CN108260185A - The reminding method and device of a kind of network insertion - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a prompt method and device for network access. The method comprises: after a user terminal accesses a cell, obtains the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell through a system message; and sends the cell identification information to the network side ; receiving prompt information sent by the network side indicating whether the cell is a preferential tariff area determined based on the cell identification information.

Description

Method and device for prompting network access

technical field

The present invention relates to a network access technology based on a home base station, in particular to a method and device for prompting network access.

Background technique

Femtocell, also known as femtocell, is a type of cellular base station with low cost, miniaturization, low power, and low power consumption. It is mainly used in indoor application scenarios such as homes and small office areas. Femtocells, which are mainly used in home scenarios, are also called home base stations. The appearance and deployment method of femtocells are usually similar to Wi-Fi wireless routers, providing cellular wireless signal coverage for home users, and connecting to the core network of operators through wired transmission resources (such as Ethernet, ADSL, optical fiber, etc.).

Femtocells are usually deployed directly in users' homes (similar to home wireless broadband routers), with small coverage and low equipment costs, and backhaul resources and power supply are provided by users. Therefore, compared with conventional cellular network coverage methods such as macro base stations and traditional indoor distribution systems, femtocells have lower construction and deployment costs for operators, and users do not need to occupy macro network resources when accessing the network through femtocells, which does not affect macro network users experience. On the other hand, in order to attract users to use femtocells and help operators reduce the cost of network coverage and service bearer in home scenarios, the most effective method is to adopt differentiated tariff policies or incentive mechanisms for femtocells that are different from macro networks. For example, when a home base station subscriber uses a home base station to access, the tariff is lower, or it is charged according to a monthly package. Incentive mechanisms such as traffic gifts and tariff subsidies.

When adopting a differentiated tariff strategy, in addition to using technical means in the billing system to distinguish whether user services are generated from home base stations, in order to avoid user complaints due to tariff issues, there is also a need for technical solutions that can clearly inform users of current services. Whether it occurs in a femtocell with preferential tariffs.

If only the home base station cell is included in the preferential tariff area of the subscriber, although under normal circumstances, the subscriber will access the home base station in most areas of the home, but it is inevitable that the user may switch or reselect to the adjacent macro in the window and other areas. If there is no prompt information at this time, the user still thinks that he is in the preferential tariff area, and will have objections to the generated non-preferential service tariff and may file a complaint.

In the campus network scenario of colleges and universities, operators have also adopted a similar differentiated tariff strategy. In order to reduce users’ complaints about billing issues in the above-mentioned similar situations, operators usually include adjacent cells around the campus as preferential policies based on network planning data. Tariff area range. However, for femtocell scenarios, since its coverage area is inherently small, if the adjacent macro network cells are also included in the preferential tariff area, the scope of the preferential tariff area will be far beyond the range of the user's home, resulting in the operator's tariff loss.

Contents of the invention

In order to solve the above technical problem, the embodiment of the present invention provides a prompt method and device for network access.

The prompting method for network access provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes:

After the user terminal accesses the cell, obtain the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell;

sending the cell identification information to the network side;

Receiving prompt information sent by the network side indicating whether the currently accessed cell is a preferential tariff area.

In the embodiment of the present invention, after receiving the prompt information sent by the network side whether the currently accessed cell is a preferential tariff area, the method further includes:

The user terminal outputs prompt information indicating that the current access is preferential or non-preferential access.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell is the identification information corresponding to the home base station subscribed by the user terminal; receiving the prompt information sent by the network side whether the currently accessed cell is a preferential tariff area includes : receiving information that the currently accessed cell is a preferential tariff area sent by the network side.

Another prompt method for network access provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes:

The network side receives the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell sent by the user terminal;

Sending prompt information indicating whether the currently accessed cell is a preferential tariff area to the user terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes:

The network side acquires preferential tariff area identification information, matches the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell with the preferential tariff area identification information, and if the matching is successful, then determines that the current access of the user terminal is preferential access, otherwise, determines The current access of the user terminal is non-preferential access.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell is the identification information corresponding to the home base station signed by the user terminal; sending the prompt information to the user terminal whether the currently accessed cell is a preferential tariff area includes: Sending prompt information that the currently accessed cell is a preferential tariff area to the user terminal.

The prompting device for network access provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes:

An acquiring unit, configured to acquire cell identification information of the currently accessed cell after accessing the cell;

a sending unit, configured to send the cell identification information to the network side;

The receiving unit is configured to receive prompt information sent by the network side whether the currently accessed cell is a preferential tariff area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes:

An output unit, configured to output prompt information that the current access is preferential or non-preferential access.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell is the identification information corresponding to the home base station subscribed by the user terminal; the receiving unit is specifically configured to receive the currently accessed cell sent by the network side as Information on preferential tariff areas.

Another prompting device for network access provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes:

a receiving unit, configured to receive the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell sent by the user terminal;

A sending unit, configured to send prompt information to the user terminal whether the currently accessed cell is a preferential tariff area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes:

An acquisition unit, configured to acquire identification information of preferential tariff areas;

A matching unit, configured to match the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell with the preferential tariff area identification information, and if the matching is successful, determine that the current access of the user terminal is preferential access, otherwise determine that the current access of the user terminal is Access is non-preferential access.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell is the identification information corresponding to the home base station subscribed by the user terminal; the sending unit is specifically used to send the current access cell to the user terminal as a preferential The prompt information of the tariff area.

The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present invention can display prompt information on the user terminal interface in a clear, intuitive, accurate and real-time manner to inform the user whether to access the preferential tariff area, thereby improving the user experience and avoiding the user's doubts about the tariff problem. unnecessary complaints.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a network access prompting method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for prompting network access according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture of a prompt method for realizing network access according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an application flow of a prompt method for network access according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a schematic diagram of the structure and composition of the prompting device for network access according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure and composition of a prompting device for network access according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Detailed ways

In order to understand the characteristics and technical contents of the embodiments of the present invention in more detail, the implementation of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The attached drawings are only for reference and description, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention.

In the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention, firstly, the audio interface of the test terminal is extended, and the extended terminal has more than two independent audio input and output interfaces, so as to realize the test solution that the two terminals are respectively used as the playback device and the recording device. The present invention The technical solution of the embodiment can avoid problems in the prior art solutions such as high complexity, need for external sound playback, influence of echo cancellation, or need to customize the terminal.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a network access prompt method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the network access prompt method includes the following steps:

Step 101: After the user terminal accesses the cell, obtain the cell identification information of the cell currently accessed through the system message.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when a user terminal accesses a cell, it will receive a system message sent by the cell, and the user terminal obtains the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell from the system message.

The cell identity information here is, for example, an Evolved Unified Terrestrial Radio Access Network Cell Global Identifier (ECGI, E-UTRAN Cell Global Identifier, E-UTRAN).

Step 102: Send the cell identity information to the network side.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal sends the cell identification information of the cell to be accessed currently to the network side.

Step 103: Receive prompt information sent by the network side indicating whether the cell is a preferential tariff area determined based on the cell identification information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, after the user terminal sends the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell to the network side, the network side compares the cell identification information with the preferential tariff area identification information acquired by the network side, and determines the Whether the cell identification information is the information in the preferential tariff area identification information, and send the prompt information of whether the current access is preferential access to the user terminal.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the cell identification information is the information in the preferential tariff area identification information, the prompt information that the current access is preferential access is sent to the user terminal, and when the cell identification information is not the information in the preferential tariff area identification information , sending prompt information that the current access is a non-preferential access to the user terminal.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the preferential tariff area includes the cell provided by the user of the user terminal and contracted with the operator, and the preferential tariff cell provided by the operator. The cell identity information includes a cell global identity CGI.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a prompt method for network access according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2 , the prompt method for network access includes the following steps:

Step 201: The network side receives the cell identification information of the cell currently to be accessed sent by the user terminal.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the network side may be an application server, which establishes a network connection with the user terminal through corresponding application software installed on the user terminal side and the application server.

Step 202: Compare the cell identification information with the preferential tariff area identification information acquired by the network side, and determine whether the cell identification information is information in the preferential tariff area identification information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when determining whether the cell identification information is the information in the preferential tariff area identification information, the network side may first determine whether the user of the user terminal is a user who has signed a contract with the operator and can provide a preferential tariff cell , that is, it is determined whether the user terminal is currently accessing the home base station cell that the user of the user terminal has contracted with the operator. When it is determined that the currently accessed cell is not the user's own home base station cell contracted with the operator, it is then determined whether the cell identification information is information in other preferential tariff area identification information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, other preferential tariff areas may be HNB cells with preferential tariffs signed by other user terminals with operators, or may be cells with preferential tariffs provided by operators themselves to users.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the network side periodically acquires preferential tariff area information from the core network, and determines cell identification information contained in the preferential tariff area information based on the preferential tariff area information.

Determining whether the cell identification information is information in the preferential tariff area identification information includes: if the cell identification information matches the cell identification information contained in the preferential tariff area information, determining that the current access of the user terminal is preferential access Otherwise, it is determined that the current access of the user terminal is a non-preferential access.

The preferential tariff area includes the cell provided by the user of the user terminal and contracted with the operator, and the preferential tariff cell provided by the operator.

Step 203: Sending prompt information whether the current access is preferential access to the user terminal.

When the network side determines that the cell currently accessed by the user terminal is a preferential access, it sends a prompt message to the user terminal that the cell currently accessed by the user terminal is a preferential access, and the network side determines that the cell currently accessed by the user terminal is a non-preferential access , send prompt information to the user terminal that the currently accessed cell is non-preferential access.

The essence of the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention is further clarified through specific examples below.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture of a prompt method for network access according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3 , the system architecture includes a user terminal, a base station, a core network, a network management system, and an application server, wherein:

The terminal is an ordinary intelligent mobile communication terminal, and the application program (APP) required by this solution is pre-installed;

The base station is the wireless access network equipment of the cellular mobile communication network, including various types of base stations such as macro base stations and home base stations;

The core network is a cellular mobile communication core network, including HSS/HLR equipment;

The network management system is responsible for parameter configuration, maintenance and management of base stations and other equipment;

The application server is the background server corresponding to the terminal pre-installed APP in the embodiment of the present invention, manages and maintains relevant information required by the APP and performs information interaction with the APP.

Based on FIG. 3 and in combination with FIG. 4 , the method for prompting network access according to the embodiment of the present invention will be further explained in detail below. The prompting method for network access shown in Figure 4 includes the following steps:

In step 401, a subscriber user terminal accesses a certain base station cell.

Step 402, the subscriber terminal obtains the cell identification information (such as ECGI (E-UTRAN Cell Global Identifier, E-UTRAN cell global identifier)) of the currently accessed cell by reading the cell system broadcast message, and pre-installs the APP on the terminal to set the ECGI and user identification information (such as MSISDN (Mobile Station Integrated Services Digital Network Number, Mobile Station Integrated Services Digital Network Number) or IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number, International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number)) to the application server;

Step 403, the application server inquires the preferential rate area information of the subscriber from the core network (HSS (Home Subscriber Server, Home Subscriber Server) or HLR (Home Location Register, Home Location Register)) according to the user identification information;

Step 404, if the preferential tariff area information queried by the application server from the core network directly includes the corresponding preferential tariff area cell identification information (such as ECGI), then directly execute step 406, otherwise continue to execute step 405;

Step 405, the application server inquires from the network management system the corresponding preferential tariff area cell identification information (eg ECGI);

Step 406, the application server compares the queried ECGI information with the ECGI reported by the terminal, and sends the matching result (match/mismatch) to the subscriber terminal APP;

Step 407, the terminal APP clearly and intuitively prompts the user on the terminal interface whether the user is currently in the preferential tariff area according to the received matching result

End the current processing flow.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure and composition of the prompting device for network access according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 5, the prompting device for network access includes:

The acquiring unit 50 is configured to acquire the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell through a system message after accessing the cell;

A sending unit 51, configured to send the cell identity information to the network side;

The receiving unit 52 is configured to receive prompt information sent by the network side and determined based on the cell identification information whether the cell is a preferential tariff area.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the preferential tariff area includes the cell provided by the user of the user terminal and contracted with the operator, and the preferential tariff cell provided by the operator.

On the basis of the prompting device for network access shown in FIG. 5 , the prompting device for network access in the embodiment of the present invention further includes:

An output unit (not shown in FIG. 5 ), configured to output prompt information that the current access is preferential or non-preferential access.

The cell identification information of the currently accessed cell is the identification information corresponding to the home base station subscribed by the user terminal; the receiving unit 52 is specifically configured to receive the information sent by the network side that the currently accessed cell is a preferential tariff area .

In the embodiment of the present invention, the cell identity information includes a global cell identity (CGI).

Those skilled in the art should understand that the aforementioned acquisition unit can be realized by FPGA, microprocessor, etc., and the output unit can be realized by touch screen, display screen, etc. The sending unit and the receiving unit can be realized by an antenna system or the like. The implementation functions of each processing unit in the device for prompting network access shown in FIG. 5 can be understood with reference to the related descriptions of the prompting methods for network access in the foregoing embodiments.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure and composition of the prompting device for network access according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6 , the prompting device for network access includes:

The receiving unit 60 is configured to receive the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell sent by the user terminal;

The sending unit 61 is configured to send prompt information to the user terminal whether the currently accessed cell is a preferential tariff area.

On the basis of the prompting device for network access shown in Figure 6, the prompting device for network access in the embodiment of the present invention further includes:

An acquisition unit (not shown in FIG. 6 ), configured to acquire identification information of preferential tariff areas;

A matching unit (not shown in FIG. 6 ), configured to match the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell with the preferential tariff area identification information, and if the matching is successful, determine that the current access of the user terminal is preferential access, Otherwise, it is determined that the current access of the user terminal is non-preferential access. In the embodiment of the present invention, the cell identification information of the currently accessed cell is the identification information corresponding to the home base station subscribed by the user terminal; the sending unit 61 is specifically configured to send the currently accessed cell to the user terminal as Tips for preferential tariff areas

In the embodiment of the present invention, the preferential tariff area includes the cell provided by the user of the user terminal and contracted with the operator, and the preferential tariff cell provided by the operator.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the cell identity information includes a global cell identity (CGI).

Those skilled in the art should understand that the aforementioned acquiring unit, first determining unit, and second determining unit may be realized by an FPGA, a microprocessor, etc., and the sending unit may be realized by an antenna system or the like. The sending unit and the receiving unit can be realized by an antenna system or the like. The implementation functions of each processing unit in the device for prompting network access shown in FIG. 6 can be understood with reference to the related descriptions of the prompting methods for network access in the foregoing embodiments.

The technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present invention may be combined arbitrarily if there is no conflict.

In the several embodiments provided by the present invention, it should be understood that the disclosed methods and smart devices can be implemented in other ways. The device embodiments described above are only illustrative. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as: multiple units or components can be combined, or May be integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored, or not implemented. In addition, the mutual coupling, or direct coupling, or communication connection between the various components shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms. of.

The units described above as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed to multiple network units; Part or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be fully integrated into a second processing unit, or each unit may be separately used as a unit, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit; The above-mentioned integrated units can be implemented in the form of hardware, or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.

The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Anyone skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention. Should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (12)

1. a kind of reminding method of network insertion, which is characterized in that the method includes：

After user terminal access cell, the cell identity information of present access subzone is obtained；

The cell identity information is sent to network side；

Receive present access subzone that the network side sends whether be preferential charge region prompt message.

2. according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterized in that, whether receive present access subzone that the network side sends After prompt message for preferential charge region, the method further includes：

The user terminal output is currently accessed the prompt message for preferential or non-preferential access.

3. according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the cell identity information of the present access subzone is described The corresponding identification information of Home eNodeB of user terminal signing；Receive whether the present access subzone that the network side is sent is excellent The prompt message in favour rate region includes：Receive the letter that the present access subzone that the network side is sent is preferential charge region Breath.

4. a kind of reminding method of network insertion, which is characterized in that the method includes：

Network side receives the cell identity information for the present access subzone that user terminal is sent；

To the user terminal send present access subzone whether be preferential charge region prompt message.

5. according to the method described in claim 4, it is characterized in that, the method further includes：

The network side obtains preferential charge zone identification information, by the cell identity information of the present access subzone with it is preferential Rate zone identification information is matched, and determines that the user terminal is currently accessed as preferential access if successful match, otherwise Determine that the user terminal is currently accessed as non-preferential access.

6. according to the method described in claim 4, it is characterized in that, the cell identity information of the present access subzone is described The corresponding identification information of Home eNodeB of user terminal signing；

Send whether present access subzone is that the prompt message in preferential charge region includes to the user terminal：To the user Terminal sends the prompt message that present access subzone is preferential charge region.

7. a kind of suggestion device of network insertion, which is characterized in that described device includes：

Acquiring unit, for after cell is accessed, obtaining the cell identity information of present access subzone；

Transmitting element, for the cell identity information to be sent to network side；

Receiving unit, for receive present access subzone that the network side sends whether be preferential charge region prompting letter Breath.

8. device according to claim 7, which is characterized in that described device further includes：

Output unit, for exporting the prompt message being currently accessed as preferential or non-preferential access.

9. device according to claim 7, which is characterized in that the cell identity information of the present access subzone is described The corresponding identification information of Home eNodeB of user terminal signing；The receiving unit is sent specifically for receiving the network side Present access subzone be preferential charge region information.

10. a kind of suggestion device of network insertion, which is characterized in that described device includes：

Receiving unit, for receiving the cell identity information of the present access subzone of user terminal transmission；

Transmitting element, for the user terminal send present access subzone whether be preferential charge region prompt message.

11. device according to claim 10, which is characterized in that described device further includes：

Acquiring unit, for obtaining preferential charge zone identification information；

A matching unit, for the cell identity information of the present access subzone and preferential charge zone identification information to be carried out Match, determine that the user terminal is currently accessed as preferential access if successful match, otherwise determine that the user terminal currently connects Enter for non-preferential access.

12. according to the method described in claim 10, it is characterized in that, the cell identity information of the present access subzone is institute State the corresponding identification information of Home eNodeB of user terminal signing；The transmitting element, specifically for being sent out to the user terminal Send the prompt message that present access subzone is preferential charge region.