CN1933673B - Wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication network and software upgrading method - Google Patents

Abstract

A base station control portion 200 selects one or plural signals from signals received by plural settable communication paths in accordance with the state of the wave. A wireless communication apparatus 110 communicates with a wireless terminal 300 and a wired communication network. When the wireless communication apparatus 110 receives a request for upgrading software from a network management device 250 , the wireless communication apparatus 110 controls the state of the transmission wave of a wireless interface so as to switch a communication path in which communication services are being provided to another wireless communication apparatus 110 without blackouts, rewrites the set software to software having been received through a wired interface in advance, returns the state of the transmission wave of the wireless interface and upgrades software without blackouts of the supply of communication services to the wireless terminal 300.

Description

Radio communication device, wireless communication networks and Oftware updating method

The application is female case (application number: division 03155618.3).

Technical field

The present invention relates to radio communication device, wireless communication networks and Oftware updating method, particularly be used for not interrupt communication service and radio communication device, wireless communication networks and the Oftware updating method of executive software renewal.

Background technology

Except the existing wired communication network, also seek to introduce the wireless communication networks that uses wireless terminal and radio communication device rapidly.TDMA (time division multiple access) communication network that anticipation is carried out time division multiplexing and communicated signals such as voice from introducing in wireless communication networks, can popularize from now on and utilize spreading code that signals such as voice are carried out code multiplexing and CDMA (code division multiple access) communication network of executive communication, like this, no matter when, anywhere, no matter can both communicate with whom.Above-mentioned communication network is owing to be to operate by the software that is equipped with in each communicator in netting, thereby the user to wireless terminal provides various communication services such as voice communication or data communication, therefore, when improving the content of the communication service that communication network provides, just must suitably upgrade the software of above-mentioned communicator.

Because being called as the radio communication device of the base station that is used for wireless communication networks is the interface arrangement of wireless terminal and communication network, for various communication services are provided, must be as mentioned above update software at any time, therefore, various Oftware updating methods have been proposed (for example, see also the spy and open flat 10-63498 communique, and specially permit (spy opens flat 10-320210 communique) No. 2980201.Even if because in general communication network, also need to upgrade the software that is used to provide communication service, therefore, as the communication system of not damaging the communication network reliability (communication network), proposed also can in running, carry out the Oftware updating method (for example, see also the spy opens flat 7-319683 communique, the spy opens the 2001-56756 communique) of software upgrading.

Always, in wireless communication networks and the interconnective system of other communication networks, we know have based on the signal of a plurality of base station transceivers, execution is selected the diversity of synthesizing and the device (for example, see also the spy and open the 2001-16227 communique) of handover (handover) to the good signal of communication quality.We know a kind of soft handoff techniques, in the cdma communication net, when the change base station, synthesize or communication path is selected communicating the signal that is produced with a plurality of base stations, thereby switch communication path without interruption and (for example see also non-patent literature " 3G TR25.832 V4.0.0 ", the 3GPP distribution, March calendar year 2001,5.2.1 chapter).

In general communication network, owing to pay attention to guaranteeing to prevent the reliability of communication disruption, therefore, in order to make the software that not only provides communication service but also control the communication network operation both had been to be in operation also can upgrade, for example open flat 7-319683 communique or the spy opens shown in the 2001-56756 communique as above-mentioned spy, with hardware is redundancy structure, takes the software of setting in the hardware in the inoperative is carried out method for updating.

On the other hand, in wireless communication networks, owing in the zone of the sub-district that is called as base station electric wave reach, carry out and the communicating by letter of wireless terminal, therefore, the sub-district about generally using radius for several km.That is, owing to compare with existing wire net (switching network), the number of users or the overlay area that hold significantly diminish, and therefore, for communication service is provided, must dispose a plurality of these base stations on a large scale on a large scale.Thereby the redundancy setting all will be carried out respectively in so many base stations as the wire net equipment of above-mentioned document, and this way has significantly been destroyed the economy of communication network.The distribution of the spreading code of both just a plurality of frequency bands or CDMA is also very necessary, also can cause the limited resources waste, and service provision capacity such as number of users minimizing also reduce.Thus, for example, opening flat 10-63498 communique or specially permit shown in No. 2980201 (spy opens flat 10-320210 number) communique as above-mentioned spy, generally all is to carry out such Oftware updating method: select the base station according to suitable rule, and stop the communication service in this base station.Give an example, in the equal time band, the operator selects the low base station of telephone traffic at dead of night, and protected important conversation, and meanwhile make this base station become off-line state, thus the renewal operation of executive software.

But, if above-mentioned the sort of method, then exist to make and manage from now on that the operator's of wireless communication networks burden becomes bigger, the wireless communication networks that is difficult to provide economic or the possibility of communication service.For example, wireless communication networks is more universal from now on, if the terminal number that the user uses increases, then these terminals move, and in order to use, the telephone traffic of each base station needs often change.If the globalization of communication network advances, do not consider that then the using method of the communication network of the time difference also increases, just both Japan was the late into the night, do not guarantee that telephone traffic is low yet.Thus, be difficult to carry out the selection of the low base station of above-mentioned the sort of telephone traffic or the protection of important conversation, increased operator's burden.Again, angle from the user, be accompanied by software upgrading, the chance of communication service interruption (or communication disconnect) increases, and has been easy to produce the so-called because delay that updating delay causes and has enjoyed the low or situation that service is low of reliability of the chance of newly serving.Pursuit can communicate radio communication device, wireless communication networks and their operation method (Oftware updating method) of the software upgrading of device under so-called presence, make it both had been not adopt in the wireless communication networks of redundancy structure at radio communication device (base station), the communication service that providing is not provided yet, and, up-to-date communication service can be provided.

Summary of the invention

The present invention in view of above some and make, its purpose is to provide a kind of radio communication device, wireless communication networks and Oftware updating method, both just wireless communication networks was in the process that various communication services are provided, and they also can upgrade the software that provides in each radio communication device in this wireless communication networks.The communication service that the objective of the invention is to not interrupt providing just can realize software upgrading.The present invention also aims to realize these devices and method with simple, economic structure and order.

To achieve these goals, the handoff techniques that the present invention is conceived to formulate according to the cdma communication net is (for example referring to the 5.2.1 chapter of 3GPP TR25.832, non-patent literature 1 (" 3GPTR25.832V4.0.0 ", the 3GPP distribution, March calendar year 2001,5.2.1 chapter)) constitute wireless logical line apparatus and wireless communication networks, their operation method be provided.Particularly, in the cdma communication net, be conceived to set communication link from certain terminal to a plurality of base stations, select any one communications status excellent communications link, be used for and the communicating by letter of actual the other side, control by state the transmission electric wave of base station that will update software, thereby, communication link during communication service provided switches to other base stations without interruption from this base station, the firm state that communication service occurs not providing in this base station, just executive software upgrades under this state, after software upgrading, sends the recovering state former state of electric wave.Here it is selects the base station repeatedly according to certain rule, not interrupt communication service and the software of the base station in the wireless communication networks is upgraded.

According to first solution of the present invention, a kind of radio communication device is provided,

In the radio communication device that between wireless terminal and wire net, communicates, have in the wireless communication networks of handover can carrying out

Be used for the wave point that communicates with wireless terminal;

Be used for the wireline interface that communicates with wire net;

By described wave point and described wireline interface, carry out the communication process portion that is used for providing the processing of communication service to wireless terminal; And

The control part that device is controlled;

Described control part

Change the state of the transmission electric wave of described wave point according to certain rule,

With the software upgrading of setting is the software that receives by described wireline interface in advance;

After software upgrading, return the state of the transmission electric wave of described wave point.

According to the 2nd solution of the present invention, a kind of wireless communication networks is provided,

Have in the wireless communication networks of handover can carrying out

The radio communication device that between wireless terminal and wire net, communicates;

Handover unit with one or more signals of corresponding selection with the electric wave state from the signal that a plurality of communication links of setting receive, the control device that communicates with described radio communication device; And

The net that net manages is managed device;

Described net management device

Select the one or more described radio communication device of update software according to certain rule, make the radio communication device group;

For the described radio communication device that belongs to the radio communication device group who makes, send the software and the update request that are used to upgrade;

Described radio communication device

Software and update request that reception sends from described net management device;

According to the update request that receives, change the state that sends electric wave, make that the communication link in by described control device communication service being provided switches on other described radio communication devices without interruption,

With the software upgrading of setting is the software that is received,

After software upgrading, return the state that sends electric wave.

According to the 3rd solution of the present invention, a kind of Oftware updating method is provided,

This method has the radio communication device that communicates and is having the handover unit that is used for handover and the wireless communication networks of the control device that communicates with described wireless logical line apparatus and net management device that net is managed between wireless terminal and wire net, software to radio communication device upgrades, and it comprises following step:

Net management device or control device select one or more radio communication devices of update software to make radio communication device group's step according to certain rule;

The software that the radio communication device group's that net management device or control device are done for belonging to radio communication device transmission is used to upgrade and the step of update request;

Radio communication device receives this update request, and change to send the state of electric wave, makes communication link during communication service provided switch to the step on other radio communication devices without interruption;

Radio communication device is the step of the software that received with the software upgrading of setting; And

Radio communication device returns the step of the state that sends electric wave after software upgrading.

According to the 4th solution of the present invention, a kind of wireless communication networks is provided,

In can the wireless communication networks of handover, have

Have a plurality of sectors, the radio communication device that between wireless terminal and wire net, communicates;

Have from the signal that receives by a plurality of communication links of setting the corresponding handover unit of selecting one or more signals with the electric wave state, the control device that communicates with described radio communication device; And

The net that net manages is managed device;

Described net management device

One or more described radio communication device to update software sends software and the update request that is used to upgrade;

Described each radio communication device

Software and update request that reception sends from described net management device;

According to the update request that receives, at least one in a plurality of sectors of selective sequential, and change the state that sends electric wave with regard to selected sector makes that the communication link in by described control device communication service being provided switches on described other communicators incessantly;

With the software upgrading of setting is the software that is received;

After software upgrading, return the state that sends electric wave.

According to the 5th solution of the present invention, a kind of Oftware updating method is provided,

Contain a plurality of sectors, the radio communication device that between wireless terminal and wire net, communicates and have the handover unit that is used for handover and the wireless communication networks of the control device that communicates with described radio communication device and net management device that net is managed being provided with to be used for having, software to radio communication device upgrades, and this method comprises following step:

Net management device or control device send the software that is used to upgrade and the step of update request for one or more radio communication devices of update software;

Each radio communication device receives this update request, at least one sector in a plurality of sectors of selective sequential, and change the electric wave state that sends with regard to selected sector, make the communication link during communication service provided switch to the step of other radio communication devices incessantly;

Radio communication device is the step of institute's receiving software with the software upgrading of setting; And

Radio communication device returns the step of the state that sends electric wave after software upgrading.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the block diagram that has shown the structure and the example of operation of wireless communication networks.

Fig. 2 is the block diagram that has shown the architecture of base station example.

Fig. 3 is the block diagram that has shown the configuration example of base stations control portion.

Fig. 4 is the block diagram that has shown net management apparatus structure example.

Fig. 5 is the block diagram of the example of operation under the transmission electric wave decline situation of the structure of display radio communication network and base station.

Fig. 6 is an operating instruction figure that example describes to the software upgrading operation of base station.

Fig. 7 is the operational flowchart of an example of selection operation of the base station of display update software.

Fig. 8 is the key diagram (1) that is used to illustrate the state of base station selected operation.

Fig. 9 is the key diagram (2) that is used to illustrate the state of base station selected operation.

Figure 10 is the key diagram (3) that is used to illustrate the state of base station selected operation.

Figure 11 is the key diagram (4) that is used to illustrate the state of base station selected operation.

Figure 12 is the key diagram (5) that is used to illustrate the state of base station selected operation.

Figure 13 is the operating instruction figure of operational example of the base station of display update software.

Figure 14 shows that a base station has the structure of wireless communication networks of a plurality of sectors and the block diagram of operational example.

Figure 15 is the block diagram that shows the configuration example of the base station with a plurality of sectors.

Figure 16 shows that a base station has the structure of wireless communication networks of a plurality of sectors and the block diagram of other operational example.

Figure 17 is an operating instruction figure that example describes to the software upgrading operation of base station.

Figure 18 is the operating instruction figure that the part to the operational example of the base station of update software shows in detail.

Figure 19 is the operating instruction figure of operational example of sector control part of the inside of base station of display update software.

Figure 20 is the operating instruction figure of operational example of apparatus control portion of the inside of base station of display update software.

Embodiment

Below, will utilize accompanying drawing, be elaborated with regard to the radio communication device of present embodiment and the structure and the Oftware updating method of wireless communication networks.

Fig. 1 is the block diagram that shows the structure example of the wireless communication networks that is suitable for present embodiment.Wireless communication networks (10) formation as described below is carried out and communication between terminals.

A plurality of movable termination MS1, MS2 (300-1,2) are connected by the wireless communication link (not shown) with a plurality of radio communication devices (hereinafter referred to as the base station) BS1～BS8 (110-1～8).Particularly, each base station BS has the electric wave reach that is called as sub-district (100-1～8), uses all like terminal MS and CDMA to carry out radio communication.Although it is not shown in the figures,, in fact the sub-district of each base station is to overlap mutually, for example sets from the communication link (900-2 and 910-2) of terminal MS 1 (300-1) beginning through a plurality of base station BSs 1 and 2 (110-1,2).In addition, in the present embodiment, these a plurality of base station BS 1～BS8 (110-1～8) can be called mobile radio communication 400 with the zone that terminal MS communicates.

Each base station BS 1～BS8 (110-1～8) of mobile radio communication (400-1) (200-1) links to each other with base stations control portion (control device) by main signal Department of Communication Force (500-1).Base stations control portion (200) as described below, the 5.2.1 chapter of TR25.832 that has execution and for example be picture 3GPP is (referring to non-patent literature " 3G TR25.832 V4.0.0 ", the 3GPP distribution, March calendar year 2001,5.2.1 the diversity type handover cells D HT (210) of specified soft handover chapter) selects the good communication link of communication quality and communicates from multiple communication links (900,910).

If the those who answer from terminal MS 1 (300-1) is arranged in identical mobile radio communication (400-1), base stations control portion (200-1) returns the signal (930) that DHT (210) selects to any one of subordinate's base station BS 1～8 (110-1～8), and communicates with those who answer's terminal MS.On the other hand, if those who answer is other mobile radio communications (400-2: because its detailed structure and 400-1 are basic identical, therefore omit description to it) terminal, then base stations control portion (200-1) is by means of the communication network (150) that a plurality of base stations control portions (200) are connected with each other, by utilizing base stations control portion (200-2) and mobile radio communication (400-2) to come receiving and transmitting signal (930-2), thereby communicate with those who answer.Above-mentioned communication network (150) is even also it doesn't matter for any in the public network, private wire network, user network.Mobile radio communication (400-2) both had been by wire net and had fixedly installed the so-called fixed network that terminal thereon constitutes also it doesn't matter.

Base station BS (110) that is equipped with in net management device (250) and the communication network (10) and base stations control portion 200 link together by the control signal communication link (600) of control signals such as transmitting-receiving supervisions, maintenance, for example are devices software upgrading etc., that be used for managing, controlling all equipment of communication network (10) of carrying out base station (110).Base station (110), base stations control portion (200), net management device (250) are not limited in the number shown in Fig. 1, and can be suitable numbers.

Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the configuration example of the base station that has in the display communication net.The following formation in base station (110) is carried out being connected between terminal and base stations control portion, or with net management device between communicating by letter.

Base station (110) utilizes wireless IF unit (116) to carry out terminal processes such as being converted to the signal of telecommunication after utilizing antenna (119) to receive the signal (electric wave signal) that sends out from terminal MS (300) by wireless communication link not shown in the figures.The processing of implementing to be used to carry out various communication services for the signal after the terminal processes by communications processor element (117) (for example, call out communication process such as control), in circuit IF unit (118), taked after the Interface Matching with base stations control portion (200) this signal to be sent to base stations control portion (200) by main signal communication link (500).Base station (110) will be sent to terminal MS (300) from the signal of base stations control portion (200) by means of the processing opposite with above-mentioned processing.

Essential data (for example being terminal information etc.) were controlled all base stations (110) when the CPU (111) of base station (110) was to use the wireless communication networks (10) of storage in middle control program of storing of memory (112) or the storage device (113) to move.Above-mentioned these unit etc. link together by internal bus (115).Being connected I/O (114) in the internal bus (115) and being and the interface of net management device (250), is to receive and dispatch control signal (order etc.) essential in the controls such as operation, maintenance of communication network (10) or various data by control signal communication link (600).Also I/O (114) can be set, use main signal communication link (500), these control signals or data be added in the signal of receiving and dispatching by main signal communication link (500), and receive and dispatch via circuit IF unit (118).

This base station (110) is the renewal that the communication service that is provided by wireless communication networks (10) is provided, CPU (111) is according to order described later and mode of operation, in the base station still in use under (in service or presence) state, the firmware (control program etc.) of storage in saved software (Control Software etc.) or wireless IF unit (116), communications processor element (117), the circuit IF unit (118) in the updated stored device (112).In following present embodiment, often the base station is called online upgrading to the operation that above-mentioned software or firmware upgrade in the middle of using.

Fig. 3 is the block diagram of the configuration example of expression base stations control portion.The following formation of base stations control portion (200) connects communication network (150) and base station that a plurality of base stations control portions (200) are linked to each other, also carries out base station (110) control.

Base stations control portion (200) be utilize switch (207) connect as with a plurality of circuit IF unit of the interface of each base station (110) (206-1～n), as with communication network (Fig. 1: a plurality of circuit IF unit of interface 150) (208-1～m) and (for example carrying out according to specifications such as 3GPP, see also " 3G TR25.832 V4.0.0 ", the 3GPP distribution, March calendar year 2001,5.2.1 a plurality of diversity type handover cells D HT (210-1,2) of definite soft handover processing chapter), thereby the communication of execution base station (200).Sometimes, above-mentioned circuit IF unit (208) or DHT (210) also can be according to the scales of communication network and are constituted with odd number.

The CPU (201) of base stations control portion (200) uses the in service essential data (for example terminal or base station information etc.) of the wireless communication networks (10) of storage in the control program of storage in the memory (202) or the storage device (203) on one side, on one side all base stations control portions (200) and the base station (110) that is connected in this base stations control portion (200) are controlled.Above-mentioned these unit etc. connect by internal bus (205).

Above-mentioned memory (202) or storage device (203) are programs (software or firmware) essential when being used for the online upgrading of temporary protection base station (110).Being connected to I/O (204) on the internal bus (205) and being and the interface of net management device (250), is to come essential control signal (order etc.) or various data in the controls such as operation, maintenance of transmitting/receiving wireless communication network (10) by control signal communication link (600).Also I/O (204) can be set, and use main signal communication link (500), these control signals or data are added on the signal of receiving and dispatching by main signal communication link (500), and receive and dispatch via circuit IF unit (206 or 208).

Next, describe with regard to handover.In the present embodiment, base stations control portion (200) carries out and (for example, sees also non-patent literature " 3G TR25.832V4.0.0 " according to specifications such as 3GPP, the 3GPP distribution, March calendar year 2001, the 5.2.1 chapter) determined soft handover processing, with reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 concrete operations are described.As DHT (210), be to use according to the spy to open the DHT (being equivalent to the DH (30) in this communique accompanying drawing) that disclosed the sort of structure and method in the 2001-16227 communique are carried out diversity type handover (soft handover).Although in this communique, be to put down in writing with ATM, both be non-ATM signal, also can utilize identical structure and method to handle, radio communication device of the present invention or wireless communication networks are not limited to handle the ATM signal.

From the signal of terminal MS 1 (300-1), reach base stations control portion (200) by at least 2 base stations.For example in Fig. 1, signal arrives base stations control portion (200-1) by communication link (900-2,910-2).Base stations control portion (200) is input to 2 signals that circuit IF (206) receives among the same DHT (any one among the 210-1,2) by switch (207) respectively at least.

The state information of the wireless communication link that comprises at least 2 signals of DHT (210) based on input is selected the signal that is received by an electric wave side in good condition.For example, DHT (210) under the situation of the electric wave state deteriorating of base station BS 1 (110-1), in the signal of selecting to receive by communication link (900-2,910-2), from the signal of electric wave communication link in good condition (910-2).By the selected signal of DHT (210), export towards receiver's address by switch (207) and circuit IF (206 or 208).Particularly, if the receiver address is on same mobile radio communication 400, then via line IF (206) outputs to receiver's base station (110), in other cases, and then with signals selected (Fig. 1: 930-2) output to communication network (Fig. 1: 150) by circuit IF (208).DHT (210) also exists as required and situation that a plurality of received signals are synthesized.

DHT (210) is stored in selection result (selecting the signal from which base station (110)) in memory (202) or the storage device (203) as call information, makes it to use when the software change of aftermentioned base station (110) information of the base station that elects.Also can be such formation: by the path of circuit IF (206) or the path that utilizes I/O (204) use to pass through to net management device (250), selection result is notified to each base station (110) of always sending signal with and/or net management device (250), and as call information be stored in each base station (110) with and/or the memory (112,252) or storage device (113,253) of net management device (250) in.

As stored calls information in memory (202) or the storage device (203), also control signals such as the setting of the calling that can be received and dispatched by base station (110) and base stations control portion (200) based on reality or interruption produce and store.In this case, owing to both be that base station (110) self also can the administer calls state, therefore, there is no need selection result (call information) to be notified to each base station (110) from base stations control portion (200).

Fig. 4 is the block diagram that shows net management apparatus structure example.The following formation of net management device (250) by control signal communication link (600), communicates with base station (110) or base stations control portion (200), and they is controlled.

This net management device (250) is the integral body maintenance that is used for management of wireless communications net (10), the device of operation, and this wireless communication networks is a plurality ofly to have held the mobile radio communication (400) of several base stations (110) and constitute by having.Particularly, net management device (250) for example can have a plurality of I/O (254), CPU (251), memory (252), storage device (253), keyboard (256) and monitor (257), and by internal bus (255) these parts is linked together.

I/O (254) is the base station (110) of setting in the wireless communication networks (10) or the communication interface of base stations control portion (200).The all net management of CPU (251) control device (250) by I/O (254) transmitting-receiving control signal (order etc.) or data, thus, also can be carried out maintenance, operation to the whole mobile radio communication (400) that contains base station (110).

Memory (252) is used to operation sequence of storing CPU (251) etc.Necessary data when storage device (253) is used for storage by net management device (250) operation wireless communication networks (10) (for example the information of terminal or base station etc.), and, base station (110) new software or firmware that upgrades.Keyboard (256) is to be used for the input unit that all like inputs come from the indication of maintenance person.Monitor (257) is the display unit that is used for the running status notice maintenance person of wireless communication networks (10).

So, according to the indication that for example is maintenance person, software that under with the online upgrading state, should upgrade or firmware stores in storage device (253) after, the online upgrading of supporting base station (110) by the order of following explanation.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram, the transmission electric wave that it has shown base station BS 1 (110-1) and BS8 (110-8) compared to Figure 1, the structure of the wireless communication networks under the reduction situation and operational example.Although overlap mutually with the sub-district (100-2～7) of adjacent base station BS2～7 (110-2～7) sub-district (100-1) of base station BS 1 (110-1) among Fig. 1, but under state shown in Figure 5, for the transmission electric wave that makes base station BS 1 (110-1) reduces, sub-district (100-1) narrows down, thereby does not overlap with other sub-districts.The sub-district (100-8) of base station BS 8 (110-8) does not overlap with the sub-district (100-2 and 3) of base station BS 2 and BS3 (110-2 and 3) too.

Thus, terminal MS 1 (300-1) can not be set the communication link (900-2) with base station BS 1 (110-1), and only can set the communication link with base station BS 2 (110-2).Although terminal MS 1 (300-1) has been selected the communication link that communication quality is good among Fig. 1 (900-2), but owing under state shown in Figure 5, can not set, therefore, the DHT (210-2) by configuration in the base stations control portion (200-1) switches to communication link (910-2).With regard to terminal MS 2, also switch to communication link (910-1) from communication link (900-1) according to identical principle.The signal (920-1,2) that base stations control portion (200-1) is used to the communication link after adaptive switched communicates with those who answer's terminal.

So, by the transmission electric wave of control base station, the communication link in communication service can being provided switches to adjacent base station without interruption from the base station of appointment, can create the state that communication service is not provided in this base station.In this state, carry out the renewal of software, and the transmission electric wave is restored.By selecting the base station of update software repeatedly according to certain rule, and this processing is carried out in selected base station, make and not terminal communication service just can carry out the renewal of the interior base station software of wireless communication networks.

Fig. 6 is the key diagram that the explanation base station software is upgraded an example of operation.Net management device (250) is at first carried out the processing (7-1) of selecting the base station of (grouping) update software according to certain rule.Below, in handling (7-1), the set of the base station selected is called base station group 1.Relevant base station selected details will be described hereinafter.The processing (7-2) of base station group 1 (800-1) being carried out the request software transmission at net management device (250) afterwards, the processing (7-3) of obtaining new software from net management device (250) is carried out in each base station that belongs to base station group 1 (800-1), and carries out software transmission finished and reply the processing (7-4) that sends to net management device (250).Net management device (250) is carried out the processing (7-5) of forbidding the service stopping operation to the base station (800-x) outside the base station group 1 (800-1), and execution sends software upgrading processing of request (7-6) to base station group 1 (800-1).In addition, also can omit above-mentioned processing (7-5).

The processing (7-7) that transmitted power slowly reduces is carried out in the base station that belongs to base station group 1 (800-1) after receiving this request.Thus, the calling sequence that is connected on this base station is handed over to adjacent base station.The processing (7-9) of calling on this base station (communication service provide in communication link) vanishing carry out to be confirmed to be connected in the base station that belongs to base station group 1 (800-1).Each base station is by with reference to the call information of memory (112) or storage device (113) stored, or, by with reference to the call information of being managed by base stations control portion (200), thereby can confirm to be connected calling vanishing on this base station.Determine call out vanishing after, the processing (7-10) by this base station that resets thus carry out the processing (7-11) of reading in new software, carry out the processing (7-12) of opening the base station once more.The processing (7-13) that the transmitted power that makes this base station slowly rises is also carried out in the base station that belongs to base station group 1 (800-1), after roughly reaching original transmitted power, carries out to net management device (250) and sends the processing (7-14) that software upgrading finishes and replys.

Net management device (250) all base stations that are subordinated to base station group 1 (800-1) receive software upgrading finish reply after, carry out the new processing (7-15) of selecting the base station of (grouping) update software.Below, the set of the base station selected is called base station group 2 (800-2).250 pairs of these base station groups 2 (800-2) of net management device are carried out the processing (7-16) that request software transmits.It is identical with above-mentioned processing (7-2) to handle (7-16).Net management device (250) to base station group 2 (800-2) also carry out with for the performed processing of base station group 1 (the 800-1) (processing that 7-2～7-14) is identical.Which by carrying out these processing repeatedly, up to there not being the base station to belong to base station group position, thereby can upgrade all base station executive softwares.

Switch on the adjacent base station in order to be connected communication link on the base station that software is upgraded, that the calling of service in providing is provided, preferably simultaneously the adjacent base station executive software is not upgraded.Thus, in the selection of software upgrading to existing base station, certain rule is very necessary.

Fig. 7 is an operational flowchart, and it has shown an example of the selection operation of base station in the net management device, update software.Flow chart shown in Figure 7 is the processing (7-1) of Fig. 6 and the detailed process of handling (7-15).By operation shown in Figure 7, net management device (250) selects to generate base station group n (n is the integer more than 1).

At first, net management device (250) is carried out from memory (252) and is read in the processing (8-1) of calling out linking number.Net management device (250) also can read in the calling linking number from base stations control portion (200) or each base station (110).Then, net management device (250) execution will not belong to the base station of any one group and not have processed 8-4 to get rid of selecting the base station sets outside the candidate with processing 8-8 is the processing (8-2) of the candidate of base station group n, and from this candidate, infer and call out the minimum base station of linking number (or calling out the base station that linking number also lacks than certain calling linking number), and carry out the processing (8-3) that this base station is made as " base station A ".

Then, the calling linking number of " base station A " than the also big situation of certain value under, net management device (250) is carried out the processing (8-4) of getting rid of this base station from select candidate.On the other hand, under little situation, net management device (250) is carried out and is made " base station A " belong to the processing (8-6) of base station group n, and carries out the processing (8-7) of the continuous base station information that obtains " base station A " from memory (252).By carrying out the processing (8-8) from the candidate of base station group n, remove, thereby from select candidate, remove the adjacent base station of " base station A ".Removing under the situation of this base station from select candidate by above-mentioned processing (8-4), also can not carry out from handling (8-6) to the processing of handling (8-8).

Afterwards, net management device (250) is carried out and is judged whether the residual processing (8-9) that becomes the candidate of base station group n base station that has.Its result judging under the residual situation that the base station that becomes candidate arranged, returns processing (8-2), carries out and handles (8-2) following processing.On the other hand, do not having under the residual situation, net management device (250) is carried out the generation that finishes base station group n and is selected to handle (8-10).

By carrying out above processing and since the adjacent base station of the base station that executive software upgrades not simultaneously executive software upgrade, therefore, in the calling of base station in communication service provides that can upgrade by executive software communication link is switched on the adjacent base station.

Fig. 8,9,10 and 11 and 12 is key diagram (1)～(5) of the state of explanation base station selected operation shown in Figure 7.In the memory (252) of net management device (250), for example in the image pattern 8,9,10,11 and 12 shown in any one like that, have and comprise the base station numbering, be connected the table of calls (calling linking number), adjacent base station numbering and group's information on the base station.Use this table,, just can select the base station group of executive software renewal simultaneously by carrying out processing shown in Figure 7.Below, use Fig. 8,9,10,11 and 12, describe with regard to base station selected operation.

Fig. 8 is that the state diagram before base station group is selected is carried out in expression.At first, the generation with regard to base station group 1 describes." 0 " of " group " row among the figure represents which group this base station does not belong to as yet, promptly as selecting candidate.Net management device (250) is according to the selection operation of Fig. 7, by handling 8-1～8-6, selecting to call out at most linking number minimum is that 5 base station 1 (or is called out linking number and also lacked (for example being 15 in this example) than certain calling linking number, and the base station of finding at first 1), " 1 " is invested the group number hurdle.

Next, by processing 8-7～8-8 of Fig. 7,, " x " given in the group number hurdle of the base station that meets this base station numbering with reference to adjacent base station numbering corresponding to base station 1.Here, " x " expression situation of from select candidate, removing.

Fig. 9 has shown the state of this moment.

By the processing 8-9 of Fig. 7, because the residual base station of selecting candidate that becomes, therefore, net management device (250) is carried out once more and is handled afterwards base station selected of 8-2.

Net management device (250) is from the base station that is endowed " 0 " (or be endowed outside the base station of " 1 " and " x " base station), select that to call out linking number minimum be 6 base station 21 (or call out linking number and call out the base station 21 that linking number (for example being 15 in this example) also will lack and find at first than certain) (processing 8-2～8-4), give group number hurdle (handling 8-6) with " 1 ", with reference to the adjacent base station numbering 22 (handling 8-7) of base station 21, in the group number hurdle of base station 22, give " x " (handling 8-8).

In addition, through handling 8-9, after processing 8-2, in the group number hurdle, be endowed the base station (or be endowed outside the base station of " 1 " and " x " base station) of " 0 ", select that to call out linking number minimum be that 11 base station 8 (or is called out linking number and is less than specific call linking number (for example being 15), and the base station of finding at first 8), in the group number hurdle, give " 1 ".By this operation of continuous execution, not the base station of " 1 " and " x " in not having the group number hurdle, thereby, can select to generate base station group 1 (after this, forwarding processing 8-10 to).

Figure 10 is the figure of the selection of base station group 1 when finishing.Net management device (250) upgrades the base station executive software that has been endowed " 1 " in the group number hurdle.After the software upgrading of base station group 1 was finished, it was that " 0 " display update of etc.ing finishes or as the data of selection candidate that net management device is changed into " x " in the group number hurdle for example, identical with above-mentioned situation, selection base station group 2.In this example, " 0 " of storing in the group number hurdle shows does not also have executive software to upgrade (being to select candidate), and group numbers such as " 1 " represents to have carried out software upgrading.

Figure 11 is the figure of the selection of base station group 2 when finishing.In Figure 11, identical with the situation of the base station group 1 of having selected Figure 10, net management device (250) is selected the base station, and gives its group number " 2 " or " x ".Under the situation of Figure 11, the base station is chosen as group 2 order, if according to selection operation shown in Figure 7 (situation of the base station that the selective call linking number is minimum), then become base station 5, base station 22, base station 7, base station 3.

In Figure 10 and Figure 11, be connected the number of calls difference on the base station.This means when the software upgrading of base station group 1 and during the software upgrading of base station group 2, owing in time interruption is arranged, therefore, call out to move to wait to make and connect calls and change.In the present embodiment, do not change, in selecting processing, read in the calling linking number, and carry out selection with reference to the calling linking number that reads in and handle in order to make with reference to the calling linking number in the selection processing of base station group.Do not limit therewith, yet can carry out and select to handle with reference to the calling linking number that changes.

Figure 12 is base station group 3 figure when selecting to finish.Identical with the situation of the base station group 1 of selecting Figure 10 and Figure 11 and 2, the net management device (250) among Figure 12 is also selected the base station, and gives its group number 3 or " x ".Under the situation of Figure 12, if according to selection operation shown in Figure 7 (situation of the base station of selective call linking number minimum), the order of then base station being elected as group 3 becomes base station 6, base station 4, base station 2.As shown in figure 12, finish constantly or do not exist under the situation of base station of " x ", give all base stations, this means that base station group generates to finish group number even if select at mass selection.

Figure 13 is an operating instruction figure, and it has shown that the through-put power in the base station of update software reduces the operational example of handling.The operational example of Figure 13 is the detailed process of processing (7-7) shown in Figure 6.In the base station that software is upgraded (110), receive software upgrading request from net management device (250), CPU (111) beginning through-put power reduces handles (12-1).CPU (111) carries out to wireless IF (116) request transmitted power is only reduced the processing (12-2) that certain power reduces amplitude.Wireless IF (116) receives this request, carries out the processing (12-3) that reduces transmitted power, and carries out the processing (12-4) with the transmission power value notice CPU (111) after the transmitted power minimizing.CPU (111) carries out by the performance number of wireless IF (116) notice whether being the processing (12-5) that the lower limit of certain transmitted power is judged.Then return processing (12-2) if not lower limit, carry out once more and handle (12-2) following processing.On the other hand, CPU (111) carries out the end process (12-6) that transmitted power reduces after the performance number of being notified reaches lower limit.

By these processing, base station (110) slowly reduce the transmitted power of this base station, will provide the communication link of communication service to switch to adjacent base station by this base station, thereby can produce the state that communication service is not provided in this base station.

Next, just use another wireless communication networks of present embodiment to carry out following description.

Figure 14 is a block diagram, and it has shown the structure example of using the wireless communication networks of present embodiment.The following formation of wireless communication networks (10 ') is carried out the communication of terminal room.

A plurality of movable termination MS1, MS2 (300-1,2) and a plurality of radio communication device (hereinafter referred to as the base station) BS1～BS8 (110 '-1～8) are linked together by the wireless communication link (not shown).Particularly, each base station BS has a plurality of electric wave reach that are called sector (130-1～3), makes terminal MS and CDMA carry out radio communication.In this example, although shown α sector, β sector, γ sector, be not limited in this, the base station can have suitable sector number.Although it is not shown in the figures,, the sub-district of each actual base station overlaps mutually, may be set the α sector and the communication link in the γ sector (900-2 and 910-2) of base station BS 1 by terminal MS 1 (300-1).In the present embodiment, these base station BSs 1～BS8 (110 '-1～8) can be called mobile radio communication 400 ' with the zone that terminal MS communicates.

Each base station BS 1～BS8 (110 '-1～8) of mobile radio communication (400 '-1) and base stations control portion (control device) (200-1) link together by main signal communication link (500-1).Base stations control portion (200) is although be described following, but, 5.2.1 chapter with TR25.832 of 3GPP (sees also non-patent literature " 3G TR25.832 V4.0.0 ", the 3GPP distribution, March calendar year 2001,5.2.1 the diversity type handover cells D HT (210) of the soft handover of determining chapter) of the sort of execution selects the good communication link of communication quality to communicate from a plurality of communication links (900,910).

If the those who answer from terminal MS 1 (300-1) is arranged in identical mobile radio communication (400 '-1), base stations control portion (200-1) returns the signal (930) that DHT (210) selects to any one of subordinate's base station BS 1～8 (110 '-1～8), and communicates with those who answer's terminal MS.On the other hand, if those who answer is other mobile radio communications (400 '-2: because its detailed structure and 400 '-1 is basic identical, therefore omit description to it) terminal, then base stations control portion (200-1) carries out receiving and transmitting signal by utilizing base stations control portion (200-2) and mobile radio communication (400 '-2) with those who answer's terminal by means of the communication network (150) that a plurality of base stations control portions (200) are connected with each other.Above-mentioned communication network (150) is even also it doesn't matter for any in the public network, private wire network, user network.Mobile radio communication (400 '-2) both had been by wire net and had fixedly installed the so-called fixed network that terminal thereon constitutes also it doesn't matter.

Base station BS (110 ') that is equipped with in net management device (250) and the communication network (10 ') and base stations control portion 220 link together by the control signal communication link (600) of control signals such as transmitting-receiving supervisions, maintenance, for example are devices software upgrading etc., that be used for managing, controlling all equipment of communication network (10 ') of carrying out base station (110 ').Sector number in base station (110 '), base stations control portion (200), net management device (250), each base station BS is not limited in the number shown in Figure 14, and can be suitable number.

Figure 15 is the block diagram of the configuration example of the base station that has in the display communication net.The following formation in base station (110 ') is carried out being connected between terminal and base stations control portion, or with net management device between communicating by letter.

Base station (110 ') utilizes wireless IF unit (116-1) to carry out terminal processes such as being converted to the signal of telecommunication after utilizing antenna (119 '-1) to receive the signal (electric wave signal) that sends out from terminal MS (300) by wireless communication link not shown in the figures.The processing of implementing to be used to carry out various communication services for the signal after the terminal processes by communications processor element (117-1) (for example, call out communication process such as control), in circuit IF unit (118), taked after the Interface Matching with base stations control portion (200) this signal to be sent to base stations control portion (200) by main signal communication link (500).Base station (110 ') will be sent to terminal MS (300) from the signal of base stations control portion (200) by means of the processing opposite with above-mentioned processing.Although more than be the situation of sectors control part (120-1) receiving and transmitting signal (electric wave signal),, the situation of sector β control part (120-2) and sector gammai control part (120-3) receiving and transmitting signal (electric wave signal) also is the same.

The CPU (111-4) of the device management portion (121) of base station (110 '), be to use the necessary data of operation (for example end message etc.) of the wireless communication networks (10 ') of storage in the control program of storage in the memory (112-4) or the storage device (113), control base station (the 110 ') integral body of each sector control part (120-1～3) and circuit IF (118) etc.

The CPU (111-1～3) of each sector control part (120-1～3) of base station (110 '), use the control program of storage in the memory (112-1～3), reception is controlled the wireless IF unit (116-1～3) and the communication process (117-1～3) of each sector from the indication of device management portion (121).

Above-mentioned these unit etc. connect by internal bus (115).The I/O (114) that connects in the internal bus (115) is and the interface of net management device (250), is to receive and dispatch control signal (order etc.) essential in the controls such as operation, maintenance of communication network (10 ') or various data by control signal communication link (600).Also I/O (114) can be set, use main signal communication link (500), these control signals or data be added in the signal of receiving and dispatching by main signal communication link (500), and receive and dispatch via circuit IF unit (118).

This base station (110 ') is the renewal that the communication service that is provided by wireless communication networks (10 ') is provided, the CPU (111-4) that makes device management portion (121) is according to order described later and mode of operation, in the base station is under the state that (in service or presence) is constant in the use, comes the middle saved software (Control Software etc.) of memory (112-1～4) of updating device management department (121) and each sector control part (120-1～3), or wireless IF unit (116-1～3), communications processor element (117-1～3), the firmware (control program etc.) of storage in the circuit IF unit (118).In following present embodiment, often the base station is called online upgrading to the operation that above-mentioned software or firmware upgrade in the middle of using.

Figure 16 is a block diagram, and it has shown that the transmitted power output of α sector (120-1) of each base station BS 1～8 (110 '-1～8) is than the structure and the operational example of the wireless communication networks under Figure 14 decline situation.In Figure 14, base station BS 1 (110 '-1) although the α sector covered the residing zone of terminal MS 1 (300-1), but, because the output of the transmission electric wave of the α sector of each base station descends among Figure 16, therefore, the zone that the α sector of base station BS 1 (110 '-1) is covered narrows down, and can not cover the residing zone of terminal MS 1 (300-1).The α sector of base station BS 8 (110 '-8) can not cover the residing zone of terminal MS 2 (300-2) too.Thus, terminal MS 1 (300-1) can not be set the communication link (900-2) with the α sector of base station BS 1 (110 '-1), and only can set the communication link with the γ sector of base station BS 1 (110 '-1).Although terminal MS 1 (300-1) has been selected the communication link that communication quality is good among Figure 14 (900-2), but owing under state shown in Figure 16, can not set, therefore, the DHT (210-2) by configuration in the base stations control portion (200-1) switches to communication link (910-2).With regard to terminal MS 2, also switch to communication link (910-1) from communication link (900-1) according to identical principle.The signal (920-1,2) that base stations control portion (200-1) is used to the communication link after adaptive switched communicates with those who answer's terminal.

So, by the transmission electric wave of control base station, the communication link can providing communication service without interruption from the designated sector of each base station switches, and can create the state that communication service is not provided in this sector.In this state, carry out the renewal of software, and after software upgrading, also have a plurality of sectors (α, β and γ) control part to carry out in proper order simultaneously to each base station and make the processing that sends the electric wave recovery, make and can not interrupt communication service just can carry out software upgrading the software of base station in the wireless communication networks.

Figure 17 is the key diagram that the explanation base station software is upgraded an example of operation.Net management device (250) is handled (17-1) to each base station executive software transmission indication.Each base station gets access to new software by the processing (17-2) of obtaining new software, and carries out net management device (250) is replied the processing (17-3) that software transmission finishes.Then, net management device (250) upgrades indication processing (17-4) to each base station executive software.Order is carried out the software upgrading of sectors control part and is handled the software upgrading processing (17-6) of (17-5), sector β control part and the software upgrading processing (17-7) of sector gammai control part, after (17-8) end is handled in the software upgrading of apparatus control portion, carry out to net management device and reply the processing (17-9) that software upgrading finishes.The detailed process of the software upgrading processing (17-5～7) of each sector control part is handled as shown in figure 19 as shown in figure 18 in more detail, and the detailed process of the software upgrading of apparatus control portion processing (17-9) as shown in figure 20.

Figure 18 is the operational flowchart that the detailed process of (17-5～7) is handled in the software upgrading of each sector control part of explanation.At first, apparatus control portion (121) is carried out transmitted power minimizing request to sector X (X is α, β or γ) control part (120) and is handled (18-1).Sector X control part (120) is carried out the processing (18-2) that transmitted power is slowly descended.Thus, the calling that sector X handles is handed over to adjacent sectors, thereby the communication service of this calling is proceeded.Sector X control part (120) is after transmitted power reduces processing and finishes, and execution will finish and reply processing (18-3) to apparatus control portion (121).Apparatus control portion (121) carry out to be connected to calling on the X of sector be zero processing of confirming (18-4) afterwards, carry out processing (18-5) to the software upgrading of sector X control part (120) request sector X control part (120).Sector X control part (120) receives after the software upgrading request, by the reset processing (18-6) of carrying out self, carries out the processing (18-7) of reading in new software.After this, sector X control part is by carrying out the processing (18-9) of restarting processing (18-8) and the transmitted power of sector X slowly being risen of sector X, thereby can carry out the communication process of sector X once more.Transmitted power at above-mentioned X slowly rises processing (18-9) when roughly finishing, and sector X control part (120) is carried out for apparatus control portion (121) and replied the processing (18-10) that software upgrading finishes.Owing to calling can be handed over to adjacent sectors, therefore, can not carry out the processing of Figure 18 simultaneously to each sector (α, β or γ) control part, handle the order shown in (17-5～7) according to the software upgrading of each sector control part of Figure 17 and carry out.

Figure 19 is an operational flowchart, is used to describe in detail the processing (18-2) that transmitted power is slowly descended shown in Figure 18.Reception reduces request (18-1) from the transmitted power of the CPU (111-4) of device management portion, and the CPU of sector X control part (120) (111-1～3) begins to reduce the processing (19-1) of transmitted power.CPU (111-1～3) carries out to wireless IF (116-1～3) request and makes transmitted power only reduce the processing (19-2) of certain power reduction amplitude.Wireless IF (116-1～3) receives this request, carries out transmitted power and reduces processing (19-3), and carry out the processing (19-4) that the transmission power value after the transmitted power minimizing is notified to CPU (111-1～4).Whether CPU (111-1～3) carries out being the processing (19-5) that the lower limit of transmitted power is judged by the performance number of wireless IF (116-1～3) notice, just in case be not lower limit, then carry out processing (19-2) once more.Just in case the performance number of being notified has reached lower limit, reduce to finish and reply processing (18-3) then carry out transmitted power.

By these processing, the base station can make the transmitted power of this base station slowly descend, the communication link of the communication service that will provided by this base station switches in the adjacent base station, produces the state that communication service is not provided in this base station, thereby can carry out software upgrading.

Figure 20 is an operational flowchart, and (17-9) handled in the software upgrading that is used for describing in detail apparatus control portion (121) in the base station of Figure 17.Apparatus control portion (121) is carried out the unlatching once more of reading in new software (20-2) and apparatus control portion by the reset processing (20-1) of self and is handled (20-3).Even if, can not exert an influence to main signal communication link (500) because device handling part (121) is resetted yet, therefore, make it is in the software upgrading of apparatus control portion (121), can the interrupt communication service yet.

According to the present invention, a kind of radio communication device, wireless communication networks and Oftware updating method can be provided, even if make wireless communication networks be in during various communication services provide, also can the software that provide in each radio communication device in this wireless communication networks be upgraded.According to the present invention, a kind of radio communication device, wireless communication networks and Oftware updating method also are provided, make that the communication service in not interrupting providing just can be upgraded software.Can also realize these devices and method with simple, economic mechanism and order according to the present invention again.

Claims (14)

1. a base station in wireless communication networks, communicates between wireless terminal and wire net, it is characterized in that,

Comprise:

Be used for the wave point that communicates with wireless terminal,

Be used for the wireline interface that communicates with wire net,

Be used for carrying out providing the communication process portion of the processing of communication service to wireless terminal by described wave point and described wireline interface, and

The control part that device is controlled;

Described control part,

When receiving the indication of forbidding the service stopping operation, control so that the operation of the service stopping of base station is not carried out, the described indication that is used to forbid the service stopping operation is sent by the maintenance of the described wireless communication networks of transmitting-receiving or the base station of net management device beyond the base station group of update software of moving necessary control signal

When receiving by described net management device when the software upgrading of the base station of the base station group of update software transmission is indicated, carry out following control, promptly the transmission electric wave by reducing described wave point, makes soft handover takes place on the path in described base station to predefined lower limit with power output; Path in described base station is soft to be handed over to via after on the path of other adjacent base stations, will be set in the software of the memory of this control part, is updated to the software that receives by described wireline interface in advance; After software upgrading, return the state of the transmission electric wave of described wave point.

2. base station as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,

Described control part, the transmission electric wave of described wave point is reduced with power output, make and soft handover takes place on the path in described base station, switch to other adjacent base stations by the path during communication service is provided, in base station, be set at the state that communication service is not provided as the software upgrading object.

3. base station as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,

Described base station has a plurality of sectors,

At least one sector in a plurality of sectors of described control part selective sequential with regard to selected sector, makes the transmission electric wave of described wave point reduce with power output, is set at the state that communication service is not provided in this sector.

4. base station as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,

The control part of the base station of the base station group of described update software receives software and the update request that is used to upgrade by described wireline interface;

According to the update request that receives, make the transmission electric wave of described wave point reduce with power output, soft handover takes place on the path in described base station, change the transmission electric wave state of described wave point, the path of communication service in providing do not switched on the path via other adjacent base stations with having hit;

Whether the number that the path of communication service in providing is provided is zero;

At the number of judging this path is after zero, is the software that receives with the software upgrading of setting.

5. a wireless communication networks is characterized in that,

Have:

The base station that between wireless terminal and wire net, communicates,

The control device that comprises soft handover unit and communicate, described soft handover unit with described base station from the signal that utilizes a plurality of paths of setting and receive, the one or more signals of corresponding selection with the electric wave state,

And the net that net is managed management device,

Described net management device to be comprising the mode of adjacent base station, selects a plurality of described base station that software is upgraded according to certain rule, makes base station group;

For the base station beyond the base station group, send the indication of forbidding the service stopping operation,

For the described base station that belongs to described base station group, send the software and the update request that are used to upgrade,

The base station that belongs to the base station group that receives the software that sends from described net management device and update request, according to the update request that receives, the transmission electric wave power output of the path during the minimizing communication service provides, thus soft handover takes place on the path in described service provides; Path in described communication service provides is soft to be handed over to via after on the path of the adjacent base station beyond the described base station group, is the software that is received with the software upgrading of setting; After software upgrading, recover to send the state of electric wave.

6. wireless communication networks as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that,

Described net management device has memory, this memory to the device identification that is applied to discern the base station in the wireless communication networks store be used to discern with the base station of each base station adjacency in abutting connection with identifier;

With reference to described memory, the base station of adjacency in same base station group, is not selected in the base station of identification and the base station adjacency of selecting as the software upgrading object.

7. wireless communication networks as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that,

Described net management device has memory, this memory is stored calling linking number in each base station to the device identification that is applied to discern the base station in the wireless communication networks, and the identifier that shows the group under each base station with and/or do not belong to the identifier of any one group;

With reference to described memory, never belong in the described base station of any one base station group, the selective call linking number minimum or at the following base station of a fixed number, generation base station group.

8. wireless communication networks as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that,

Described net management device has memory, the device identification that is applied to discern the base station in the wireless communication networks is stored calling linking number in (i) base station, (ii) be used to discern with the base station of base station adjacency in abutting connection with identifier, the identifier that (iii) comprises the affiliated group in base station, or show the information of getting rid of selecting outside the candidate, or show any one group's information in the information of selecting candidate;

With reference to described memory, show the base station of selecting candidate from group's information, retrieve a base station of calling out the linking number minimum, or one is called out the base station of linking number below a fixed number, obtains the device identification of this base station,

In group's information, store the identifier of this base station group corresponding to the device identification of being obtained;

The device identification of obtaining and obtaining is accordingly in abutting connection with identifier;

Come the indexing unit identifier based on what obtain in abutting connection with identifier, in the group's information corresponding to this device identification, storage shows by the information of removing from select candidate.

9. a wireless communication networks is characterized in that,

Have:

There are a plurality of sectors, the base station that between wireless terminal and wire net, communicates,

The control device that comprises soft handover unit and communicate with described base station, described soft handover unit correspondingly with the electric wave state are selected one or more signals from the signal that utilizes a plurality of paths of setting and receive, and

The net that net manages is managed device;

Described net management device sends the software and the update request that are used to upgrade to a plurality of described base station of update software;

Each described base station receives software and the update request that sends from described net management device; According to the update request that receives, do not carry out the renewal of software for described a plurality of sectors simultaneously and handle, send the electric wave power output but reduce in proper order, thereby make the path of communication service in providing that soft handover take place for each sector; Path in described sector of base station is soft to be handed over to via after on the path of other adjacent sectors, is the software that is received with the software upgrading of setting; After software upgrading, the state that sends electric wave is returned with regard to the sector of selecting.

10. Oftware updating method,

Has the base station that between wireless terminal and wire net, communicates, with comprise soft handover unit that is used for soft handover and the control device that communicates with described base station, manage in the wireless communication networks of device with the net that net is managed, software to the base station upgrades, it is characterized in that

May further comprise the steps:

Net management device to be comprising the mode of adjacent base station, selects a plurality of base stations of update software according to certain rule, makes the step of base station group;

Net management device sends the step of the indication of forbidding the service stopping operation to the base station beyond the described base station group;

For the base station that belongs to described base station group, the software that transmission is used to upgrade and the step of update request;

The base station that belongs to the base station group that receives this update request, by reducing the transmission electric wave power output of described wave point, make soft handover takes place on described base station in communication service provides or the path in the described sector of base station, the path during described communication service is provided switches to via the step on the path of other adjacent base stations;

Path in described communication service provides is soft to be handed over to via after on the path of other adjacent base stations, is the step of the software that received with the software upgrading of setting;

And after software upgrading, return the step of the state that sends electric wave.

11. Oftware updating method as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that,

Described base station group makes step and never belongs in the base station of any one base station group, select call out the linking number minimum or the base station below a fixed number, make base station group.

12. Oftware updating method as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that,

Path in described communication service is provided is soft be handed over to step on the path of the base station adjacent via other after, before the described step of updating, comprise also whether the number of vias during communication service provided is zero step of judging;

As described in judge this path in the determining step number be zero, be the software that receives then with the software upgrading of setting.

13. Oftware updating method as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that,

Described base station group makes step and comprises:

With reference to being used for the device identification that is applied to discern the base station is stored in calling linking number in (i) base station in the memory, (ii) be used to discern with the base station of base station adjacency in abutting connection with identifier, (iii) comprise the affiliated group identification in base station, or show the information of getting rid of selecting outside the candidate, or any one group's information of the information of candidate is selected in demonstration, show the base station of selecting candidate from group's information, retrieve a base station of calling out the linking number minimum, or one is called out the base station of linking number below a fixed number, obtains the step of the device identification of this base station;

In group's information, store the step of the identifier of this base station group corresponding to the device identification of being obtained;

The device identification of obtaining and obtaining is accordingly in abutting connection with the step of identifier;

Come the indexing unit identifier based on what obtain in abutting connection with identification information, in the group's information corresponding to this device identification, storage shows by the step of the information of removing from select candidate.

14. an Oftware updating method,

Be used for containing a plurality of sectors possessing, the base station that between wireless terminal and wire net, communicates, with comprise soft handover unit that is used for soft handover and the control device that communicates with described base station, manage in the wireless communication networks of device with the net that net is managed, software to the base station upgrades, it is characterized in that

The method includes the steps of:

Net management device sends the software that is used to upgrade and the step of update request for a plurality of base stations of update software;

Each base station receives this update request, at least one sector in a plurality of sectors of selective sequential, and with regard to selected sector minimizing transmission electric wave power output, thereby the renewal of not carrying out software for described a plurality of sectors is simultaneously handled, but make each sector that the soft handover of the path of communication service in providing is provided, make path switch to step on other sectors of other adjacent base stations or described base station; With the software upgrading of setting is the step of institute's receiving software; And the step of after software upgrading, returning the state that sends electric wave.

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