Method and apparatus for configuring resource for network devices serving over-the-air areas
The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for configuring a resource, a network device, and a storage medium. The method includes: determining a set of network devices that corresponds to each over-the-air area and that provides a network service for the over-the-air area, where the set of network devices includes an identifier of a network device satisfying a condition for providing a network service for the over-the-air area; determining, according to the set of network devices, a target network device providing a network service for a plurality of over-the-air areas, and a beam sequence used by the target network device; generating pilot configuration information for configuring a pilot sequence for the beam sequence of the target network device; and sending the pilot configuration information to the target network device.
1. A method for configuring a resource, comprising:
obtaining a plurality of over-the-air areas, wherein, each over-the-air area of the plurality of over-the-air area is an area defined by a height level or a height value range;
determining a set of network devices that corresponds to each over-the-air area and that provides a network service for each over-the-air area, wherein, each set of network devices comprises an identifier of a network device satisfying a condition for providing a network service for the each over-the-air area;
determining a target network device providing a network service for a plurality of over-the-air areas according to a plurality of sets of network devices determined for the plurality of over-the-air areas, and determining a beam sequence used by the target network device;
generating pilot configuration information for configuring a pilot sequence for the beam sequence of the target network device; and
sending the pilot configuration information to the target network device,
wherein the determining a set of network devices that corresponds to each over-the-air area and that provides a network service for the each over-the-air area comprises:
receiving measurement information of beam sequences of network devices that is measured and sent by all terminal devices located in a first over-the-air area, wherein the measurement information comprises received power of at least one of the following signals: a reference signal, a synchronization signal, and a channel state reference signal; and
determining, according to the measurement information, the set of network devices that provides a network service for the first over-the-air area;
wherein the determining, according to the measurement information, the set of network devices that provides a network service for the first over-the-air area comprises:
determining a network device which a beam sequence with received power greater than a preset power threshold belongs to, and obtaining a first set of candidate network devices;
determining a coverage area of the network service for the first over-the-air area provided by each network device of the first set of candidate network devices; and
if a coverage area of the network service provided by a first network device includes a coverage area of the network service provided by a second network device, deleting the second network device from the first set of candidate network devices, wherein the first network device and the second network device are any two different network devices of the first set of candidate network devices.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pilot configuration information is designed by combining time domain and frequency domain, so that pilots of each beam sequence of the target network device are uniformly distributed in the time domain and the frequency domain, and pilots of each of a plurality of beam sequences providing a network service for each of different over-the-air areas are staggered in the time domain and the frequency domain, to avoid pilot interference between a plurality of beams providing a network service for the different over-the-air areas.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises:
sending a beam disabling instruction to each network device of a set of network devices corresponding to the over-the-air area when no terminal device is detected to exist in any over-the-air area, wherein the beam disabling instruction is configured to disable a beam sequence of each network device providing a network service for the over-the-air area; or
sending a beam enabling instruction to each network device of a set of network devices corresponding to the over-the-air area when a terminal device is detected to exist in any over-the-air area, wherein the beam enabling instruction is configured to enable a beam sequence of each network device providing a network service for the over-the-air area.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, according to the measurement information, the set of network devices that provides a network service for the first over-the-air area further comprises:
determining, based on a principle of seamless coverage, from a second set of candidate network devices obtained after deleting the second network device from the first set of candidate network devices, the set of network devices that provides a network service for the first over-the-air area, wherein the seamless coverage means that any position in the first over-the-air area has network coverage provided by a respective beam sequence.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the method further comprises:
sending a beam disabling instruction to each network device of a set of network devices corresponding to the over-the-air area when no terminal device is detected to exist in any over-the-air area, wherein the beam disabling instruction is configured to disable a beam sequence of each network device providing a network service for the over-the-air area; or
sending a beam enabling instruction to each network device of a set of network devices corresponding to the over-the-air area when a terminal device is detected to exist in any over-the-air area, wherein the beam enabling instruction is configured to enable a beam sequence of each network device providing a network service for the over-the-air area.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
sending a beam disabling instruction to each network device of a set of network devices corresponding to the over-the-air area when no terminal device is detected to exist in any over-the-air area, wherein the beam disabling instruction is configured to disable a beam sequence of each network device providing a network service for the over-the-air area; or
sending a beam enabling instruction to each network device of a set of network devices corresponding to the over-the-air area when a terminal device is detected to exist in any over-the-air area, wherein the beam enabling instruction is configured to enable a beam sequence of each network device providing a network service for the over-the-air area.
7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprises one or more programs for executing the method according to claim 1 .
8. An apparatus for configuring a resource, comprising: the non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 7 , and one or more processors for executing the program in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium.
9. The apparatus for configuring a resource according to claim 8 , wherein the pilot configuration information is designed by combining time domain and frequency domain, so that pilots of each beam sequence of the target network device are uniformly distributed in the time domain and the frequency domain, and pilots of each of a plurality of beam sequences providing a network service for each of different over-the-air areas are staggered in the time domain and the frequency domain, to avoid pilot interference between a plurality of beams providing a network service for the different over-the-air areas.
10. The apparatus for configuring a resource according to claim 8 , wherein the determining, according to the measurement information, the set of network devices that provides a network service for the first over-the-air area comprises:
determining, based on a principle of seamless coverage, from a second set of candidate network devices obtained after deleting the second network device from the first set of candidate network devices, the set of network devices that provides a network service for the first over-the-air area, wherein the seamless coverage means that any position in the first over-the-air area has network coverage provided by a respective beam sequence.
11. The apparatus for configuring a resource according to claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
sending a beam disabling instruction to each network device of a set of network devices corresponding to the over-the-air area when no terminal device is detected to exist in any over-the-air area, wherein the beam disabling instruction is configured to disable a beam sequence of each network device providing a network service for the over-the-air area; or
sending a beam enabling instruction to each network device of a set of network devices corresponding to the over-the-air area when a terminal device is detected to exist in any over-the-air area, wherein the beam enabling instruction is configured to enable a beam sequence of each network device providing a network service for the over-the-air area.
12. A network device, comprising the apparatus for configuring a resource according to claim 8 , wherein the network device is a network management system device or a primary serving base station.