Data transmission method and base station

1. A data transmission method implemented in a time division duplex (TDD) system, comprising:

sending, by a radio equipment controller (REC), a first part of downlink data of a downlink period to a radio equipment (RE) before the downlink period arrives;

sending, by the REC, a second part of the downlink data of the downlink period to the RE in the downlink period, wherein the second part and the first part constitute all downlink data of the downlink period;

receiving, by the RE, the first part and the second part of the downlink data of the downlink period; and

sending, by the RE, the first part and the second part as the downlink data through an air interface in the downlink period;

wherein the REC sends the second part of the downlink data of the downlink period to the RE through a first Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) interface, and the REC further receives, through the first CPRI interface, uplink data sent by the RE;

wherein sending, by the REC, the first part of the downlink data of the downlink period to the RE before the downlink period arrives comprises: sending, by the REC, the first part of the downlink data of the downlink period to the RE through the first CPRI interface in a previous downlink period; and

wherein a transmission time of the first part of the downlink data of the downlink period on the air interface is longer than or equal to a round-trip delay of data transmission on the first CPRI interface, and is shorter than or equal to a transmission time of all downlink data of the downlink period on the air interface.

2. The data transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein when a round-trip delay of data transmission on the first CPRI interface is longer than a round-trip delay of data transmission on the air interface, before the REC sends the first part of the downlink data of the downlink period to the RE through the first CPRI interface in the previous downlink period, the method further comprises:

compressing, by the REC, the first part of the downlink data of the downlink period to obtain a first part of compressed downlink data.

3. The data transmission method according to claim 2 , wherein when the round-trip delay of data transmission on the first CPRI interface is longer than the round-trip delay of data transmission on the air interface, before the REC sends the second part of the downlink data of the downlink period to the RE in the downlink period, the method further comprises:

compressing, by the REC, the second part of the downlink data of the downlink period to obtain a second part of compressed downlink data.

4. The data transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein when a round-trip delay of data transmission on the first CPRI interface is longer than a round-trip delay of data transmission on the air interface, before the REC sends the first part of the downlink data of the downlink period to the RE through the first CPRI interface in the previous downlink period, the method further comprises:

sending, by the REC, the first part of the downlink data of the downlink period to the RE through the first CPRI interface in the previous downlink period is: sending, by the REC, the first part of the compressed downlink data to the RE through the first CPRI interface in the previous downlink period; and

decompressing, by the RE, the first part of the compressed downlink data to obtain the first part of the downlink data of the downlink period.

5. The data transmission method according to claim 4 , wherein when the round-trip delay of data transmission on the first CPRI interface is longer than the round-trip delay of data transmission on the air interface, before the REC sends the second part of the downlink data of the downlink period to the RE in the downlink period, the method further comprises:

sending, by the REC, the second part of the downlink data of the downlink period to the RE through the first CPRI interface in the downlink period is: sending, by the REC, the second part of the compressed downlink data to the RE through the first CPRI interface in the downlink period; and

decompressing, by the RE, the second part of the compressed downlink data to obtain the second part of the downlink data of the downlink period.

6. The data transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein multiple antennas of the RE use the second CPRI interface based on time division multiplexing.

7. A base station in a time division duplex (TDD) system, wherein the base station comprises a radio equipment (RE) and a radio equipment controller (REC), and the RE comprises a first receiving module, a second receiving module, and a downlink data sending module, and the REC comprises a first downlink data delivering module and a second downlink data delivering module; wherein:

the first downlink data delivering module is configured to send a first part of downlink data of a downlink period to the radio equipment RE before the downlink period arrives;

the second downlink data delivering module is configured to send a second part of the downlink data of the downlink period to the RE in the downlink period, wherein the second part and the first part constitute all downlink data of the downlink period;

the first receiving module is configured to receive the first part of the downlink data of the downlink period;

the second receiving module is configured to receive the second part of the downlink data of the downlink period; and

the downlink data sending module is configured to send the first part and the second part as the downlink data through an air interface in the downlink period;

wherein the base station further comprises a first Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) interface, and the second downlink data delivering module sends the second part of the downlink data of the downlink period to the RE through the first CPRI interface; the REC further comprises a receiving module, configured to receive, through the first CPRI interface, uplink data sent by the RE;

wherein the first downlink data delivering module is configured to send the first part of the downlink data of the downlink period to the RE through the first CPRI interface in a previous downlink period; and

wherein a transmission time of the first part of the downlink data of a next downlink period on the air interface is longer than or equal to a round-trip delay of data transmission on the first CPRI interface, and is shorter than or equal to a transmission time of all downlink data of the downlink period on the air interface.

8. The base station according to claim 7 , wherein the REC further comprises:

a downlink data compressing module, configured to compress the first part of the downlink data of the downlink period when a round-trip delay of data transmission on the first CPRI interface is longer than a round-trip delay of data transmission on the air interface, so as to obtain a first part of compressed downlink data;

in this case, the first downlink data delivering module is configured to send the first part of the compressed downlink data to the RE through the first CPRI interface in the previous downlink period.

9. The base station according to claim 8 , wherein the downlink data compressing module is further configured to compress the second part of the downlink data of the downlink period to obtain a second part of compressed downlink data;

in this case, the first downlink data delivering module is further configured to send the second part of the compressed downlink data to the RE through the first CPRI interface in the downlink period.

10. The base station according to claim 7 , wherein the RE further comprises:

a downlink data decompressing module, configured to decompress the first part of the compressed downlink data to obtain the first part of the downlink data of the downlink period.

11. The base station according to claim 10 , wherein the downlink data decompressing module is further configured to decompress the second part of the compressed downlink data to obtain the second part of the downlink data of the downlink period.