Summary of the invention
The present invention aims to provide a kind of mobile communication base station, solves when Iub interface adopts the IP mode, sets up the problem of Node B internal transmission path.
Another object of the present invention is to provide the GSM of realizing by above-mentioned mobile communication base station.
For achieving the above object, mobile communication base station provided by the invention comprises signaling subsystem and transmission subsystem, the corresponding signaling chain of command of described signaling subsystem, and the corresponding transmission network chain of command of described transmission subsystem is characterized in that,
Set up Radio Resource and the IP transmission bearer resource that distribution of messages relates to transmission by transmission bearer between described signaling subsystem and the transmission subsystem, set up the transmission channel of inside of base station;
The described Radio Resource that relates to transmission comprises up-link wireless link circuit resource and down wireless link resource;
Described IP transmission bearer resource comprises IP address and the user datagram port numbers of described base station.
In one embodiment, described signaling subsystem is further used for sending transmission bearer to described transmission subsystem and sets up request message, distribute described Radio Resource and the IP transmission bearer resource that relates to transmission, receive the transmission bearer that described transmission subsystem returns and set up response message;
Described transmission subsystem is further used for receiving described transmission bearer and sets up request message, utilize described Radio Resource and the IP transmission bearer resource that relates to transmission to set up the transmission channel of described inside of base station, and return transmission bearer to described signaling subsystem and set up response message;
Described transmission bearer is set up IP address, binding logo, up-link wireless link circuit resource information and the down wireless link resource information that includes described base station in the request message;
Described binding logo includes the user datagram port number information.
Described signaling subsystem further comprises:
The RRM module is used for distributing the Radio Resource that relates to transmission;
IP bearing resource administration module is used for distributing IP transmission bearer resource; And
The base station application part module is used for sending transmission bearer to described transmission subsystem and sets up request message, receives the transmission bearer that described transmission subsystem returns and sets up response message;
The system that also is transmitted in further comprises:
The IP resource management module, set up request message for the transmission bearer that receives described signaling subsystem transmission, utilize described Radio Resource and the control of IP transmission bearer resource that relates to transmission to set up the transmission channel of described inside of base station, and return transmission bearer to described base station application part module and set up response message;
Uplink link management module is used for setting up data in the up carrying of inside of base station; And
Downlink transfer link management module is used for setting up data at the downlink bearing of inside of base station.
In another embodiment, described signaling subsystem is further used for sending transmission bearer to described transmission subsystem and sets up request message, distributes the described Radio Resource that relates to transmission, receives the transmission bearer that described transmission subsystem returns and sets up response message;
Described transmission subsystem is further used for receiving described transmission bearer and sets up request message, distributing IP transmission bearer resource, utilize described Radio Resource and the IP transmission bearer resource that relates to transmission to set up the transmission channel of described inside of base station, and return transmission bearer to described signaling subsystem and set up response message;
Described transmission bearer is set up and is included up-link wireless link circuit resource information and down wireless link resource information in the request message;
Described transmission bearer is set up IP address, the binding logo that includes described base station in the response message, and described binding logo packets of information contains the user datagram port number information.
Described signaling subsystem further comprises:
The RRM module is used for distributing the described Radio Resource that relates to transmission; And
The base station application part module is used for sending transmission bearer to described transmission subsystem and sets up request message, receives the transmission bearer that described transmission subsystem returns and sets up response message;
Described transmission subsystem further comprises:
The IP resource management module, set up request message for the transmission bearer that receives described signaling subsystem transmission, distributing IP transmission bearer resource, utilize described Radio Resource and the control of IP transmission bearer resource that relates to transmission to set up the transmission channel of described inside of base station, and return transmission bearer to described base station application part module and set up response message;
Uplink link management module is used for utilizing described Radio Resource to set up data in the up carrying of inside of base station; And
Downlink transfer link management module is used for utilizing described Radio Resource to set up data at the downlink bearing of inside of base station.
Described signaling subsystem and transmission subsystem are further used for the Radio Resource and the IP transmission bearer resource that relate to transmission by described, set up the transmission channel of inside of base station interface and Iub interface;
Described transmission bearer is set up the transmission bearer information that includes radio network controller in the message, and the transmission bearer information of described radio network controller comprises IP address and the binding logo of radio network controller;
Described binding logo includes the user datagram port number information of radio network controller.
Described transmission bearer is set up the transmission bearer information that request message further includes radio network controller, and the transmission bearer information of described radio network controller comprises IP address and the binding logo of radio network controller;
Described binding logo includes the user datagram port number information of radio network controller.
Described transmission subsystem further comprises Switching Module, is used for setting up the commutative relation between inside of base station microchannel and the wireless controller user datagram port numbers, realizes the exchanges data of Iub interface and inside of base station Deta bearer.
For achieving the above object, GSM provided by the invention comprises the base station, described base station comprises signaling subsystem and transmission subsystem, the corresponding signaling chain of command of described signaling subsystem, the corresponding transmission network chain of command of described transmission subsystem, set up Radio Resource and the IP transmission bearer resource that distribution of messages relates to transmission by transmission bearer between described signaling subsystem and the transmission subsystem, set up the transmission channel of inside of base station;
The described Radio Resource that relates to transmission comprises up-link wireless link circuit resource and down wireless link resource;
Described IP transmission bearer resource comprises IP address and the user datagram port numbers of described base station.
In one embodiment, described signaling subsystem is further used for sending transmission bearer to described transmission subsystem and sets up request message, distribute described Radio Resource and the IP transmission bearer resource that relates to transmission, receive the transmission bearer that described transmission subsystem returns and set up response message;
Described transmission subsystem is further used for receiving described transmission bearer and sets up request message, utilize described Radio Resource and the IP transmission bearer resource that relates to transmission to set up the transmission channel of described inside of base station, and return transmission bearer to described signaling subsystem and set up response message;
Described transmission bearer is set up IP address, binding logo, up-link wireless link circuit resource information and the down wireless link resource information that includes described base station in the request message;
Described binding logo includes the user datagram port number information.
Described signaling subsystem further comprises:
The RRM module is used for distributing the Radio Resource that relates to transmission;
IP bearing resource administration module is used for distributing IP transmission bearer resource; And
The base station application part module is used for sending transmission bearer to described transmission subsystem and sets up request message, receives the transmission bearer that described transmission subsystem returns and sets up response message;
Described transmission subsystem further comprises:
The IP resource management module, set up request message for the transmission bearer that receives described signaling subsystem transmission, utilize described Radio Resource and the control of IP transmission bearer resource that relates to transmission to set up the transmission channel of described inside of base station, and return transmission bearer to described base station application part module and set up response message;
Uplink link management module is used for setting up data in the up carrying of inside of base station; And
Downlink transfer link management module is used for setting up data at the downlink bearing of inside of base station.
In another embodiment, described signaling subsystem is further used for sending transmission bearer to described transmission subsystem and sets up request message, distributes the described Radio Resource that relates to transmission, receives the transmission bearer that described transmission subsystem returns and sets up response message;
Described transmission subsystem is further used for receiving described transmission bearer and sets up request message, distributing IP transmission bearer resource, utilize described Radio Resource and the IP transmission bearer resource that relates to transmission to set up the transmission channel of described inside of base station, and return transmission bearer to described signaling subsystem and set up response message;
Described transmission bearer is set up and is included up-link wireless link circuit resource information and down wireless link resource information in the request message;
Described transmission bearer is set up IP address, the binding logo that includes described base station in the response message, and described binding logo packets of information contains the user datagram port number information.
Described signaling subsystem further comprises:
The RRM module is used for distributing the described Radio Resource that relates to transmission; And
The base station application part module is used for sending transmission bearer to described transmission subsystem and sets up request message, receives the transmission bearer that described transmission subsystem returns and sets up response message;
Described transmission subsystem further comprises:
The IP resource management module, set up request message for the transmission bearer that receives described signaling subsystem transmission, distributing IP transmission bearer resource, utilize described Radio Resource and the control of IP transmission bearer resource that relates to transmission to set up the transmission channel of described inside of base station, and return transmission bearer to described base station application part module and set up response message;
Uplink link management module is used for utilizing described Radio Resource to set up data in the up carrying of inside of base station; And
Downlink transfer link management module is used for utilizing described Radio Resource to set up data at the downlink bearing of inside of base station.
Described signaling subsystem and transmission subsystem are further used for the Radio Resource and the IP transmission bearer resource that relate to transmission by described, set up the transmission channel of inside of base station interface and Iub interface;
Described transmission bearer is set up the transmission bearer information that includes radio network controller in the message, and the transmission bearer information of described radio network controller comprises IP address and the binding logo of radio network controller;
Described binding logo includes the user datagram port number information of radio network controller.
Described transmission bearer is set up the transmission bearer information that request message further includes radio network controller, and the transmission bearer information of described radio network controller comprises IP address and the binding logo of radio network controller;
Described binding logo includes the user datagram port number information of radio network controller.
Described transmission subsystem further comprises Switching Module, is used for setting up the commutative relation between inside of base station microchannel and the wireless controller user datagram port numbers, realizes the exchanges data of Iub interface and inside of base station Deta bearer.
The present invention is by improving the software systems of existing Node B, utilize transmission bearer to set up Radio Resource and IP bearing resource that distribution of messages relates to transmission, realize the foundation of Node B internal transmission path under the IP mode, and further realized being connected between Node B internal interface and the Iub interface according to the transmission bearer information of RNC.
The specific embodiment
In order to make purpose of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearer, below in conjunction with drawings and Examples, the present invention is further elaborated. Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein only in order to explain the present invention, is not intended to limit the present invention. For the purpose of simplifying the description, part related to the present invention only is shown in the accompanying drawing.
As shown in Figure 1, Node B high layer software system is divided into signaling subsystem and transmission subsystem two large divisions, and signaling subsystem is corresponding to the signaling chain of command, and transmission subsystem is corresponding to the transmission network chain of command.
Signaling subsystem is divided into resource management (Resource Management is called for short RM) module and NBAP module. Resource management module is responsible for the management of Node B internal resource, such as decode resources, demodulation resource, coding resource, modulation resources and radio frequency resource etc.; The NBAP module is responsible for the signaling process of processing signaling chain of command, and the processing object of management NBAP agreement regulation is such as Radio Link, residential quarter, common signal channel and measurement etc.
Transmission subsystem managing transmission resource, and the foundation of responsible transmission bearer realize that the exchange of Iub interface and Node B internal data way is processed. Transmission subsystem is divided into IP resource management module (IP RM), uplink link management module (UL TLM), downlink transfer link management module (DL TLM) and Switching Module (Interworking). The IP resource management module is responsible for condition managing and the IP transmission bearer of transfer resource and is set up. Uplink link management module and downlink transfer link management module are responsible for Deta bearer and are set up in the two-way carrying of Node B inside. Switching Module is responsible for the exchanges data of Iub interface and the carrying of Node B internal data.
In the first embodiment of the present invention, resource management module comprises RRM module and IP bearing resource administration module. The RRM module is responsible for the management to Radio Resource, and IP bearing resource administration module is responsible for the IP bearing resource of Node B, for example IP address and Binding ID, and the first two byte of Binding ID is udp port number. After receiving the wireless link request message (Radio Link Setup Request) that RNC sends by Iub interface, resource management module passes through RRM module assignment radio bearer resources, and by IP bearing resource administration module distributing IP bearing resource. Resource management module is issued the NBAP module with the resource of distributing, the NBAP module is set up in the request message (TP Bear Setup Request) at transmission bearer IP bearing resource information is issued the IP resource management module, the IP resource management module receives that transmission bearer sets up the transmission channel of setting up Node B inner joint and Iub interface after the message, and echoes to the NBAP module and to answer message (TP Bear Setup Response). The IP resource management module need to be during initializing reports the state of transmit port of configuration for example normal or unusual to resource management module, in running, need to report to the situation of change of resource management module transmit port state.
Referring to Fig. 2, take wireless link as example, the set up process of Iub interface signaling at the inner relevant transmission bearer of Node B is elaborated, it is identical with it that other Iub interface relate to the processing that need to set up Deta bearer.
1.RNC send Radio Link Setup Request (wireless link request) message by Iub interface to Node B, transmission channel is set up in request. Include RNC Transport Bear Info (radio network controller transmission bearer information) in the message, include IP address, Binding ID information and the QoS information etc. of RNC in this information. The detailed content of relevant Radio Link Setup Request message and Binding ID sees also 3GPP TS 25.433: " UTRAN Iub interface NBAP signaling (Release 5) ", the present invention quotes at this, repeats no more.
2.NBAP after receiving the Radio Link Setup Request message of RNC transmission, send the request of allocation of transmission resources to resource management module. The IP resource management module checks the available situation of transfer resource according to the request of NBAP allocation of transmission resources. If available transfer resource is arranged, then provide available IP address and udp port information, and with udp port number composition Binding ID parameter, other information of combining wireless link, such as transport addresses information, uplink and downlink wireless resource information, RNC transmission bearer information (RNC Transport Bear Info) etc., notice NBAP module.
3.NBAP module is set up transmission channel by TP Bear Setup request (request is set up in transmission) information order IP resource management module. Comprise the resource information that the IP resource management module provides in the TP Bear Setup request message, such as IP transmission bearer information, the wireless resource information that relates to transmission, bandwidth information, RNC transmission information etc., message format is as shown in the table:
IE/Group Name (field name) | Type and range (type and scope) | Semantics description (semantic description) |
Message Type
| Integer | Type of message |
Transaction ID
| Structure | Be used for the association messages processing procedure |
Transport Address
Information
| Structure | Transport addresses information |
>Address Type
| Integer | Indicate the transport address Class1: IPV4 2:IPV6 |
>Address
| Array type | The transmission network layer address of sign Node B, i.e. concrete IP address. The IPV4 mode: front 8 bytes are effective address IPV6 mode: front 16 bytes are effective address |
Node B Binding ID
| Integer | Node B Binding ID by the distribution of IP bearing resource administration module |
Uplink Radio Link
Resource Information
| Structure | Ascending wireless resource information (relating to transmission) |
>Transport Port FP Type
| Integer | Transmit port FP type |
>Uplink Slot Index
| Integer | The up-link slot number |
>Uplink NDC Index
| Integer | The decoding module index |
>Uplink FP ID
| Integer | Up FP sign |
Downlink Radio Link
Resource Information
| Structure | Downlink radio resource information (relating to transmission) |
>Downlink Slot Index
| | The downlink slot number |
>Downlink NEC Index
| | The coding module index |
IE/Group Name (field name) | Type and range (type and scope) | Semantics description (semantic description) |
>Downlink FP ID
| | Descending FP ID |
UL DCH BandWith
| | The bandwidth of UL DCH is used for IP RM and selects inner AAL2 Path to use. |
DL DCH BandWith
| | The bandwidth of Dl DCH is used for IP RM and selects inner AAL2 Path to use. |
RNC Transport Bear Info
| Structure | Illustrate: be the parameter in the agreement. |
>Address
| Array | RNC IP address ip V4 mode: front 8 bytes are effective address IPV6 mode: front 16 bytes are effective address |
>Binding ID
| Integer | RNC Binding ID (front 2 bytes be udp port number) |
>QoS Type
| Integer | The QoS type |
>QoS Value
| Integer | Qos value |
Wherein:
Transport Address Information has described the IP address of Node B. In the present invention, XML (Extensible Markup Language is adopted in the IP address of Node B, the expanded type markup language) database mode manage, the user can pass through UI (User Interface, user interface) interface configuration, revise the IP address. The signaling chain of command reads the IP address from database after, by TP Bear Setup request message informing to the transmission network chain of command. The transmission network chain of command is then realized the transfer of data of IP layer according to this IP address, the IP data packet head will be put in the IP address, play the effect of route in data transmission procedure.
Node B Binding ID is a kind of mode of intelligence transmission that the realization of Node B internal path is adopted, by Node B management and distribution. In the present invention, by defining the information interaction that inner Binding ID is udp port number realization signaling chain of command and transmission network chain of command, this Binding ID issues RNC to Node B the most at last under the IP mode. IP bearing resource administration module is managed all udp port resources, and know which udp port and taken by user link, which udp port or free time. When setting up user link (being wireless link), IP bearing resource administration module distributes udp port, notice NBAP module, and the NBAP module is notification transmission network control face when transmission bearer is set up. The transmission network chain of command is then opened udp port corresponding to IUB interface direction number, simultaneously open the inner passage according to Uplink Radio Link Resource Information and Downlink Radio Link Resource Information, and reply response to the signaling chain of command, the signaling chain of command notifies Path Setup information to RNC, RNC will open corresponding port this moment, finally realize Node B inner passage and Iub interface transmission channel to leading to.
Transport Port FP Type is used for carrying out the classification of FP (Frame Protocol, Frame Protocol), is convenient to UL TLM module and does the special operationals such as corresponding parameter testing, flow-control, QOS control, and its optional value can be:
1.DCH FP, the FP that dedicated channel is used
2.CCH the FP that FP, common signal channel use
3.HS-DSCH FP, the FP that HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access) channel is used
4.EDCH FP, the FP that HSUPA (high speed downlink packet access) channel is used
RNC Transport Bear Info is carried by the Radio Link Setup Request message that RNC sends, and has comprised IP address, Binding id information and QoS (Quality of Service, the quality of service) information of RNC etc.
4.IP resource management module sends to respectively uplink link management module, downlink transfer link management module and Switching Module with the Uplink Radio Link Resource Information in the TP Bear Setup request message and Downlink Radio Link Resource Information, sets up respectively inner up-downgoing path and internal path is connected with the exchange of external path by uplink link management module, downlink transfer link management module and Switching Module.
The transfer resource that the IP resource management module distributes according to resource management module such as IP address, udp port number, hardware asset information, parameter such as FP and AAL2 (the ATM Adaptation Layer type2 of uplink path are set by uplink link management module, ATM matching layer type 2) corresponding relation is opened up AAL2 port; By downlink transfer link management module the parameter of downlink transfer path is set, opens the parameter of downlink transfer path. Realized the exchange of Iub interface data and Node B internal data by Switching Module. According to the inside and outside transmission information in the TP Bear Setup message, wireless messages such as the atm address of RNC and Node B, udp port number, Node B inside, Switching Module can be set up the commutative relation between inner microchannel and the RNC udp port, and the activation function of exchange gets off to realize exchange by datagram.
Uplink link management module, downlink transfer link management module also are responsible for the exchange between FP frame and the AAL2 packet except getting through the bottom path.
6.IP resource management module sends TP Bear Setup Response (transmission bearer is set up response) message to NBAP, message format is as shown in the table:
IE/Group Name (field name) | Type and range (type and scope) | Semantics deseription (semantic description) |
Message Type
| Integer | Type of message |
Transaction ID
| Structure | Be used for the association messages processing procedure |
7.NBAP send Radio Link Setup Response (wireless link response) message to RNC, the success of notice RNC wireless link.
Fig. 3 shows the handling process when the inner relevant transmission bearer of Node B is set up unsuccessfully, this moment, the IP resource management module sent TP Bear Setup Failure (transmission bearer is set up unsuccessfully) message to the NBAP module, Node B returns to original state, and message format is as shown in the table:
IE/Group Name (field name) | Type and range (type and scope) | Semantics description (semantic description) |
Message Type
| Integer | Type of message |
Transaction ID
| Structure | Be used for the association messages processing procedure |
Cause
| Integer | Failure cause |
The NBAP module is returned Radio Link Setup Failure (wireless link failure) response message to RNC simultaneously, and other processing are same as described above, repeat no more:
In the above-described embodiments, in order further to optimize time delay, with reference to the NBAP signaling processing mode of 3GPP agreement when the ATM mode, the NBAP module can be waited for TP Bear Setup Response message and return Radio Link Setup Response message to RNC first, can reduce time delay that signaling processes or NBAP and can before wireless channel is processed, just echo to RNC and answer message, then do the processing of inside.
In the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, the IP address of Node B and udp port are distributed by the IP resource management module number as transfer resource. In the response message that transmission bearer is set up, bring the NBAP module, return the wireless link success response by the NBAP module to RNC. Because Radio Resource is distributed by resource management module, the resource relevant with the IP transmission bearer comprises IP address, udp port number, inner AAL2 link, Socket identifier etc. is distributed unitedly by the IP resource management module, therefore in the situation of distribution by the transmission subsystem unified management of transfer resource (comprise IP address and udp port number), realization QoS being conducive to after.
Fig. 5 shows the signalling interactive process that Node B high layer software is in this embodiment set up transmission bearer, compare with above-described embodiment, the main distinction is what the distribution of IP resource was realized by the IP resource management module, be after the IP resource management module is received the TP Bear Setup request message of NBAP module, check the transfer resource upstate, and allocation of transmission resources, inside and outside transmission channel then directly set up, other processes are same as the previously described embodiments, repeat no more.
In the present embodiment, the NBAP module is as shown in the table to the form of the TP Bear Setup request message that the IP resource management module sends, and the field implication is identical with respective field among the first embodiment, repeats no more:
IE/Group Name (field name) | Type and range (type and scope) | Semantics description (semantic description) |
Message Type
| Integer | Type of message |
Transaction ID
| Structure | Be used for the association messages processing procedure |
Uplink Radio Link
Resource Information
| Structure | Ascending wireless resource information (relating to transmission) |
Downlink Radio Link
Resource Information
| Structure | Downlink radio resource information (relating to transmission) |
DCH BandWith
| Integer | The bandwidth of DCH is used for the IP resource management and selects inner AAL2 Path to use. |
RNC Transport Bear Info
| Structure | |
>Address
| Array | RNC IP address ip V4 mode: front 8 bytes are effective address IPV6 mode: front 16 bytes are effective address |
>Binding ID
| Integer | RNC Binding ID (front 2 bytes be udp port number) |
The IP resource management module is as shown in the table to the form of the TP Bear Setup Response message that NBAP returns, and the field implication is identical with respective field among the first embodiment, repeats no more:
IE/Group Name (field name) | Type and range (type and scope) | Semantics descrition (semantic description) |
Message Type
| Integer | Type of message |
Transaction ID
| Structure | Be used for the association messages processing procedure |
Transport Address
Information
| Structure | Transport addresses information |
>Address Type
| Integer | Indicate the transport address type |
IE/Group Name (field name) | Type and range (type and scope) | Semantics description (semantic description) |
| |
1:IPV4
2:IPV6
|
>Address
| Array type | The transmission network layer address of sign Node B. The IPV4 mode: front 8 bytes are effective address IPV6 mode: front 16 bytes are effective address |
Node B Binding ID
| Integer | The Binding ID of the Node B that is distributed by the IP resource management module |
Fig. 6 shows in this embodiment, the handling process when the inner relevant transmission bearer of Node B is set up unsuccessfully, and detailed process is similar to the above embodiments, repeats no more, and wherein the form of TP Bear Setup Failure message is as shown in the table:
IE/Group Name (field name) | Type and range (type and scope) | Semantics description (semantic description) |
Message Type
| Integer | Type of message |
Transaction ID
| Structure | Be used for the association messages processing procedure |
Cause
| Integer | Failure cause |
Compare with above-described embodiment, in the present embodiment, because the NBAP module did not get access to the resource information such as Binding ID before setting up transmission bearer, must wait for TP Bear Setup Response message, then could return Radio Link Setup Response response to RNC, the time delay that signaling is processed is slightly long.
Need to prove, want at Node B software in the situation of compatible IP and ATM transmission mode, with the transmission mode of Iub interface as the base station level parameter configuration of transmission in the XML database, from the XML database, obtain transmission mode information by resource management module when Node B starts.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, not in order to limiting the present invention, all any modifications of doing within the spirit and principles in the present invention, is equal to and replaces and improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.