Carrier aggregation processing method and device

• US 9,642,141 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2014
• Issued: 05/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Li, Jie, Fang, Minxi
• Primary Examiner(s): Choudhury, Faisal
• Application Number:
  US14/522,394
• Publication Number:
  US 20150036648A1
• Time in Patent Office: 922 Days
• Field of Search: 370329
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems

Abstract

In the field of wireless communications technologies, a CA processing method and device, with a CA processing scheme, are applied to a network sharing scenario. A second cell is determined according to a first PLMN ID used by a CA user equipment in a first cell and a frequency supported by the CA user equipment, where the first cell is currently accessed by the CA UE, CA can be performed to aggregate a second PLMN ID supported by the second cell with the first PLMN ID used by the CA user equipment in the first cell, and a frequency used by the second cell can be supported by the CA user equipment. According to the determined second cell, a CA cell is configured for the CA user equipment.

Claims

1. A carrier aggregation processing method comprising:

determining, by a network-side device, a second cell through public land mobile network identifiers (PLMN IDs) screening according to a first PLMN ID used by a carrier aggregation (CA) user equipment in a first cell and through frequencies screening according to a frequency supported by the CA user equipment,

wherein the first cell is currently accessed by the CA user equipment, a PLMN ID supported by the second cell comprises the first PLMN ID, and a frequency used by the second cell can be supported by the CA user equipment, and wherein at least one cell of the first and second cells supports other PLMN ID besides the first PLMN ID;

setting, by the network-side device, the second cell as a CA cell for the CA user equipment;

wherein the determining, by the network-side device, a second cell, comprises;

selecting, by the network-side device, non-accessing cells supporting the first PLMN ID from a first cell set comprising at least the first and second cells; and

selecting, by the network-side device, from the selected non-accessing cells, a cell adopting the frequency that can be supported by the CA user equipment as the second cell.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein setting the second cell as the CA cell for the CA user equipment comprises:

sending, by the network-side device, CA measurement control information that comprises the frequency used by the second cell to the CA user equipment;

receiving, by the network-side device, measurement information from the CA user equipment, wherein the measurement information is acquired through measurement that is performed by the CA user equipment according to the CA measurement control information;

setting, by the network-side device, the second cell as the CA cell for the CA user equipment according to the measurement information received from the CA user equipment.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the network-side device comprises:

a base station.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the network-side device comprises:

an relay node (RN) device.

5. A network-side device comprising:

at least one processor and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is/are configured to;

determine a second cell through public land mobile network identifiers (PLMN IDs) screening according to a first PLMN ID used by a carrier aggregation (CA) user equipment in a first cell and through frequencies screening according to a frequency supported by the CA user equipment,

wherein the first cell is currently accessed by the CA user equipment, a PLMN ID supported by the second cell comprises the first PLMN ID, and a frequency used by the second cell can be supported by the CA user equipment, and wherein at least one cell of the first cell and the second cell supports other PLMN ID besides the first PLMN ID;

select non-accessing cells supporting the first PLMN ID from a first cell set comprising at least the first and second cells;

select from the selected non-accessing cells a cell adopting the frequency that can be supported by the CA user equipment as the second cell; and

set the second cell as a CA cell for the CA user equipment.

6. The network-side device according to claim 5, wherein the processor is configured to:

select, from a second cell set supporting the first PLMN ID, a cell adopting the frequency that can be supported by the CA user equipment as the second cell.

7. The network-side device according to claim 5, wherein the processor is configured to:

select, from a first cell set, non-accessing cells adopting the frequency that can be supported by the CA user equipment; and

select, from the selected non-accessing cells adopting the frequency that can be supported by the CA user equipment, a cell supporting the first PLMN ID as the second cell, wherein the first cell set at least comprises the first cell and the second cell.

8. The network-side device according to claim 5, wherein the network-side device, further comprises:

a transmitter and a receiver;

the transmitter is configured to send CA measurement control information that comprises the frequency used by the second cell to the CA user equipment;

the receiver is configured to measurement information from the CA user equipment, wherein the measurement information is acquired through measurement that is performed by the CA user equipment according to the CA measurement control information;

the processor is configured to set the second cell as the CA cell for the CA user equipment according to the measurement information received from the CA user equipment.

9. The network-side device according to claim 5, wherein the network-side device comprises:

a base station, or an relay node (RN) device.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a configuration that represents data and instructions which cause a processor in a network-side device to perform a method for carrier aggregation comprising:

screening (a) public land mobile network identifiers (PLMN IDs) according to a first PLMN ID currently accessed by a carrier aggregation (CA) user equipment in a first cell and (b) frequencies according to a frequency supported by the CA user equipment;

determining a second cell from the screening, wherein the first cell is currently accessed by the CA user equipment, a PLMN ID supported by the second cell comprises the first PLMN ID and a frequency used by the second cell can be supported by the CA user equipment, and wherein at least one cell of the first and second cells supports other PLMN ID besides the first PLMN ID; and

selecting from a first cell set comprising at least the first and second cells, non-accessing cells supporting the first PLMN ID; and

selecting, from the selected non-accessing cells, a cell adopting the frequency that can be supported by the CA user equipment as the second cell; and

setting the second cell as a CA cell for the CA user equipment.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 10, wherein the determining, by the network-side device, a second cell, comprises:

selecting, by the network-side device, from a second cell set supporting the first PLMN ID, a cell adopting the frequency that can be supported by the CA user equipment as the second cell.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 10, wherein the determining, by the network-side device, a second cell, comprises:

selecting, by the network-side device, from a first cell set, non-accessing cells adopting the frequency that can be supported by the CA user equipment; and

selecting, by the network-side device, from the selected non-accessing cells adopting the frequency that can be supported by the CA user equipment, a cell supporting the first PLMN ID as the second cell, wherein the first cell set at least comprises the first cell and the second cell.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 10, wherein setting the second cell as the CA cell for the CA user equipment comprises:

sending, by the network-side device, CA measurement control information that comprises the frequency used by the second cell to the CA user equipment;

receiving, by the network-side device, measurement information from the CA user equipment, wherein the measurement information is acquired through measurement that is performed by the CA user equipment according to the CA measurement control information;

setting, by the network-side device, the second cell as the CA cell for the CA user equipment according to the measurement information received from the CA user equipment.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 10, wherein the network-side device comprises a base station.