that at least one Scell in which the change occurs. Select the MeasID of the component carrier. The HO processing unit 109 changes at least one Scell.
The MeasID initialization unit 105 initializes the selected MeasID, and the CC change information notification unit 111 notifies the mobile station of the Pcell or Scell change (S105). More specifically, the MeasID initialization unit 105 deletes the MeasID of the component carrier to be deleted from the MeasID storage unit 107.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a measurement information control method in a mobile station according to an embodiment of the present invention.
When the CC change information receiving unit 213 receives the component carrier change information from the base station, the MeasID information initialization unit 215 determines the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell or Scell in which the change occurs according to the Pcell or Scell change information. MeasID is selected (S201).
More specifically, when the component carrier change information indicates that (1) handover between base stations occurs, the MeasID information initialization unit 215 selects all component carrier MeasIDs (assigned to the mobile station). All component carriers are deleted).
When the change information of the component carrier indicates that (2) the Pcell and at least one Scell change in the same base station, the MeasID information initialization unit 215 corresponds to the Pcell and at least one Scell in which the change occurs. Select the MeasID of the component carrier (because the Pcell assigned to the mobile station and at least one Scell component carrier are deleted).
When the change information of the component carrier indicates that (3) the change occurs only in the Pcell within the same base station, the MeasID information initialization unit 215 selects the MeasID of the component carrier corresponding to the Pcell in which the change occurs (movement) (The Pcell component carrier assigned to the station is deleted).
When the change information of the component carrier indicates that (4) the change occurs only in at least one Scell in the same base station, the MeasID information initialization unit 215 indicates the component carrier corresponding to the at least one Scell in which the change occurs. Initialize MeasID (since at least one Scell component carrier assigned to the mobile station is deleted).
The MeasID information initialization unit 215 initializes the selected MeasID, and the reception environment measurement unit 205 starts measuring the component carrier (S203). More specifically, the MeasID information initialization unit 215 deletes the MeasID of the component carrier to be deleted from the MeasID information holding unit 207, and measures the reception environment of the component carrier to be added (newly used component carrier). .
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a measurement result transmission method in a mobile station according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Before the start of the flowchart of FIG. 6, it is assumed that the reception environment measurement unit 205 measures the reception environment (such as RSRP or RSRQ) and holds MeasID in the MeasID information holding unit 207. At a predetermined report timing, the measurement report generating unit 209 confirms the measurement result measured by the reception environment measuring unit 205 (S301).
The measurement report generation unit 209 determines whether the measurement result of the reception environment satisfies a predetermined condition (S303). For example, the measurement report generation unit 209 determines from the measurement result whether there is a component carrier with a good reception environment even if hysteresis is taken into consideration.
When there is a component carrier with good reception environment, the measurement report generation unit 209 generates information on the component carrier in the format of measurement report, and the measurement report transmission unit 211 transmits the measurement report to the base station (S305). The Measurement Report transmitting unit 211 may transmit a plurality of Pcell candidates and a plurality of Scell candidate Measurement Reports together. In the flowchart of FIG. 6, the measurement report generation unit 209 and the measurement report transmission unit 211 generate and transmit a measurement report when the measurement result of the reception environment satisfies a predetermined condition. The Measurement Report transmission unit 211 may generate and transmit a Measurement Report at a constant cycle. Further, the measurement report generation unit 209 and the measurement report transmission unit 211 may generate and transmit the measurement report at a constant cycle as long as the measurement result of the reception environment satisfies a predetermined condition.
Next, MeasID used in this method will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The MeasID shown in FIG. 7 is used, for example, in the LTE system and the LTE-A system. As described above, information including the measurement result by the mobile station is managed in association with MeasID in the mobile station and the base station. MeasID links Measurement Object indicating frequency information to be used and Reporting configuration indicating measurement and reporting method in a one-to-one relationship. In Measurement Object, an offset value, a black list cell, and the like are set. In the Reporting configuration, a reception environment measurement method and a measurement result reporting method are set. A mobile station using a plurality of component carriers holds a plurality of MeasIDs. The mobile station transmits a measurement report to the base station in units of MeasIDs. When receiving the measurement report, the base station updates the MeasID corresponding to the measurement report. In this way, MeasID may be managed in the mobile station and the base station.
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In the embodiment of the present invention, when a change occurs in the Pcell or Scell, the information (MeasID) including the measurement results held in the base station and the mobile station is not initialized, but the Pcell or the change occurs. The information including the measurement result of the component carrier corresponding to Scell is initialized. Therefore, information including component carrier measurement results corresponding to Pcells or Scells that do not change is not deleted, and it is possible to reduce measurement processing and transmission processing at the mobile station and measurement result reception processing at the base station Become.
In the method of initializing all information (MeasID) including measurement results held in the base station and mobile station when a change occurs in Pcell or Scell, the mobile station measures the reception environment of all component carriers. Need to notify the base station. As a result, there is a concern about an increase in overhead due to an increase in control frequency from the base station to the mobile station, an increase in processing of the mobile station, an increase in control signals, and the like.
On the other hand, according to the embodiment of the present invention, information including measurement results of component carriers that do not change is not deleted, and therefore unnecessary processing such as unnecessary re-processing and re-notification of Measurement Report can be reduced. For example, when a Scell change (addition / deletion, replacement of secondary component carrier, handover, etc.) occurs without changing the Pcell, the MeasID of the primary component carrier is not initialized. For this reason, the previous information can be used for the measurement results related to the Pcell component carrier, and unnecessary processing can be reduced.
For convenience of explanation, the base station and the mobile station according to the embodiment of the present invention are described using functional block diagrams, but the present invention may be realized by hardware, software, or a combination thereof. Further, two or more embodiments and modifications may be used in combination as necessary.
As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to said Example, A various change and application are possible within a claim.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Base station 101 Measurement Report receiving part 103 Measurement Report analysis judgment part 105 MeasID initialization part 107 MeasID memory | storage part 109 HO processing part 111 CC change information notification part 113 RRC Connection Reconfiguration information notification part 20 Mobile station 201 RRC Connection Reconfiguration information reception * Holding unit 203 Timer 205 Reception environment measuring unit 207 MeasID information holding unit 209 Measurement Report generating unit 211 Measurement Report transmitting unit 213 CC information receiving unit 215 MeasID information initialization unit
The initialization unit initializes information including a measurement result of a component carrier corresponding to the main cell and changes to information including a measurement result of a component carrier corresponding to a related sub cell in accordance with the change of the main cell. The base station to initialize .
When the determination unit determines that a change occurs only in at least one subcell assigned to the mobile station based on the received measurement result,
The base station according to claim 1, wherein the initialization unit initializes information including a measurement result of a component carrier corresponding to at least one subcell in which a change occurs.
The determination unit further determines whether or not handover between base stations occurs,
When the determination unit determines that an inter-base station handover occurs,
The base station according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the initialization unit initializes information including measurement results of all component carriers allocated to the mobile station.
The base station according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising a notification unit that notifies a mobile station of a change of a primary cell or a secondary cell.
The initialization unit initializes the information including the measurement results of the component carriers of the main cell as well as the information including the measurement results of the component carriers of the related subcells as the main cell is changed. Bureau.
When the change information receiving unit receives change information indicating that a change occurs only in at least one subcell,
The mobile station according to claim 5 , wherein the initialization unit initializes information including a measurement result of a component carrier corresponding to at least one subcell in which a change occurs.
When the change information receiving unit receives change information indicating that handover between base stations occurs,
The mobile station according to claim 5 or 6 , wherein the initialization unit initializes information including measurement results of all component carriers.
For each component carrier, a receiving unit that receives parameters related to measurement of reception environment and transmission of measurement results;
A measurement unit for measuring the reception environment for each component carrier according to the received parameters;
According to the received parameters, a transmitter for transmitting the measurement results;
Further comprising a mobile station according to any one of claims 5 to 7.
The initializing step initializes information including measurement results of component carriers corresponding to the main cell and changes to information including measurement results of component carriers corresponding to the related subcells in accordance with the change of the main cell. Measurement result information control method that also initializes .
The initializing step initializes information including the measurement results of the component carriers of the main cell and information including the measurement results of the component carriers of the related subcells as the main cell is changed. Measurement result information control method.
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