Method and System for Reporting FGI Capability by Terminal and Assigning Measurement Task by Network Side

• US 20140341116A1
• Filed: 06/28/2012
• Published: 11/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Zhongming, Du, Zhongda
• Granted Patent: US 9,565,585 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/065 related to network devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0088 Scheduling hand-off measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data

Abstract

Disclosed are a capability for reporting Feature Group indicators (FGI) capability by the terminal and a method for configuring a measurement task for the terminal by the network side and a terminal, a network side device and a system thereof. Wherein, the method for reporting the FGI capability by the terminal comprises: when reporting the FGI capability of the terminal to the network side, for each Radio Access Technology (RAT), the terminal reporting whether the terminal supports Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR) capability of the RAT or not. The method for configuring the measurement task for the terminal by the network side comprises: when obtaining the FGI capability of the terminal, the network side also obtaining whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of each RAT or not, and configuring a measurement task corresponding to the FGI capability for the terminal according to the FGI capability supported by the terminal.

Claims

1. A method for reporting Feature Group indicators (FGI) capability by a terminal, comprising:

when the terminal reports the FGI capability of the terminal to a network side by the terminal, for each Radio Access Technology (RAT), the terminal reporting indication information about whether the terminal supports Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR) capability of the RAT or not, wherein, the indication information comprises at least two bits.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein,

the RAT comprises one or more of the following radio access technologies:

code division multiple access CDMA2000 first generation radio transmission technology (1xRTT), CDMA2000 high rate packet data (HRPD), universal mobile telecommunication system terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) and global system for mobile communication (GSM)/enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE) radio access network (GERAN).

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein,

the indication information about whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not is indicated by adopting one of the following modes:

setting 1 bit for each RAT to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the HRPD or not, and setting 1 bit for each of other RATs to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the GERAN or not, and setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the HRPD and the UTRAN or not; and

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the UTRAN or not, and setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the HRPD and the GERAN or not.

4. A method for configuring a measurement task for a terminal by a network side, comprising:

when the network side obtains a Feature Group indicators (FGI) capability of the terminal, the network side obtaining indication information about whether the terminal supports Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR) capability of each radio access technology (RAT) or not; and

the network side configuring a measurement task corresponding to the FGI capability for the terminal according to the FGI capability supported by the terminal.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein, the method further comprises:

when the network side obtains the FGI capability of the terminal, the network side also obtaining indication information about whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

wherein, the indication information about whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not is indicated by adopting one of the following modes;

setting 1 bit for each RAT to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the HRPD or not, and setting 1 bit for each of other RATs to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the GERAN or not, and setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the HRPD and the UTRAN or not; and

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the UTRAN or not, and setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the HRPD and the GERAN or not;

and the network side judging whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not according to the indication information.

6. A terminal, comprising:

a configuration module, configured to, for each Radio Access Technology (RAT), configure indication information about whether the terminal supports Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR) capability of the RAT or not, wherein, the indication information comprises at least two bits; and

a reporting module, configured to;

when Feature Group indicators (FGI) capability of the terminal is reported to a network side, for each RAT, report the indication information about whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not.

7. The terminal according to claim 6, wherein,

the RAT comprises one or more of the following radio access technologies:

code division multiple access CDMA2000 first generation radio transmission technology (1xRTT), CDMA2000 high rate packet data (HRPD), universal mobile telecommunication system terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) and global system for mobile communication (GSM)/enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE) radio access network (GERAN).

8. The terminal according to claim 7, wherein,

the configuration module is further configured to:

configure the indication information about whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not to be indicated by one of the following modes;

setting 1 bit for each RAT to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the HRPD or not, and setting 1 bit for each RAT else to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the GERAN or not, and setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the HRPD and the UTRAN or not; and

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the UTRAN or not, and setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the HRPD and the GERAN or not.

9. A network side device, comprising:

an obtaining module, configured to;

when Feature Group indicators (FGI) capability of a terminal is obtained, obtain indication information about whether the terminal supports Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR) capability of each radio access technology (RAT) or not; and

a measurement task allocation module, configured to;

configure a measurement task corresponding to the FGI capability for the terminal according to the FGI capability supported by the terminal.

10. The network side device according to claim 9, wherein,

the obtaining module is further configured to:

when the FGI capability of the terminal is obtained, obtain the indication information about whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

wherein, the indication information about whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not is indicated by adopting one of the following modes;

setting 1 bit for each RAT to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the HRPD or not, and setting 1 bit for each of other RATs to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the GERAN or not, and setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the HRPD and the UTRAN or not; and

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the UTRAN or not, and setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the HRPD and the GERAN or not;

and judge whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not according to the indication information.

11. A long term evolution (LTE) system, comprising:

a terminal and a network side device,

wherein, the terminal comprises;

a configuration module, configured to, for each Radio Access Technology (RAT), configure indication information about whether the terminal supports Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR) capability of the RAT or not, wherein, the indication information comprises at least two bits; and

a reporting module, configured to;

when Feature Group indicators (FGI) capability of the terminal is reported to a network side, for each RAT, report the indication information about whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

wherein, the network side device comprises;

an obtaining module, configured to;

when Feature Group indicators (FGI) capability of a terminal is obtained, obtain indication information about whether the terminal supports Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR) capability of each radio access technology (RAT) or not; and

a measurement task allocation module, configured to;

configure a measurement task corresponding to the FGI capability for the terminal according to the FGI capability supported by the terminal.

12. The LTE system according to claim 11, wherein, the RAT comprises one or more of the following radio access technologies:

code division multiple access CDMA2000 first generation radio transmission technology (1xRTT), CDMA2000 high rate packet data (HRPD), universal mobile telecommunication system terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) and global system for mobile communication (GSM)/enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE) radio access network (GERAN).

13. The LTE system according to claim 11, wherein, the configuration module is further configured to:

configure the indication information about whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not to be indicated by one of the following modes;

setting 1 bit for each RAT to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the HRPD or not, and setting 1 bit for each RAT else to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the GERAN or not, and setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the HRPD and the UTRAN or not; and

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the UTRAN or not, and setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the HRPD and the GERAN or not.

14. The LTE system according to claim 11, wherein, the obtaining module is further configured to:

when the FGI capability of the terminal is obtained, obtain the indication information about whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

wherein, the indication information about whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not is indicated by adopting one of the following modes;

setting 1 bit for each RAT to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the HRPD or not, and setting 1 bit for each of other RATs to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not;

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the GERAN or not, and setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the HRPD and the UTRAN or not; and

setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the 1xRTT and the UTRAN or not, and setting 1 bit to indicate whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the HRPD and the GERAN or not;

and judge whether the terminal supports the ANR capability of the RAT or not according to the indication information.