Method and device for controlling energy saving and compensation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10200948-B2
Application number	US-201415305426-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2014
Priority date	Apr 22, 2014
Publication date	Feb 5, 2019
Grant date	Feb 5, 2019

Abstract

The disclosure discloses a method and device for controlling energy saving and compensation. The method for controlling energy saving and compensation includes that: cell load measurement results of all cells in an energy saving and compensation group are acquired, the energy saving and compensation group including energy saving cells and compensation cells; and according to the cell load measurement results and an energy saving and compensation policy, at least one cell in the energy saving and compensation group are controlled to enter or quit energy saving. By means of the disclosure, energy saving and compensation can be globally controlled, thereby reducing the complexity of determining energy saving and compensation cells.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling energy saving and compensation, comprising:
acquiring cell load measurement results of all cells in an energy saving and compensation group, wherein the energy saving and compensation group comprises energy saving cells and compensation cells; and
controlling, according to the cell load measurement results and an energy saving and compensation policy, at least one cell in the energy saving and compensation group to enter or quit energy saving;
wherein the energy saving and compensation policy comprises: a load threshold, enabling each energy saving cell to enter an energy saving state, wherein a corresponding load threshold enabling to enter the energy saving state is set for each energy saving cell; a load threshold, enabling each compensation cell to enter a compensation state, wherein a corresponding load threshold enabling to enter the compensation state is set for each compensation cell; a load threshold, enabling each compensation cell to quit the compensation state, wherein a corresponding load threshold enabling to quit the compensation state is set for each compensation cell; and a configuration parameter of each compensation cell in the compensation state.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein acquiring the cell load measurement results of all the cells in the energy saving and compensation group comprises:
sending a cell load measurement job to the energy saving and compensation group; and
receiving the cell load measurement results reported in response to the cell load measurement job.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
acquiring information about the energy saving and compensation group, the information comprising: an identifier of the energy saving and compensation group, identifiers of the energy saving cells, identifiers of the compensation cells, and a state of the energy saving and compensation group.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein before acquiring the cell load measurement results of all the cells in the energy saving and compensation group, the method further comprises:
configuring the energy saving and compensation group, and determining cells serving as the energy saving cells and cells serving as the compensation cells in the energy saving and compensation group.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameter of each compensation cell in the compensation state comprises:
at least one of transmitting power, an antenna inclination angle, an antenna height, a neighbour list and a new Evolved universal terrestrial radio access network Cell Global Identifier (ECGI) in the compensation state; and/or
a new network management identifier (DN) of each compensation cell.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein controlling the cells in the energy saving and compensation group to enter or quit energy saving according to the cell load measurement results and the energy saving and compensation policy comprises: when a state of the energy saving and compensation group is a non-energy saving state,
determining that cell load values of all the energy saving cells are lower than the corresponding load thresholds enabling the energy saving cells entering the energy saving states and cell load values of all the compensation cells are lower than the corresponding load thresholds enabling the compensation cells entering the compensation states; and
controlling the cells in the energy saving and compensation group to enter energy saving, and setting the state of the energy saving and compensation group as the energy saving state.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein controlling the cells in the energy saving and compensation group to enter or quit energy saving according to the cell load measurement results and the energy saving and compensation policy comprises: when the state of the energy saving and compensation group is the energy saving state,
determining that the cell load values of all the compensation cells are lower than the corresponding load thresholds enabling the compensation cells to quit the compensation states; and otherwise,
controlling the cells in the energy saving and compensation group to quit energy saving, and setting the state of the energy saving and compensation group as the non-energy saving state.

8. The method as claimed in any one of claim 1 , wherein
controlling the cells in the energy saving and compensation group to enter energy saving comprises: controlling all the energy saving cells to enter the energy saving states, and controlling all the compensation cells to enter the compensation states; and/or
controlling the cells in the energy saving and compensation group to quit energy saving comprises: controlling all the energy saving cells to quit the energy saving states, and controlling all the compensation cells to quit the compensation states.

9. A device for controlling energy saving and compensation, comprising a processor, configured to perform programming components stored in a memory, wherein the programming components comprise:
an acquisition component, configured to acquire cell load measurement results of all cells in an energy saving and compensation group, wherein the energy saving and compensation group comprises energy saving cells and compensation cells; and
a control component, configured to control, according to the cell load measurement results and an energy saving and compensation policy, at least one cell in the energy saving and compensation group to enter or quit energy saving;
wherein the energy saving and compensation policy comprises: a load threshold, enabling each energy saving cell to enter an energy saving state, wherein a corresponding load threshold enabling to enter the energy saving state is set for each energy saving cell; a load threshold, enabling each compensation cell to enter a compensation state, wherein a corresponding load threshold enabling to enter the compensation state is set for each compensation cell; a load threshold, enabling each compensation cell to quit the compensation state, wherein a corresponding load threshold enabling to quit the compensation state is set for each compensation cell; and a configuration parameter of each compensation cell in the compensation state.

10. The device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the acquisition component comprises:
a sending element, configured to send a cell load measurement job to the energy saving and compensation group; and
a receiving element, configured to receive the cell load measurement results reported in response to the cell load measurement job.

11. The device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the acquisition component is further configured to:
acquire information about the energy saving and compensation group, the information comprising: an identifier of the energy saving and compensation group, identifiers of the energy saving cells, identifiers of the compensation cells, and a state of the energy saving and compensation group.

12. The device as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising:
a configuration component, configured to configure the energy saving and compensation group, and determine cells serving as the energy saving cells and cells serving as the compensation cells in the energy saving and compensation group.

13. The device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the configuration parameter of each compensation cell in the compensation state comprises:
at least one of transmitting power, an antenna inclination angle, an antenna height, a neighbour list and a new Evolved universal terrestrial radio access network Cell Global Identifier (ECGI) in the compensation sta

Assignees

• Zte Corp
• Xian Zhongxing New Software Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Liping
• Zhu Weihong
• Fang Jianmin

Classifications

• H04W28/0221

  power availability or consumption · CPC title

• H04W24/08

  Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic · CPC title

• H04W52/0206 Primary

  in access points, e.g. base stations · CPC title

• H04W88/08

  Access point devices · CPC title

• H04W16/00

  Network planning, e.g. coverage or traffic planning tools; Network deployment, e.g. resource partitioning or cells structures · CPC title