IP Library Granted Patent US 8,868,088
Granted Patent B2
US 8,868,088 · App. 13/257,872 · Granted Oct 21, 2014

Method and apparatus for communication control between radio network controllers

Inventors: Xiang Cheng (Guangdong, CN); Yu Zhang (Guangdong, CN); Meifang He (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04W36/0055H04W92/22
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Patent No.
US 8,868,088
App. No.
13/257,872
Granted
Oct 21, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a method for communication control between radio network controllers. The method comprises: after a serving node B belonging to a drift radio network controller controls a terminal to perform activation of an enhanced dedicated channel radio link, notifying a radio link activation information of the terminal to the drift radio network controller; and the drift radio network controller sending a radio link activation indication to a serving radio network controller according to the radio link activation information; and, after the serving node B belonging to the drift radio network controller controls the terminal to perform deactivation of the enhanced dedicated channel radio link, notifying a radio link deactivation information of the terminal to the drift radio network controller; and the drift radio network controller sending a radio link deactivation indication to the serving radio network controller according to the radio link deactivation information.

Claims (42)

1. A method for communication control between radio network controllers, comprising:

after a serving node B belonging to a drift radio network controller controls a terminal activating an enhanced dedicated channel radio link, said serving node B notifying the radio link activation information to the drift radio network controller; and after the drift radio network controller receives the radio link activation information of the terminal from the serving node B, the drift radio network controller sending a radio link activation indication to a serving radio network controller according to the radio link activation information; and

after the serving node B belonging to the drift radio network controller controls the terminal deactivating the enhanced dedicated channel radio link, said serving node B notifying the radio link deactivation information of the terminal to the drift radio network controller; and after the drift radio network controller receives the radio link deactivation information of the terminal from the serving node B, the drift radio network controller sending a radio link deactivation indication to the serving radio network controller according to the radio link deactivation information;

wherein, the serving node B only belongs to the drift radio network controller, but does not belong to the serving radio network controller;

the radio link activation indication carries a radio link set identification and/or a radio link identification to indicate that the radio link set and/or the radio link corresponding to the terminal has been activated;

the radio link deactivation indication carries the radio link set identification and/or the radio link identification to indicate that the radio link set and/or the radio link corresponding to the terminal has been deactivated;

wherein, the radio link activation indication further carries a time information of activation, the time information is denoted with a connection frame number, and is a time point of the serving node B sending a radio link activation command to the terminal via an air interface, or is a time point of the terminal confirming of receiving a radio link activation command sent by the serving node B; or, the radio link deactivation indication further carries a time information of deactivation, the time information is denoted with a connection frame number, and is a time point of the serving node B sending a radio link deactivation command to the terminal via an air interface, or is a time point of the terminal confirming of receiving a radio link deactivation command sent by the serving node B.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, further comprising:

the serving radio network controller controlling a non-serving node B to perform activation of a non-serving enhanced dedicated channel radio link of the terminal according to the received radio link activation indication; and

the serving radio network controller controlling the non-serving node B to perform deactivation of the non-serving enhanced dedicated channel radio link of the terminal according to the received radio link deactivation indication.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein,

the step of the serving node B controlling the terminal to perform activation of the enhanced dedicated channel radio link comprises: the serving node B controlling the terminal to perform activation of the enhanced dedicated channel radio link of an auxiliary carrier;

the step of the serving node B controlling the terminal to perform deactivation of the enhanced dedicated channel radio link comprises: the serving node B controlling the terminal to perform deactivation of the enhanced dedicated channel radio link of the auxiliary carrier.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein,

in the step of the drift radio network controller sending the radio link activation indication or the radio link deactivation indication to the serving radio network controller,

the drift radio network controller sends the radio link activation indication or the radio link deactivation indication to the serving radio network controller via a radio network subsystem application part layer of an interconnection of radio network controller interface.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein,

the radio link activation indication further carries a marker of a direction to indicate that the radio link set and/or the radio link has been activated in the direction;

the marker of the direction is: a single uplink direction or a single downlink direction or a two-way direction.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein,

the radio link deactivation indication further carries a marker of a direction to indicate that the radio link set and/or the radio link has been deactivated in the direction;

the marker of the direction is: a single uplink direction or a single downlink direction or a two-way direction.

7. An apparatus to be applied to a drift radio network controller for communication control between radio network controllers comprising:

a reception module and a transmission module, wherein,

the reception module is configured to notify the transmission module the radio link activation information after receiving a radio link activation information of a terminal sent by a serving node B belonging to the drift radio network controller; and the transmission module is configured to, in response to the notification from the reception module, send a radio link activation indication to a serving radio network controller according to the received radio link activation information; and

the reception module is configured to notify the transmission module the radio link deactivation information after receiving a radio link deactivation information of the terminal sent by the serving node B belonging to the drift radio network controller; and the transmission module is configured to, in response to the notification from the reception module, send a radio link deactivation indication to the serving radio network controller according to the received radio link deactivation information;

wherein, the serving node B only belongs to the drift radio network controller, but does not belong to the serving radio network controller;

the radio link activation indication carries a radio link set identification and/or a radio link identification to indicate that the radio link set and/or the radio link corresponding to the terminal has been activated;

the radio link deactivation indication carries the radio link set identification and/or the radio link identification to indicate that the radio link set and/or the radio link corresponding to the terminal has been deactivated;

wherein, the radio link activation indication further carries a time information of activation, the time information is denoted with a connection frame number, and is a time point of the serving node B sending a radio link activation command to the terminal via an air interface, or is a time point of the terminal confirming of receiving a radio link activation command sent by the serving node B; or, the radio link deactivation indication further carries a time information of deactivation, the time information is denoted with a connection frame number, and is a time point of the serving node B sending a radio link deactivation command to the terminal via an air interface, or is a time point of the terminal confirming of receiving a radio link deactivation command sent by the serving node B.

8. The method of claim 2 , wherein,

the step of the serving node B controlling the terminal to perform activation of the enhanced dedicated channel radio link comprises: the serving node B controlling the terminal to perform activation of the enhanced dedicated channel radio link of an auxiliary carrier;

the step of the serving node B controlling the terminal to perform deactivation of the enhanced dedicated channel radio link comprises: the serving node B controlling the terminal to perform deactivation of the enhanced dedicated channel radio link of the auxiliary carrier.

9. The method of claim 2 , wherein,

in the step of the drift radio network controller sending the radio link activation indication or the radio link deactivation indication to the serving radio network controller,

the drift radio network controller sends the radio link activation indication or the radio link deactivation indication to the serving radio network controller via a radio network subsystem application part layer of an interconnection of radio network controller interface.

10. The method of claim 2 , wherein,

the radio link activation indication further carries a marker of a direction to indicate that the radio link set and/or the radio link has been activated in the direction;

the marker of the direction is: a single uplink direction or a single downlink direction or a two-way direction.

11. The method of claim 2 , wherein,

the radio link deactivation indication further carries a marker of a direction to indicate that the radio link set and/or the radio link has been deactivated in the direction;

the marker of the direction is: a single uplink direction or a single downlink direction or a two-way direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2011
From: CHENG, XIANG; ZHANG, YU; HE, MEIFANG
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 2009 1 0168543 · Aug 18, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120135762A1 · May 31, 2012