NETWORK NODE SELECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND NETWORK NODE ACTIVATION METHOD AND APPARATUS

• US 20170339632A1
• Filed: 08/17/2015
• Published: 11/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: MIAO, Ting, YU, Guanghui, LIU, Xing, LI, Ruimei
• Application Number:
  US15/526,991
• Publication Number:
  US 20170339632A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/005 Moving wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/047 using dedicated repeater stations

Abstract

A network node selection method and apparatus and a network node activation method and apparatus are provided. In the network node selection method, network node selection information of one or more moving network nodes is acquired, the network node selection information is used for selecting a moving network node to be activated; a moving network node to be activated is selected from the one or more moving network nodes according to the network node selection information and a node activation command message is sent to the moving network node to be activated.

Claims

1. A network node selection method, comprising:

acquiring network node selection information of one or more moving network nodes, wherein the network node selection information is used for selecting a moving network node to be activated; and

selecting a moving network node to be activated from the one or more moving network nodes according to the network node selection information and sending a node activation command message to the moving network node to be activated.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein acquiring the network node selection information of the one or more moving network nodes comprises at least one of:

receiving the network node selection information reported by the one or more moving network nodes when the one or more moving network nodes are powered on;

or sending a network information inquiry request to the one or more moving network nodes and receiving the network node selection information reported by the one or more moving network nodes according to the network information inquiry request.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the network node selection information comprises at least one of:

position information of the one or more moving network nodes, wherein the position information refers to information indicating a position where each moving network node currently resides;

tolerable residing time of the one or more moving network nodes, wherein the tolerable residing time indicates time elapsing from a moment each moving network node receives a network information inquiry request to a moment the moving network node leaves a current position or time elapsing from a moment each moving network node initiatively sends the network node selection information to a moment the moving network node leaves a current position;

coverage range of the one or more moving network nodes, wherein the coverage range refers to a maximum coverage distance each moving network node is able to provide in a current position under a specific transmitting power or a maximum transmitting power;

wireless access information of the one or more moving network nodes, wherein the wireless access information indicates a type of an access network which is able to be provided by each moving network node;

or

moving network node identification information of the one or more moving network nodes.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein operational parameter information of the moving network node to be activated is carried in the node activation command message, and the operational parameter information comprises:

transmitting power of the moving network node to be activated;

running time of the moving network node to be activated, wherein the running time indicates how long the moving network node to be activated is expected to run normally after receiving the node activation command message; and

a movement area of the moving network node to be activated, wherein the movement area is a position area in which the moving network node to be activated is expected to run normally after receiving the node activation command message.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more moving network nodes are network sites changeable in position.

6. A network node activation method, comprising:

sending network node selection information to an underlying network site, wherein the network node selection information is used by the underlying network site for selecting a moving network node to be activated; and

receiving a node activation command message from the underlying network site and performing an activating operation according to the node activation command message.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein sending the network node selection information to the underlying network site comprises one of:

reporting, at a power-on moment, the network node selection information to the underlying network site;

or

reporting the network node selection information to the underlying network site in response to a network information inquiry request sent by the underlying network site.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein performing the activating operation according to the node activation command message comprises:

acquiring operational parameter information from the node activation command message, wherein the operational parameter information comprises one or more of;

transmitting power of the moving network node to be activated, running time of the moving network node to be activated, and a movement area of the moving network node to be activated;

and activating the moving network node to be activated in the running time range using the transmitting power according to the operational parameter information.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein after acquiring the operational parameter information from the node activation command message, the method further comprises:

determining that a current position is outside of the movement area, wherein the movement area is a position area in which the moving network node to be activated is expected to run normally after receiving the node activation command message; and

sending a notification message to the underlying network site to notify the underlying network site that the current position is outside of the movement area.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the underlying network site is a communication site which provides underlying network coverage and whose network site position keeps unchanged.

11. A network node selection apparatus, comprising a hardware processor arrange to execute program modules comprising:

an acquisition module, arranged to acquire network node selection information of one or more moving network nodes, wherein the network node selection information is used for selecting a moving network node to be activated; and

a selection module, arranged to select a moving network node to be activated from the one or more moving network nodes according to the network node information and send a node activation command message to the moving network node to be activated.

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the acquisition module is arranged to acquire the network node selection information of the one or more moving network nodes in one of the following ways:

the acquisition module is arranged to receive the network node selection information reported by the one or more moving network nodes when the one or more moving network nodes are powered on;

or

the acquisition module is arranged to send a network information inquiry request to the one or more moving network nodes and receive the network node selection information reported by the one or more moving network nodes according to the network information inquiry request.

13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11 wherein the network node selection information comprises at least one of:

position information of the one or more moving network nodes, wherein the position information refers to information indicating a position where each moving network node currently resides;

tolerable residing time of the one or more moving network nodes, wherein the tolerable residing time indicates time elapsing from a moment each moving network node receives a network information inquiry request to a moment the moving network node leaves a current position or time elapsing from a moment each moving network node initiatively sends the network node selection information to a moment the moving network node leaves a current position;

coverage range of the one or more moving network nodes, wherein the coverage range refers to a maximum coverage distance each moving network node is able to provide in a current position under a specific transmitting power or a maximum transmitting power;

wireless access information of the one or more moving network nodes, wherein the wireless access information indicates a type of an access network which is able to be provided by each moving network node;

or moving network node identification information of the one or more moving network nodes.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein operational parameter information of the moving network node to be activated is carried in the node activation command message, and the operational parameter information comprises:

transmitting power of the moving network node to be activated;

running time of the moving network node to be activated, wherein the running time indicates how long the moving network node to be activated is expected to run normally after receiving the node activation command message; and

a movement area of the moving network node to be activated, wherein the movement area is a position area in which the moving network node to be activated is expected to run normally after receiving the node activation command message.

15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the one or more moving network nodes are network sites changeable in position.

16. A network node activation apparatus, comprising a hardware processor arranged to execute program modules comprising:

a sending module, arranged to send network node selection information to an underlying network site, wherein the network node selection information is used by the underlying network site for selecting a moving network node to be activated; and

an activation module, arranged to receive a node activation command message from the underlying network site and perform an activating operation according to the node activation command message.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the sending module is arranged to send the network node selection information to the underlying network site in one of the following ways:

the sending module is arranged to report, at a power-on moment, the network node selection information to the underlying network site;

or

the sending module is arranged to report the network node selection information to the underlying network site in response to a network information inquiry request sent by the underlying network site.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the activation module comprises:

an acquisition unit, arranged to acquire operational parameter information from the node activation command message, wherein the operational parameter information comprises one or more of;

transmitting power of the moving network node to be activated, running time of the moving network node to be activated, and a movement area of the moving network node to be activated; and

an activation unit, arranged to activate the moving network node to be activated in the running time range using the transmitting power according to the operational parameter information.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein the activation module further comprises:

a determination unit, arranged to determine that a current position is outside of the movement area, wherein the movement area is a position area in which the moving network node to be activated is expected to run normally after receiving the node activation command message; and

a notification unit, arranged to send a notification message to the underlying network site to notify the underlying network site that the current position is outside of the movement area.

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the underlying network site is a communication site which provides underlying network coverage and whose network site position keeps unchanged.