Radio access network control unit and dynamic small cell
The disclosure relates to a radio access network (RAN) control unit for determining a functional operation of a dynamic small cell, in particular an unplanned small cell, a nomadic node or a relay, in a radio communication network comprising at least one slice associated with at least one user equipment and at least one radio channel connecting the at least one user equipment (UE) to the radio communication network, the RAN control unit comprising a processor configured to determine a functional operation of the dynamic small cell (DSC) based on information based on channel measurements of the at least one radio channel and/or requirement information of the at least one slice, and/or estimated or measured performance of the RAN, and/or location information of the DSC.
1. A radio access network (RAN) control unit in a radio communication network, the radio communication network comprising at least one network slice associated with at least one user equipment (UE) and at least one radio channel connecting the at least one UE to the radio communication network, the RAN control unit comprising:
a transmitter configured to send a configuration signaling message to a dynamic small cell (DSC), wherein the configuration signaling message comprises at least one of the following configuration parameters: an identifier of the at least one network slice, an amplification factor, a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) operating point, a HARQ scheme, or quality of service (QoS) parameters.
2. The RAN control unit of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters comprised in the configuration signaling message depend on a functional operation of the DSC.
3. The RAN control unit of claim 2 , wherein the functional operation of the DSC comprises at least one of:
Layer 1 (L1) functional capabilities;
Layer 2 (L2) functional capabilities;
Layer 3 (L3) functional capabilities;
an Amplify and Forward (AF) operation mode; or
a Decode and Forward (DF) operation mode.
4. The RAN control unit of claim 3 , wherein the functional operation of the DSC comprises:
a functionality residing at a macro base station of the radio communication network; or
a self-organizing network functionality residing at a network manager of the radio communication network.
5. The RAN control unit of claim 2 , further comprising:
a processor configured to determine a functional operation of a second DSC based on channel measurements of the at least one radio channel, requirement information of the at least one network slice, and location information of the second DSC.
6. The RAN control unit of claim 2 , wherein the functional operation of the DSC is associated with at least one of a first component carrier or a second component carrier on which the DSC operates.
7. The RAN control unit of claim 2 , further comprising:
a processor configured to determine the functional operation of the DSC based on a functional operation of at least one other DSC.
8. A dynamic small cell (DSC) in a radio communication network, the radio communication network comprising at least one network slice associated with at least one user equipment (UE) and at least one radio channel connecting the at least one UE to the radio communication network, the DSC comprising:
a receiver configured to receive, from a radio access network (RAN) control unit, a configuration signaling message, wherein the configuration signaling message comprises at least one of the following configuration parameters: an identifier of the at least one network slice, an amplification factor, a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) operating point, a HARQ scheme, or quality of service (QoS) parameters.
9. A method, comprising:
sending, by a radio access network (RAN) control unit in a radio communication network, a configuration signaling message to a dynamic small cell (DSC),
wherein the radio communication network comprises at least one network slice associated with at least one user equipment (UE) and at least one radio channel connecting the at least one UE to the radio communication network,
wherein the configuration signaling message comprises at least one of the following configuration parameters: an identifier of the at least one network slice, an amplification factor, a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) operating point, a HARQ scheme, or quality of service (QoS) parameters.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the configuration parameters comprised in the configuration signaling message depend on a functional operation of the DSC.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the functional operation of the DSC comprises at least one of:
Layer 1 (L1) functional capabilities;
Layer 2 (L2) functional capabilities;
Layer 3 (L3) functional capabilities;
an Amplify and Forward (AF) operation mode; or
a Decode and Forward (DF) operation mode.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the functional operation of the DSC comprises:
a functionality residing at a macro base station of the radio communication network; or
a self-organizing network functionality residing at a network manager of the radio communication network.
13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
determining a functional operation of a second DSC based on channel measurements of the at least one radio channel, requirement information of the at least one network slice, and location information of the second DSC.
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the functional operation of the DSC is associated with at least one of a first component carrier or a second component carrier on which the DSC operates.
15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising determining the function operation of the DSC based on a functional operations of at least one other DSC.
16. The DSC of claim 8 , further comprising:
a transmitter configured to send an acknowledgement of the DSC to the RAN control unit indicating that a configuration setup is complete.