Method, device, and system for regulating power consumption
A method, device and system for regulating power consumption are provided in the embodiments of the present invention. A method for regulating power consumption includes: obtaining, by a base station, an application point and a configuration parameter; sending, by the base station, an indication message to a terminal according to the application point and configuration parameter; regulating, by the base station, the power consumption of the base station by using the configuration parameter at the application point; the configuration parameter comprises cell antenna information or system bandwidth information; the indication message instructs the terminal to use the configuration parameter at the application point. Under the condition that user's normal communication is remained, the number of cell antennas or the cell bandwidth is dynamically changed. This reduces the power consumption of the network device.
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a base station, an application point and a configuration parameter, the configuration parameter comprising number of cell antennas to be applied at the application point, the application point being a starting point of a modification period of a system message;
indicating, by the base station, a terminal to apply the number of the cell antennas at the starting point of the modification period of the system message;
applying, by the base station, the number of the cell antennas at the starting point of the modification period of the system message which is a same moment for the terminal to apply the number of the cell antennas.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameter further comprises one or more of:
information to indicate a change of the number of the cell antennas or a change of cell bandwidth, system information affecting connection status of the terminal, and information about a transmission mode after the number of the cell antennas is changed.
3. The method according to claim 1 , the indicating, by the base station, a terminal to apply the number of the cell antennas at the starting point, comprising:
the base station sends an indication message to the terminal, wherein the indication message comprises the number of the cell antennas and the starting point of the modification period of the system message and is used to instruct the terminal to apply the number of the cell antennas at the starting point of the modification period of the system message.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining, by the base station, the application point and the configuration parameter comprises:
obtaining, by the base station, the application point and the configuration parameter according to a trigger factor,
wherein the trigger factor comprises one or more of: cell load, a selected time point, or traffic.
5. A base station, comprising:
a receiver configured to obtain an application point and a configuration parameter, the configuration parameter comprising number of cell antennas to be applied at the application point, the application point being a starting point of a modification period of a system message;
a transmitter configured to indicate a terminal to apply the number of the cell antennas at the starting point of the modification period of the system message; and
a processor configured to apply the number of the cell antennas at the starting point of the modification period of the system message which is a same moment for the terminal to apply the number of the cell antennas.
6. The base station according to claim 5 , wherein the configuration parameter further comprises one or more of:
information to indicate a change of the number of cell antennas or a change of cell bandwidth, system information affecting connection status of the terminal, or information about a transmission mode after the number of the cell antennas is changed.
7. The base station according to claim 5 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to
send an indication message to a terminal, wherein the indication message comprises the number of the cell antennas and the starting point of the modification period of the system message and is used to instruct the terminal to use the number of the cell antennas at the starting of the modification period of the system message point.
8. The base station according to claim 7 , wherein
the processor is further configured to trigger the transmitter to send the indication message to the terminal according to a trigger factor,
wherein the trigger factor comprises one or more of: cell load, a selected time point, or traffic.
9. A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a terminal, an application point and a configuration parameter, the configuration parameter comprising number of cell antennas to be applied at the application point, the application point being a starting point of a modification period of a system message;
receiving, by the terminal, an indication message sent by a base station and the indication message being used to instruct the terminal to apply the number of the cell antennas at the starting point of the modification period of the system message; and
applying, by the terminal, the number of the cell antennas at the starting point of the modification period of the system message in accordance with the indication message;
wherein the configuration parameter and the application point is used for the base station to apply the number of the cell antennas at the starting point of the modification period of the system message.
10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein
the indication message is a paging message further indicating a change of the number of cell antennas or a change of cell bandwidth; or
the indication message is a radio resource control connection reconfiguration message further indicating a change of the number of cell antennas or a change of cell bandwidth.
11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the configuration parameter further comprises one or more of: information to indicate a change of the number of cell antennas or a change of cell bandwidth, system information affecting connection status of the terminal, or information about a transmission mode after the number of the cell antennas is changed.
12. A terminal, comprising:
a receiver configured to
obtain an application point and a configuration parameter, the configuration parameter comprising number of cell antennas to be applied at the application point, the application point being a starting point of a modification period of a system message; and
receive an indication message sent by a base station wherein the indication message is used to instruct the terminal to apply the number of the cell antennas at the starting point of the modification period of the system message;
a processor configured to apply the number of the cell antenna at the starting point of the modification period of the system message in accordance with the indication message;
wherein the configuration parameter and the application point is used for the base station to apply the number of the cell antennas at the starting point of the modification period of the system message.
13. The terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the configuration parameter further comprises one or more of: indication information indicating a change of the number of cell antennas or a change of cell bandwidth, system information affecting connection status of the terminal, or information about the transmission mode after the number of the cell antennas is changed.