WO2016029484A1 - Resource allocation method, network side device, and user equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a resource allocation method, a network side device, and a user equipment, which solve the technical problem that the communication capacities of existing technical schemes are limited and cannot meet communication demands of all users. The network side device comprises a hotspot region identifying module. The hotspot region identifying module is used for monitoring user information and determining, according to the user information, a hotspot region and a non-hotspot region in a monitored region. The network side device allocates a first communication frequency band to the hotspot region, and performs data communication with a user equipment in the hotspot region by using the first communication frequency band; the network side device allocates a second communication frequency band to the non-hotspot region, and performs data communication with a user equipment in the non-hotspot region by using the second communication frequency band, the frequencies in the first communication frequency band being greater than the frequencies in the second communication frequency band.

Description

Resource configuration method, network side device, and user equipment Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a resource configuration method, a network side device, and a user equipment.

Background technique

As the communication requirements of users increase, the bandwidth of the frequency band below 6G is insufficient to meet the increasing communication requirements. Therefore, the application has rich bandwidth resources, such as 30G to 300G or higher frequency resources as the backhaul and access frequency. Points will become a trend. In practice, limited by the beam degree of freedom, a base station can only transmit a limited number of beams, and each beam has a limited coverage. Therefore, under the premise of a limited number of beams, it is impossible to simultaneously satisfy the full coverage of the cell. For example, the antenna height is 10 m, the maximum transmission distance is 200 m, the beam width is 3 degrees, and the horizontal direction of the sector is 60 degrees, and the pitch direction is 87 degrees. Therefore, the number of beams required for the horizontal and vertical directions is 20 and 30 respectively. A total of 600 beams are required to complete the coverage of the entire sector. Using a planar array to generate 600 3 degree beams requires approximately 600* (32*32) of array elements. It can be seen that the antenna array element is too large to be practically applied.

In the prior art, if the spectrum resources of the frequency band above 6G are utilized, one of the distinguishing features of the spectrum resources above 6G (for example, millimeter wave) is that the beam is narrow. In the prior art, the user is connected by replacing the traditional bandwidth beam with a single beam with a narrow wave speed. The enrollment results in a significant reduction in the coverage of the base station.

It can be seen that if the narrow beam is directly used, the coverage of the access will be greatly reduced. If the coverage of the sector is omnidirectional, there may be insufficient number of beams, and there are many blind spots in the area, and all areas cannot be guaranteed. There is beam coverage. Moreover, the user equipment such as the mobile terminal is inevitably in a mobile state, and the distribution of the user equipment is random. When the number of user equipments is greater than the number of beams, it is not guaranteed that each user equipment has beam coverage, and considering the mobility of the user equipment. Also, there is no guarantee that the beam will follow the user equipment. Therefore, if it is necessary to use a 6G higher frequency band for communication, under the premise that the beam freedom is limited, due to limited bandwidth resources, The communication capacity of the prior art solution is limited, and the communication requirements of all users cannot be met.

Summary of the invention

The embodiments of the present invention provide a resource configuration method, a network side device, and a user equipment, which are used to solve the technical problem that the communication capacity is limited due to limited bandwidth resources in the prior art.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a network side device, which is configured to provide a signal to a user equipment, where a signal provided by the network side device can cover a monitoring area, where the network side device includes a hotspot area identifying module, The hotspot identification module is configured to monitor the user information and determine the hotspot area and the non-hotspot area in the monitoring area according to the user information, where the network side device configures the hotspot area as the first communication frequency band, and The first communication frequency band performs data communication with the user equipment in the hotspot area; the network side equipment configures the non-hotspot area as the second communication frequency band, and the second communication frequency band and the non-hotspot area The user equipment performs data communication, and the frequency of the first communication frequency band is greater than the frequency of the second communication frequency band.

In conjunction with the first aspect, in a first possible implementation, the hotspot area identification module is configured to:

Dividing the monitoring area into a plurality of equal volume monitoring units;

Monitoring user information in each monitoring unit; the user information includes the number of user equipments in each monitoring unit and data flows generated by user equipment in each monitoring unit;

Comparing the number of user equipments in each monitoring unit with a preset number, when the number of user equipments in the monitoring unit exceeds a preset number, the monitoring unit is identified as a hotspot area;

The data traffic generated by the user equipment in each monitoring unit is compared with a preset traffic. When the data traffic generated by the user equipment in the monitoring unit exceeds a preset traffic, the monitoring unit is identified as a hotspot area;

When the number of user equipments in the monitoring unit does not exceed a preset amount, and the data traffic generated by the user equipment in the monitoring unit does not exceed the preset traffic, the monitoring unit is identified as a non-hotspot area.

In combination with the first possible implementation of the first aspect, in a second possible implementation manner, The network side device further includes:

a sending unit, configured to send a notification message to the user equipment in the monitoring area, where the notification message is used to notify the user equipment in the monitoring area to be configured as a first scanning frequency band, where the first scanning frequency band is used for the The user equipment in the monitoring area receives the measurement of the monitoring beam, wherein the frequency of the first scanning frequency band is greater than or equal to the frequency of the first communication frequency band;

And a configuration unit, configured to configure the network side device as the first scanning frequency band, where the first scanning frequency band is used as a monitoring beam of the network side device to measure user information in the monitoring area.

With reference to the second possible implementation of the first aspect, in a third possible implementation, the network side device further includes:

a dynamic monitoring unit, configured to monitor dynamic information of the user equipment in the hotspot area, where the dynamic information is a change in location of each user equipment in the hotspot area;

The sending unit is further configured to send the dynamic information to another network side device, where the other network side device adjusts a wave speed quantity of the first communication frequency band according to the dynamic information.

With reference to the first aspect, the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the second possible implementation manner of the first aspect, or the third possible implementation manner, in the fourth possible implementation manner, the sending The unit is further configured to send the first feedback information to the user equipment in the hotspot area, where the first feedback information is used to make the user equipment in the hotspot area know that the user equipment is already in the hotspot area, and The user equipment in the hotspot area is configured as the first communication frequency band.

With reference to any one of the first aspect to the fourth possible implementation manner, in a fifth possible implementation, the network side device further includes:

The sending unit is configured to: when the first user equipment in the monitoring area moves from the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area, send the first prompt information to the first user equipment, to prompt that the first user equipment is already Move to the hot spot area;

a receiving unit, configured to receive the confirmation information returned by the first user equipment, where the confirmation information is used to confirm that the first user equipment that is moved by the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area has been configured as the first communication frequency band;

a scanning unit, configured to scan and align the first user equipment, so that the first user Data communication is performed between the device and the network side device through the first communication frequency band.

With reference to the fifth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a sixth possible implementation, the receiving unit is further configured to receive second prompt information that is sent by the first user equipment, where the second prompt The information is used to indicate that the first user equipment is in an edge area in the hotspot area, where the edge area is that the signal power of the signal sent by the first user equipment to the network side device is less than a power threshold. Area;

The sending unit is further configured to send the first indication information to the first user equipment, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the network side device configures the first user equipment that is moved to the edge area to be the second communication. The network side device is configured as the second communication frequency band, so that the network side device performs data communication with the first user equipment by using the second communication frequency band.

With reference to the sixth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a seventh possible implementation, the receiving unit is further configured to receive, by the first user equipment, that the amount of communication data is greater than a first capacity threshold a delay request sent to the non-hotspot area or the edge of the hotspot area, the delay request is used to request to delay configuring the first user equipment to be the second communication frequency band;

The network side device continues to perform data communication with the first user equipment through the first communication frequency band in response to the delay request.

With the sixth possible implementation of the first aspect, in an eighth possible implementation, the receiving unit is further configured to receive, by the first user equipment, that the amount of communication data is greater than a second capacity threshold and move Demand information for increasing frequency resources sent to the non-hotspot area or the edge of the hotspot area;

After the receiving unit receives the demand information of the added frequency resource, the sending unit is further configured to increase resources of the second communication frequency band configured to the first user equipment to meet the communication of the first user equipment. demand.

In a second aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a resource configuration method, which is applied to a network side device, where the network side device is configured to provide a signal to a user equipment, and the provided signal can cover a monitoring area, and the resource configuration include:

The network side device monitors user information and determines the monitoring area according to the user information. The hotspot area and the non-hotspot area, the network side device configures the hotspot area as the first communication frequency band, and performs data communication with the user equipment in the hotspot area by using the first communication frequency band;

The network side device configures the non-hotspot area as a second communication frequency band, and performs data communication with the user equipment in the non-hotspot area by using the second communication frequency band, where the frequency of the first communication frequency band is greater than The frequency of the second communication band.

With reference to the second aspect, in a first possible implementation manner, the network side device monitors the user information and determines the hotspot area and the non-hotspot area in the monitoring area according to the user information, including:

Dividing the monitoring area into a plurality of equal volume monitoring units;

Monitoring user information in each monitoring unit; the user information includes the number of user equipments in each monitoring unit and data flows generated by user equipment in each monitoring unit;

Comparing the number of user equipments in each monitoring unit with a preset number, when the number of user equipments in the monitoring unit exceeds a preset number, the monitoring unit is identified as a hotspot area;

The data traffic generated by the user equipment in each monitoring unit is compared with a preset traffic. When the data traffic generated by the user equipment in the monitoring unit exceeds a preset traffic, the monitoring unit is identified as a hotspot area;

When the number of user equipments in the monitoring unit does not exceed a preset amount, and the data traffic generated by the user equipment in the monitoring unit does not exceed the preset traffic, the monitoring unit is identified as a non-hotspot area.

With reference to the first possible implementation of the second aspect, in a second possible implementation manner, before the network side device monitors user information in each monitoring unit, the method further includes:

The network side device sends a notification message to the user equipment in the monitoring area, where the notification message is used to notify the user equipment in the monitoring area to be configured as a first scanning frequency band, and the first scanning frequency band is used for the The user equipment in the monitoring area receives the measurement of the monitoring beam, wherein the frequency of the first scanning frequency band is greater than or equal to the frequency of the first communication frequency band;

The network side device is configured as the first scanning frequency band, and the first scanning frequency band is used as a monitoring beam of the network side device to measure user information in the monitoring area.

With the second possible implementation of the second aspect, in a third possible implementation, after the network side device configures the hotspot area as the first communication frequency band, the method further includes:

The network side device monitors dynamic information of the user equipment in the hotspot area, where the dynamic information is a change in location of each user equipment in the hotspot area;

The network side device sends the dynamic information to another network side device, and the other network side device adjusts the wave speed quantity of the first communication frequency band according to the dynamic information.

With reference to the second aspect, the first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the second possible implementation manner of the second aspect, or the third possible implementation manner, in the fourth possible implementation manner, After the network side device configures the hotspot area as the first communication frequency band, the method further includes:

The network side device sends the first feedback information to the user equipment in the hotspot area, where the first feedback information is used to make the user equipment in the hotspot area know that the user equipment is already in the hotspot area, and The user equipment in the hotspot area is configured as the first communication frequency band.

With reference to any one of the second aspect to the fourth possible implementation manner, in a fifth possible implementation manner, after the network side device configures the hotspot area as a first communication frequency band, The method also includes:

When the first user equipment in the monitoring area moves from the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area, the network side device sends the first prompt information to the first user equipment, to prompt that the first user equipment has been moved to The hot spot area;

Receiving, by the network side device, the confirmation information returned by the first user equipment, where the confirmation information is used to confirm that the first user equipment that is moved by the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area has been configured as the first communication frequency band;

The network side device performs scanning alignment on the first user equipment, so that the first user equipment and the network side device perform data communication through the first communication frequency band.

With the fifth possible implementation of the second aspect, in a sixth possible implementation, after the network side device performs scan alignment on the first user equipment, the method further includes:

Receiving, by the network side device, second prompt information sent by the first user equipment, where the second The prompting information is used to indicate that the first user equipment is in an edge area in the hotspot area, where the edge area is that the signal power of the signal sent by the first user equipment to the network side device is less than a power threshold. Area of value;

The network side device sends the first indication information to the first user equipment, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the network side device configures the first user equipment that is moved to the edge area to be the second communication frequency band; the network The side device is configured as the second communication frequency band, so that the network side device performs data communication with the first user equipment by using the second communication frequency band.

With the sixth possible implementation of the second aspect, in a seventh possible implementation, after the network side device receives the second prompt information sent by the first user equipment, and on the network side Before the device sends the first indication information to the first user equipment, the method further includes:

Receiving, by the network side device, a delay request sent by the first user equipment when the amount of communication data thereof is greater than a first capacity threshold and moving to an edge of the non-hotspot area or the hotspot area, the delay request is used for requesting Delaying configuration of the first user equipment to the second communication frequency band;

The network side device continues to perform data communication with the first user equipment through the first communication frequency band in response to the delay request.

With the sixth possible implementation of the second aspect, in an eighth possible implementation, after the network side device receives the second prompt information sent by the first user equipment, the method further includes:

Receiving, by the network side device, demand information of the increased frequency resource sent by the first user equipment when the amount of communication data thereof is greater than a second capacity threshold and moving to an edge of the non-hotspot area or the hotspot area;

After the receiving, by the network side device, the receiving unit receives the demand information of the increased frequency resource, the sending unit is further configured to send a resource that is added to the second communication frequency band of the first user equipment to meet the The communication requirements of the first user equipment.

In a third aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a user equipment, where the user equipment is located in a monitoring area covered by a signal provided by a network side device, where the user equipment includes:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a monitoring beam sent by the network side device, where the monitoring beam is used for monitoring Whether the user equipment is in the hotspot area or the non-hotspot area, and the user equipment is configured as the first communication frequency band when the hotspot area is in the hotspot area;

When the user equipment is in the non-hotspot area, the second communication frequency band is configured, and the frequency of the first communication frequency band is greater than the frequency of the second communication frequency band.

With reference to the third aspect, in a first possible implementation, the receiving unit is further configured to receive first feedback information sent by the network side device, where the first feedback information is determined by the network side device The user equipment is generated when the area where the user equipment is located is a hotspot area, so that the user equipment knows that the user equipment is already in the hotspot area according to the first feedback information.

With the third aspect or the first possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a second possible implementation, the receiving unit is further configured to: move, by the user equipment, the non-hotspot area to the hotspot Receiving, by the network side device, the first prompt information sent by the network side device, to prompt that the user equipment itself has moved to the hotspot area;

The user equipment further includes a configuration unit, configured to switch a communication frequency band of the user equipment that is moved to the hotspot area from the second communication frequency band to the first communication frequency band;

The sending unit is further configured to send the acknowledgement information to the network side device, where the acknowledgement information is used to confirm that the user equipment that enters the hotspot area has been configured as the first communication frequency band;

The receiving unit is further configured to scan and align with the network side device, so that the user equipment entering the hotspot area and the network side device perform data communication through the first communication frequency band.

With the second possible implementation of the third aspect, in a third possible implementation, the sending unit is further configured to send, to the network side device, second prompt information, where the second prompt information is used. The user equipment is in the edge area of the hotspot area, and the edge area is an area where the user equipment receives a signal power of a signal sent by the network side device that is less than a power threshold;

The receiving unit is further configured to receive the first indication information that is sent by the network side device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the network side device configures the user equipment that is moved to the edge area to be the second communication. Frequency band

The configuration unit is configured to: when the receiving unit receives the first indication information, switch a communication frequency band of a user equipment that is moved to the edge area from the first communication frequency band to the second communication frequency The frequency band is configured to enable the user equipment to perform data communication with the network side device by using the second communication frequency band.

With the third possible implementation of the third aspect, in a fourth possible implementation, the sending unit is further configured to: the amount of communication data between the user equipment and the network side device is greater than Sending a delay request to the network side device when the capacity threshold is moved to the edge of the hotspot area or the non-hotspot area, the delay request is used to request the network side device to delay the configuration of the user equipment for sending the delay request The second communication frequency band enables the network side device to continue data communication with the user equipment through the first communication frequency band.

With reference to the third possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a fifth possible implementation, the sending unit is configured to: the amount of communication data between the user equipment and the network side device is greater than a second When the capacity threshold is moved to the edge of the hotspot area or the non-hotspot area, the demand information for increasing the frequency resource is sent to the network side device;

The receiving unit is configured to confirm that resources of the second communication frequency band configured to the user equipment are increased to meet the communication requirement of the first user equipment.

In a fourth aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a resource usage method, which is applied to a user equipment, where the user equipment is located in a monitoring area covered by a signal provided by a network side device, and the method includes:

The user equipment receives a monitoring beam sent by the network side device, where the monitoring beam is used to monitor whether the user equipment is in a hotspot area or a non-hotspot area, and the user equipment is configured as a first communication frequency band when the user equipment is in the hotspot area;

When the user equipment is in the non-hotspot area, the second communication frequency band is configured, and the frequency of the first communication frequency band is greater than the frequency of the second communication frequency band.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in a first possible implementation, after the user equipment receives the monitoring beam sent by the network side device, the method further includes:

Receiving, by the user equipment, first feedback information sent by the network side device, where the first feedback is The information is generated when the network side device determines that the area where the user equipment is located is a hotspot area, and the user equipment is determined to be in the hotspot area according to the first feedback information.

With reference to the fourth aspect, or the first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a second possible implementation, after the user equipment is configured as the first communication frequency band in the hotspot area, the method further include:

When the user equipment is moved from the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area, the user equipment receives the first prompt information sent by the network side device, to prompt the user equipment that the user equipment has moved to the hotspot region;

The user equipment switches the communication frequency band of the user equipment that moves to the hotspot area from the second communication frequency band to the first communication frequency band;

The user equipment sends the acknowledgement information to the network side device, where the acknowledgement information is used to confirm that the user equipment entering the hotspot area has been configured as the first communication frequency band;

The user equipment is scanned and aligned by the network side device, so that the user equipment entering the hotspot area and the network side device perform data communication through the first communication frequency band.

With the second possible implementation of the fourth aspect, in a third possible implementation, after the user equipment is configured to be aligned by the network side device, the method further includes:

The user equipment sends the second prompt information to the network side device, where the second prompt information is used to prompt that the user equipment is already in an edge area in the hotspot area, and the edge area is received by the user equipment. The area where the signal power of the signal sent by the network side device is less than a power threshold;

Receiving, by the user equipment, the first indication information that is sent by the network side device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the network side device configures the user equipment that is moved to the edge area to be a second communication frequency band;

When the receiving unit receives the first indication information, the user equipment switches the communication frequency band of the user equipment that is moved to the edge area from the first communication frequency band to the second communication frequency band, so that The user equipment performs data communication with the network side device by using the second communication frequency band.

With the third possible implementation of the fourth aspect, in a fourth possible implementation, after the user equipment sends the second prompt information to the network side device, and the receiving unit receives the Before the first indication information, the method further includes:

When the amount of communication data between the user equipment and the network side device is greater than a first capacity threshold and is moved to an edge of the hotspot area or the non-hotspot area, the user equipment is to the network side device. Sending a delay request for requesting the network side device to delay configuring the second communication frequency band for the user equipment that sends the delay request, so that the network side device continues to perform the first communication frequency band with the user equipment. data communication.

With the third possible implementation of the fourth aspect, in a fifth possible implementation, after the user equipment sends the second prompt information to the network side device, and the receiving unit receives the Before the first indication information, the method further includes:

When the amount of communication data between the user equipment and the network side device is greater than the second capacity threshold and moves to an edge or a non-hotspot area of the hotspot area, the user equipment sends the frequency side resource to the network side device. demand information;

The user equipment confirms that resources of the second communication frequency band allocated to the user equipment are increased to meet the communication requirement of the first user equipment.

The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention has at least the following technical effects or advantages:

The network side device performs the hotspot area identification, and configures the hotspot area as the first communication frequency band whose frequency is greater than the second communication frequency band, and performs data communication with the user equipment in the hotspot area through the first communication frequency band. The network side device performs data communication with the user equipment in the non-hotspot area in the second communication frequency band for the non-hotspot area where the user equipment concentration is less than the set threshold, and the frequency of the first communication frequency band is greater than that of the second communication frequency band. frequency. Because the first communication frequency band is a spectrum resource whose frequency is greater than the frequency of the second communication frequency band, and the hotspot area is a partial area in the cell, the small part can be covered by the higher frequency spectrum resource, so the 6G can be overcome. The above spectrum resources are unable to use the spectrum resources above 6G due to defects such as limited coverage area. It can be seen that the spectrum resources above 6G cover the small area hotspots, so the beam freedom is limited. Expanded bandwidth resources to maximize communication capacity.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only It is an embodiment of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings according to the provided drawings without any creative work.

FIG. 1A is a network architecture diagram of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 1B is a functional block diagram of a network side device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2A is a flowchart of a resource configuration method in an embodiment of the present invention;

2B is a beam distribution diagram formed under the resource configuration method in the embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart of a resource configuration apparatus interacting with a user equipment to identify a hotspot area and perform resource configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a resource configuration process when a user equipment moves from a non-hotspot area to a hotspot area according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a scheduling process for a BS (Base Station) to interact with a user equipment when a user equipment moves from a non-hotspot area to a hotspot area according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a resource configuration process of a user equipment moving from a hotspot area to a non-hotspot area according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a scheduling process of a user equipment moving from a hotspot area to a non-hotspot area interacting with a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is another scheduling process of a user equipment moving from a hotspot area to a non-hotspot area interacting with a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a method for using a resource on a user equipment side according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

In order to solve the problem of limited communication capacity in the prior art due to limited bandwidth resources The embodiments of the present invention provide a resource configuration method, a network side device, and a user equipment.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is a partial embodiment of the invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1A, FIG. 1A is a system architecture diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, including: a network side device 10 and a user equipment 20. In an embodiment, the network side device 10 may be a base station, and can provide configuration resources for the user equipment 20 (the resources may include wireless communication signals, wifi signals, etc.). In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1B, the network side device 10 includes a hotspot area identification module 10-1, a sending unit 10-2, a configuration unit 10-3, a dynamic monitoring unit 10-4, and a receiving unit 10- 5. Scan unit 10-6. The user equipment 20 can use the communication resources provided by the network side device 10 to perform functions such as communication, Internet access, and the like.

First, the form that the network side device 10 and the user device 20 can be introduced is introduced:

1. The network side device 10 may refer to a device in the access network that communicates with the wireless terminal through one or more sectors on the air interface. The network side device may be configured to convert the received air frame and the IP packet to each other as a router between the wireless terminal and the rest of the access network, wherein the rest of the access network may include an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The network side device can also coordinate the attribute management of the air interface. For example, the network side device may be a base station (BTS, Base Transceiver Station) in CDMA, or may be a base station (NodeB) in WCDMA, or may be an evolved base station (NodeB in LTE (Long Term Evolution)). Or eNB, or e-NodeB (evolutional Node B)), specifically the application is not limited.

2. The user equipment 20 may be a wireless terminal or a wired terminal, the wireless terminal may be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to the user, a handheld device with wireless connectivity, or other processing device connected to the wireless modem. . The wireless terminal can communicate with one or more core networks via a radio access network (eg, RAN, Radio Access Network), the wireless terminal It can be a mobile terminal, such as a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone) and a computer with a mobile terminal, for example, a portable, pocket, handheld, computer built-in or in-vehicle mobile device with wireless access Network exchange language and / or data. For example, personal communication service (PCS, Personal Communication Service) telephone, cordless telephone, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) telephone, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA, Personal Digital Assistant), etc. . A wireless terminal may also be called a system, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, an access point, or an access point. Remote Terminal, Access Terminal, User Terminal, User Agent, User Device, or User Equipment.

1A, FIG. 1B and FIG. 2A, a method for configuring resources for the user equipment 20 by using the network side device 10 includes the following process:

101. The network side device monitors the user information and identifies the hotspot area and the non-hotspot area in the monitoring area according to the user information, and the network side device configures the hotspot area as the first communication frequency band, and uses the user equipment in the first communication frequency band and the hotspot area. Data communication.

Specifically, the user information includes: the number of user equipments, and the data traffic generated by the user equipment.

Specifically, the frequency of the first communication frequency band is greater than the frequency of the second communication frequency band, and the second communication frequency band refers to the cellular frequency band used by the existing mobile network (cellular network), specifically, the first communication frequency band The frequency refers to the frequency band above 6G, and the second communication frequency band refers to the frequency band below 6G. In the specific implementation process, the first communication frequency band may be ultra high frequency (SHF, specifically 6 to 30 GHZ in 3 to 30 GFZ), or very high frequency (EHF, specifically 30 to 300 GHF), or to high frequency (THF) Specifically, it is 300 to 3000).

Specifically, the process of identifying the hotspot area and the non-hotspot area by the network side device includes the following processes:

The network side device divides the monitoring area into a plurality of equal volume monitoring units; the network side device monitors user information in each monitoring unit; the user information includes the number of user equipments in each monitoring unit and user equipment in each monitoring unit. Generated data traffic;

The network side device compares the number of user equipments in each monitoring unit with a preset number. When the number of user equipments in the monitoring unit exceeds a preset number, the monitoring unit is identified as a hotspot area;

The network side device compares the data traffic generated by the user equipment in each monitoring unit with the preset traffic. When the data traffic generated by the user equipment in the monitoring unit exceeds the preset traffic, the monitoring unit is identified as a hot spot. The monitoring unit is identified as a non-hotspot area when the number of user equipments in the monitoring unit does not exceed a preset amount, and the data traffic generated by the user equipment in the monitoring unit does not exceed the preset traffic.

Further, in order to effectively utilize the high frequency communication frequency band of more than 6G, the embodiment of the present invention provides at least two network side device identification hotspot areas and non-hotspot areas for different environments.

Embodiment 1

For the surrounding scatterers, reflectors, and obstacles, the frequency band of frequencies greater than 6G such as millimeter waves is particularly sensitive to the environment. Consider the effects of surrounding scatterers, reflectors, obstacles, etc., and use frequencies such as cellular bands below 6G. The frequency band as the hot spot identified by the monitoring beam may not reach the frequency band above 6G. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is required to measure user information in the monitoring area by using a monitoring beam of 6 G or more. For example, it passes UHF (SHF, specifically 6 to 30 GHZ in 3 to 30 GFZ), or extremely high frequency (EHF, specifically 30 to 300 GHF), or to high frequency (THF, specifically 300 to 3000).

Specifically, when the network side device and the user equipment are both unknown to the hotspot area, the network side device identifies the hotspot area by monitoring the beam. Specifically, before performing the first determination of the hot spot area and the non-hot spot area, the network side device and the user equipment perform data communication through the cellular frequency band. Before performing the identification of the hotspot area and the non-hotspot area, the network side device sends a notification message to the user equipment in the monitoring area, where the notification message is used to notify the user equipment in the monitoring area to be configured as the first scanning frequency band, specifically, the first scanning The frequency of the frequency band is greater than or equal to the frequency of the first communication frequency band, so that the hotspot area identified by the first scanning frequency band is an area that can be reached by the first communication frequency band. After the user equipment in the monitoring area is configured as the first scanning frequency band, the user equipment in the monitoring area can receive the monitoring message broadcast by the monitoring beam. Specifically, the network side device uses the monitoring beam scanning monitoring area, and determines the number of user equipments in each monitoring unit and the data traffic generated by the user equipment according to the feedback signals of the user equipments in the received monitoring area.

Embodiment 2

When there are fewer refractors and reflectors in the application scenario, it may be considered to identify the hotspot region using the second communication band. The specific process includes: determining, by the network side device, the user equipment in the first transmission distance by using the second communication frequency band, where the first transmission distance is a distance that the first communication frequency band can cover; and the network side device obtains the AOA of the user equipment in the first transmission distance ( Arrival of angle; thus determining whether the number of user equipments in each monitoring unit meets the preset number according to the AOA of the user equipment in the first transmission distance. Further determining that the number of user equipments in each monitoring unit is compared with a preset number. When the number of user equipments in the monitoring unit exceeds a preset number, the monitoring unit is identified as a hotspot area; otherwise, the monitoring unit is identified. It is a non-hot spot area.

Specifically, the network side device estimates the TOA (time of arrival) of each user equipment in the monitoring area, and determines the TOA of each user equipment in the monitoring area to determine each user equipment in the monitoring area to the network side device. The distance of the user equipment that is greater than the first transmission distance of the first communication frequency band is discarded, and the remaining user equipment is recorded. The network side device performs AOA estimation on the remaining user equipments, and acquires an AOA of each user equipment within the first transmission distance.

On the basis of the first embodiment or the second embodiment, since the user equipment is a mobile terminal, such as a mobile phone terminal or an in-vehicle terminal, the hotspot area may be changed to a non-hotspot area, and the non-hotspot area may also be changed to a hot spot area. Therefore, the network side device performs the identification of the hotspot area in a monitoring period.

Wherein, when the hotspot area is identified by the monitoring period, the monitoring area may be the same or different each time.

Specifically, the first mode: the monitoring area in the hotspot area identification is the entire area covered by the signal provided by the network side device, and the implementation manner can accurately identify the centralized area of the user equipment and ensure the user equipment. The concentrated area can be identified even if it is identified.

The second way: the monitoring area when the hotspot area is identified every time is the monitoring area that is re-determined after updating the monitoring area. Specifically, the first monitoring area is the whole cell. The other monitoring area is a non-hotspot area after the network side device performs at least one hotspot area identification, or is a monitoring area after the hot spot area identification is performed according to the dynamic information in the hot spot area. Pass The over-updated monitoring area is a non-hotspot area, which can improve the speed of hot spot identification and a small network burden.

After the network side device identifies the hotspot area, the identified area is a hotspot area, otherwise it is a non-hotspot area.

In an embodiment, the method for identifying a hotspot area further includes the following process:

In the first step, the network device sends the first feedback information to the user equipment in the hotspot area. The first feedback information is used by the user equipment in the hotspot area to learn that the user equipment is in the hotspot area, and the user equipment in the hotspot area is configured as the first A communication band.

In the process 2, the network side device monitors the dynamic information in the hotspot area, and the dynamic information is the location change of each user equipment in the hotspot area. The network side device determines, according to the dynamic information, the monitoring in the process of identifying the hotspot area after the first identification of the hotspot area. region. And the network side device sends the dynamic information to another network side device, and the other network side device adjusts the wave speed quantity of the first communication frequency band.

Specifically, the dynamic information includes the number of user equipments, AOD (departure of angle), transmission capacity, and the like of each user equipment.

In the process 2, the other network side device is a device that directly communicates with the user equipment in the hotspot area. For example, the network side device is a macro base station, and the other network side device is a micro base station in the introduced macro base station. Specifically, the macro base station monitors dynamic information in the hotspot area, and feeds the dynamic information to the micro base station, and the auxiliary micro base station adjusts the number of wave speeds of the first communication frequency band. Specifically, the dynamic information of the feedback includes the number of user equipments or transmission. capacity. Therefore, when the beam resource of the first communication band is smaller than the first requirement of the user equipment in the hotspot area, the beam of the first communication band is increased, if the beam resource of the first communication band is greater than the second requirement of the user equipment in the hot spot area. , reducing the beam of the first communication band to achieve reasonable scheduling of beam resources. In a specific implementation process, the first requirement and the second requirement may be the number of user equipments or transmission capacity.

In the process 2, the dynamic information of the user equipment in the hotspot area monitored by the network side device further includes: an AOD of each user equipment in the hotspot area, for re-determining the hotspot area. Determining, according to the dynamic information, the process of identifying the hotspot area after performing the first identification of the hotspot area The method of monitoring the area is specifically: predicting whether the hotspot area is a monitoring area according to the AOD of the user equipment in each hotspot area, for example, predicting the user equipment in the hotspot area according to the AOD of the user equipment in each hotspot area. If the number may be reduced to not meet the set threshold, the hotspot area is determined as the area to be monitored when the next hot spot area is identified. Otherwise, the hotspot area is not determined as the area to be monitored when the next hot spot area is identified.

The identification of the hotspot area in different application environments can be realized by the first embodiment or the second embodiment.

In the specific implementation process, after the step 101, the network side device further sends the first feedback information to the user equipment in the hotspot area, where the first feedback information is used by the user equipment in the hotspot area to learn that the user equipment is already in the hotspot area, and The user equipment used in the hotspot area is configured as a first communication frequency band. Therefore, the network side device and the user equipment are configured as the first communication frequency band for the hot spot area.

102. The network side device configures the non-hotspot area as the second communication frequency band, and performs data communication with the user equipment in the non-hotspot area by using the second communication frequency band.

Specifically, finally, the beam distribution diagram of the network side device performing data communication with the user equipment in the human hotspot area and the non-hotspot area through the first communication frequency band and the second communication frequency band respectively can be referred to FIG. 2B. According to the implementation manner of identifying the hot spot area in S101, those skilled in the art can know how to identify the non-hot spot area, for the simplicity of the description. Specifically, the second communication band refers to the foregoing description. As can be seen from the foregoing description of the pairs 101 to 102, the technical solution in the embodiment of the present invention overcomes the problem that the narrow beam coverage of the UHF, the extremely high frequency, and the high frequency is small and cannot be utilized. Furthermore, the frequency band above 6G is used to cover the hotspot area, and the frequency band below 6G is responsible for the communication of the scattered users, and the frequency band above 6G can be reasonably utilized. This dual-frequency coverage method makes rational use of narrow beams to improve spectrum utilization.

Referring to FIG. 3, the technical means for performing hotspot area identification by using a frequency band (first scanning frequency band) greater than 6G in the technical solutions in 101 to 102 is described by way of example, but is not intended to limit the present invention.

S1: The network side device determines the monitoring area Ai (when initializing, setting i=1), and the monitoring area is marked. Divided into multiple equal volume monitoring units;

S2: The network side device sends a notification message to the user equipment in the monitoring area Ai through the cellular frequency band, and notifies the user equipment in the monitoring area Ai to receive the measurement of the monitoring beam of the first scanning frequency band;

S3: The network side device is configured as the first scanning frequency band, and the user equipment in the monitoring area Ai receives the notification message, and is configured as the first scanning frequency band;

S4: The network side device detects the user information of each monitoring unit in the monitoring area Ai by using the monitoring beam scanning monitoring area Ai of the first scanning frequency band, and specifically includes: scanning the user equipment in response to the monitoring beam in the monitoring area Ai, The network side device feeds back a response message; the network side device receives the response message of the user equipment in the monitoring area Ai to determine the user information of each monitoring unit in the monitoring area Ai.

S5: The network side device determines whether the number of user equipments of each monitoring unit in the monitoring area Ai exceeds a preset number, and determines that the data traffic generated by the user equipment exceeds a preset traffic. The network side device identifies that the number of user equipments in the monitoring unit in the monitoring area Ai exceeds a preset number, or the monitoring unit that generates data traffic exceeding the preset traffic by the user equipment is identified as a hotspot area, and is otherwise identified as a non-hotspot area. Specifically, the preset number or preset traffic is set according to the size of the monitoring area Ai and the transmission demand. The specific numerical values are not limited herein.

For the non-hotspot area identified in this time, the network side device maintains the second communication frequency band, performs data communication with the user equipment in the non-hotspot area, and performs S6: the network side device update monitoring area Ai=Ai+1. Specifically, the monitoring area is updated to be the non-hotspot area Ai+1, or the monitoring area is further updated according to the dynamic information of the user equipment in the hotspot area that is identified this time to Ai+1 (according to the dynamic The implementation manner of the information update monitoring area refers to the foregoing description. For the sake of brevity of the description, it will not be described here, and then returns to S1 based on the updated monitoring area.

For the hotspots identified this time, execute S7~S9:

S7: The network side device is configured as a first communication frequency band for the hotspot area;

S8: The network side device sends the first feedback information to the user equipment in the hotspot area.

S9: After receiving the first feedback information, the user equipment in the hotspot area is configured as the first communication frequency band, and the network side device performs data communication with the user equipment in the hotspot area through the first communication frequency band. letter.

In a specific implementation process, a frequency difference is generated between the first communication frequency band configured by the network side device and the specific frequency of the first communication frequency band configured by the user equipment in the hotspot area to prevent interference, and a person skilled in the art may set the frequency according to a known frequency. Poor, the invention is not limited.

The user equipment for the MS end moves between the hotspot area and the non-hotspot area. The following embodiments of the present invention provide the following technical solutions for implementing beam scheduling in the process of moving the MS end in the hotspot area and the non-hotspot area. The method includes: after identifying the hotspot area, pushing the “high frequency identifier” to the user equipment in the hotspot area, prompting the MS owner to be in the hotspot area, and performing large-capacity data transmission.

Further, in order to ensure that the user equipment can communicate normally when moving between the hotspot area and the non-hotspot area, the following two scenarios are considered.

Scenario 1: The user equipment moves from a non-hotspot area to a hotspot area. The embodiment of the present invention is directed to the scenario in which the user equipment moves from the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area. Referring to FIG. 4, the following scheduling process is proposed:

201: When the first user equipment in the network-side device monitoring area moves from the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area, the first prompt information is sent to the first user equipment to prompt that the first user equipment has moved to the hotspot area.

Specifically, the network side device determines whether the user equipment moves from the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area, and the method includes: first, when the user equipment is still in the non-hotspot area, the first user equipment and the network side device implement a synchronization state, and the first user equipment The monitoring period of the network side device is known in the synchronization state. For example, the network side device sets the first time slot of each subframe (Timeslot) for the network side device to monitor the hot spot area by monitoring, and for example, the network side device design The second time slot of each subframe is used by the network side device to identify the hotspot area by monitoring the beam.

Then, the first user equipment uses the first scanning frequency band to send the preamble to the network side device according to the set monitoring period (such as in the first time slot or the second time slot of each subframe), so that the network side device utilizes monitoring. The beam identifies the area where the user M is located. The network side device uses the monitoring beam to identify the area where the first user equipment is located, and the network side device recognizes that the user equipment moves to the hot spot. In the area, the network side device sends the first prompt information to the first user equipment by using the second communication frequency band.

202: The network side device receives the confirmation information returned by the first user equipment, where the confirmation information is used to confirm that the first user equipment that is moved by the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area has been configured as the first communication frequency band.

203: The network side device scans and aligns the first user equipment, so that the first user equipment and the network side device perform data communication through the first communication frequency band.

The scheduling procedure for the network side device to interact with the first user equipment of the BS end and the MS end is described below with reference to FIG. 5 .

S51: the BS end is synchronized with the MS end;

S52: The MS determines the first time slot of each subframe, so that the MS sends the preamble according to the monitoring period;

S53: The BS end identifies the area where the first user equipment is located at the MS end by monitoring the beam according to the monitoring period;

S54: When the BS detects that the first user equipment of the MS end moves to the hotspot area, the BS end sends the prompt information by using the second communication frequency band.

S55: The MS uses the second communication frequency band to send the acknowledgement information, and confirms that the first user equipment of the MS end is already in the hotspot area;

S56: the BS is configured as a first communication band, and the MS is configured to configure the first user equipment as the first communication band.

S57: The MS sends a feedback signal to the BS by using the first communication frequency band, and notifies the BS end that the configuration is the first communication frequency band.

S58: The BS end receives the feedback signal and performs scanning alignment on the first user equipment.

S59: The BS end performs data communication with the first user equipment through the first communication frequency band.

Scenario 2: The first user equipment moves from the hotspot area to the non-hotspot area. For the scenario in which the first user equipment moves from the hotspot area to the non-hotspot area, the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, includes the following scheduling process:

301. The network side device receives the second prompt information sent by the first user equipment, where the second prompt information is used to prompt the first user equipment that the edge area is in the hotspot area, and the edge area is the first The user equipment receives an area where the signal power of the signal sent by the network side device is less than a power threshold.

Specifically, the farther the first user equipment is from the network side device, the smaller the signal power of the signal sent by the first user equipment to the network side device is. Therefore, the power threshold is set to be greater than the farthest coverage of the first communication frequency band. The signal power received by the first user equipment. For example, if the maximum transmission distance of the first communication band is 100 meters, the area covered by the first communication band whose transmission distance is greater than 90 meters, 92 meters, 95 meters, etc. may be set as the edge area in the hot spot area. Correspondingly, the power threshold is set to a signal power value when the first user equipment receives 90 meters from the network side device, a signal power value at 92 meters, and a signal power value at 95 meters.

The network side device sends the first indication information to the first user equipment, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the network side device configures the first user equipment that is moved to the edge area to be the second communication frequency band; The communication frequency band enables the network side device to perform data communication with the first user equipment through the second communication frequency band.

In a specific implementation process, there is a frequency difference between the second communication frequency band configured by the network side device and the specific frequency of the second communication frequency band configured by the user equipment in the non-hotspot area to prevent interference, and those skilled in the art may set according to a known method. The frequency difference is not limited in the present invention. For the implementation of the data communication between the network side device in the non-hotspot area and the user equipment in the non-hotspot area, reference may be made to the existing cellular network technology. For the sake of brevity of the description, the embodiments of the present invention are not described.

Further, when the user equipment moves from the hotspot area to the non-hotspot area, the user equipment may be in a large-capacity data transmission, or a large-capacity data transmission is about to be performed. Therefore, in order to ensure the normal operation of the large-capacity data transmission service of the user equipment, the present invention is implemented. For example, the process of the foregoing scenario 2 is further included, and the scheduling process of moving at least two hotspot regions to the non-hotspot region is further included.

The first type, before 302, further includes the following steps: the network side device receives the delay request sent by the first user equipment when the amount of communication data is greater than the first capacity threshold and moves to the edge of the non-hotspot area or the hotspot area, and delays the request. The requesting delay configures the first user equipment to be the second communication frequency band.

The network side device continues to perform data communication with the first user equipment through the first communication frequency band in response to the delay request. In a specific implementation process, the delaying request carries the first user equipment to delay configuration of the delay time information configured as the second communication frequency band, or the data volume information of the large-capacity transmission communication.

For example, when the delay request does not carry the delay time information or the data amount information, after the network side device responds to the delay request and continues the data communication with the first user equipment through the first communication band, the first user equipment goes to the network side again. The device feedback may be configured as the information of the second communication frequency band; so that the network side device receives the information and executes 302 to 303 in sequence.

For example, when the delay request carries the delay time information or the data volume information, the network side device responds to the delay request, and after the data communication with the first user equipment is completed through the first communication frequency band, the network side device according to the delay time information or the data volume The information determines a first time when the first indication information is sent to the first user equipment, so that 302 to 303 are sequentially performed according to the first time.

The scheduling procedure for the network side device to interact with the first user equipment of the MS and the MS end is described below with reference to FIG. 7 .

S601: The BS sends a signal to the MS end by using the first communication frequency band;

S602: The MS end compares the power of the signal sent by the BS with the power threshold. If the power of the signal sent by the BS is less than or equal to the power threshold, determine whether the first user equipment of the MS is already in the The edge area in the hot spot area.

S603: The MS sends the first prompt information through the first communication frequency band, and prompts the BS that the first user equipment of the MS end is already in the edge area in the hotspot area;

S604: The MS sends a delay request to the BS by using the first communication band.

S605: The BS sends the acknowledgement feedback information for the delay request.

S606: The BS sends a second indication information that the delay is configured as the second communication frequency band.

S607: The BS end continues to perform data communication with the first user equipment of the MS end by using the first communication frequency band;

S608: The BS end feeds back, to the MS end, prompt information that can be switched to the second communication frequency band;

S609: The MS sends the confirmation feedback information for the conversion prompt information to the BS end.

S610: The BS sends the first indication information configured as the second communication frequency band to the MS end.

S611: The MS sends the acknowledgement feedback information for the first indication information to the BS.

S612: The MS end is configured as a second communication frequency band.

S613: The BS sends the test information to the MS end by using the second communication band.

S614: The MS sends the acknowledgement feedback information for the test information.

S615: The first user equipment at the BS end and the MS end performs data communication through the second communication frequency band.

The switching from the hotspot area to the non-hotspot area and beam scheduling are implemented by the above S601-S615, and the service is not interrupted in the case of large-capacity data transmission. A person skilled in the art may actually need to omit some steps, such as the confirmation feedback information in the foregoing S601-S615, and the beam scheduling means intended to be configured as the cellular frequency band by delay includes the protection range of the embodiment. The second method, after 301, further includes the following steps: the first user equipment needs information about the increased frequency resource sent when the amount of communication data is greater than the second capacity threshold and moves to the non-hotspot area or the edge of the hotspot area; After the network side device receives the demand information of the added frequency resource, the network side device increases resources allocated to the second communication frequency band of the first user equipment to meet the communication requirement of the first user equipment.

For the scenario 2, another scheduling process in which the network side device interacts with the first user equipment of the BS end and the MS end is described with reference to FIG. 8 .

S701: The BS sends a signal to the MS end by using the first communication frequency band;

S702: The MS end compares the power of the signal sent by the BS to the power threshold. If the power of the signal sent by the BS is less than or equal to the power threshold, the first user equipment is determined to be in the hotspot area. The edge area in the middle.

S703: The MS sends the first prompt information through the first communication frequency band, and prompts the BS end that the MS end is already in the edge area in the hotspot area;

S704: The MS sends the demand information to the BS through the first communication band.

S705: The BS sends the acknowledgement feedback information for the requirement information.

S706: The BS sends the first indication information configured as the second communication frequency band to the MS.

S707: The MS sends the acknowledgement feedback information for the first indication information to the BS.

S708: The MS end is configured as a second communication frequency band.

S709: The BS sends the test information to the MS end by using the second communication band.

S710: The MS sends the acknowledgement feedback information for the test information to the BS.

S711: The MS end notifies the BS end to increase the third indication information of the frequency resource by using the first communication frequency band;

S712: The MS sends the acknowledgement feedback information for the third indication information to the BS.

S713: The MS end calls more frequency resources of the second communication frequency band;

S714: Continue data communication with the first user equipment at the MS end by using the second communication frequency band.

The switching from the hotspot area to the non-hotspot area and beam scheduling are implemented by the above S701-S714, and the service is not interrupted in the case of large-capacity data transmission. A person skilled in the art may actually need to omit some steps, such as the confirmation feedback information in the foregoing S701-S714, and the beam scheduling means that intends to call more spectrum resources of the second communication frequency band all include the protection scope of the embodiment.

Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the present invention provides a user equipment, where the user equipment is located in a monitoring area covered by a signal provided by the network side device. Referring to FIG. 9, the user equipment includes:

The receiving unit 801 is configured to receive a monitoring beam that is sent by the network side device, where the monitoring beam is used to monitor whether the user equipment is in a hotspot area or a non-hotspot area, and is configured as a first communication frequency band when the user equipment is in the hotspot area;

When the user equipment is in a non-hotspot area, it is configured as a second communication frequency band, and the frequency of the first communication frequency band is greater than the frequency of the second communication frequency band.

Preferably, the receiving unit 801 is further configured to receive the first feedback information that is sent by the network side device, where the first feedback information is generated when the network side device determines that the area where the user equipment is located is a hotspot area; and the user equipment is configured according to the first feedback information. Know that you are already in a hot spot.

Preferably, the receiving unit 801 is further configured to: when the user equipment moves from the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area, receive the first prompt information sent by the network side device, to prompt the user equipment that the device has moved to the hotspot area;

The user equipment further includes a configuration unit 802, configured to switch a communication frequency band of the user equipment that is moved to the hotspot area from the second communication frequency band to the first communication frequency band;

The sending unit 803 is further configured to send, to the network side device, the confirmation information, where the confirmation information is used to confirm that the user equipment entering the hotspot area has been configured as the first communication frequency band;

The receiving unit 801 is further configured to perform scanning alignment by the network side device, so as to enter the hotspot area. The data communication between the user equipment and the network side device is performed through the first communication frequency band.

Preferably, the sending unit 803 is further configured to send the second prompt information to the network side device, where the second prompt information is used to prompt the user equipment that the device is in the edge area in the hotspot area, and the edge area is used by the user equipment to receive the signal sent by the network side device. An area where the signal power is less than a power threshold;

The receiving unit 801 is further configured to receive the first indication information that is sent by the network side device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the network side device configures the user equipment that is moved to the edge area to be the second communication frequency band;

The configuration unit 802 is configured to: when the receiving unit receives the first indication information, switch the communication frequency band of the user equipment that is moved to the edge area from the first communication frequency band to the second communication frequency band, so that the user equipment passes the second communication frequency band and The network side device performs data communication.

Preferably, the sending unit 803 is further configured to send a delay request to the network side device when the amount of communication data between the user equipment and the network side device is greater than the first capacity threshold and moves to an edge or non-hotspot area of the hotspot area, The delay request is used to request the network side device to delay configuring the second communication frequency band for the user equipment that sends the delay request, so that the network side device continues to perform data communication with the user equipment through the first communication frequency band.

Preferably, the sending unit 803 is configured to send, when the amount of communication data between the user equipment and the network side device is greater than the second capacity threshold to the edge of the hotspot area or the non-hotspot area, send the requirement for increasing the frequency resource to the network side device. information;

The receiving unit 801 is configured to confirm that resources of the second communication frequency band configured to the user equipment are increased to meet the communication requirement of the first user equipment.

The user equipment in this embodiment is the same as the network side device in the foregoing embodiment. Therefore, based on the network side device introduced in the embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art can understand the embodiment. The specific implementation of the user equipment and its various variations are not described in detail herein for the user equipment. As long as the person skilled in the art implements the resource usage method corresponding to the user equipment in this embodiment, it belongs to the scope of the present invention.

Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present invention provides a resource usage method, which is applied to a user equipment, where the user equipment is located in a monitoring area covered by a signal provided by the network side device, As shown in Figure 10, the method includes:

901. The user equipment receives a monitoring beam that is sent by the network side device, where the monitoring beam is used to monitor whether the user equipment is in a hotspot area or a non-hotspot area, and is configured as a first communication frequency band when the user equipment is in the hotspot area.

902. When the user equipment is in a non-hotspot area, the second communication frequency band is configured, and the frequency of the first communication frequency band is greater than the frequency of the second communication frequency band.

Preferably, after the user equipment receives the monitoring beam sent by the network side device, the method further includes:

The user equipment receives the first feedback information sent by the network side device, and the first feedback information is generated when the network side device determines that the area where the user equipment is located is a hotspot area; and the user equipment learns that the user equipment is already in the hotspot area according to the first feedback information.

Preferably, in a second possible implementation, after the user equipment is in the hotspot area, the method further includes:

When the user equipment is moved from the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area, the user equipment receives the first prompt information sent by the network side device, to prompt the user equipment that the device has moved to the hotspot area;

The user equipment switches the communication frequency band of the user equipment moved to the hotspot area from the second communication frequency band to the first communication frequency band;

The user equipment sends an acknowledgement message to the network side device, where the acknowledgement information is used to confirm that the user equipment entering the hotspot area has been configured as the first communication frequency band;

The user equipment is scanned and aligned by the network side device, so that the user equipment entering the hotspot area and the network side device perform data communication through the first communication frequency band.

Preferably, after the user equipment makes the network side device scan and align, the method further includes:

The user equipment sends the second prompt information to the network side device, where the second prompt information is used to prompt the user equipment that the device is in the edge area in the hotspot area, and the edge area is that the signal power of the signal sent by the user equipment to the network side device is less than a power threshold. Area of value;

Receiving, by the user equipment, the first indication information sent by the network side device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the network side device configures the user equipment that is moved to the edge area to be the second communication frequency band;

When the receiving unit receives the first indication information, the user equipment moves to the user of the edge area. The communication frequency band is switched from the first communication frequency band to the second communication frequency band, so that the user equipment performs data communication with the network side device through the second communication frequency band.

Preferably, after the user equipment sends the second prompt information to the network side device, and before the receiving unit receives the first indication information, the method further includes:

When the amount of communication data between the user equipment and the network side device is greater than the first capacity threshold and moves to the edge of the hotspot area or the non-hotspot area, the user equipment sends a delay request to the network side device, and the delay request is used to request the network side device. The user equipment configured to send the delay request is configured to configure the second communication frequency band, so that the network side device continues to perform data communication with the user equipment through the first communication frequency band.

Preferably, after the user equipment sends the second prompt information to the network side device, and before the receiving unit receives the first indication information, the method further includes:

When the amount of communication data between the user equipment and the network side device is greater than the second capacity threshold and moves to the edge of the hotspot area or the non-hotspot area, the user equipment sends the demand information for increasing the frequency resource to the network side device;

The user equipment confirms the resources of the second communication frequency band allocated to the user equipment to meet the communication requirements of the first user equipment.

The resource usage method in the embodiment is the same as the resource configuration method in the foregoing embodiment. Therefore, based on the resource configuration method introduced in the embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art can understand the implementation. The specific implementation of the resource usage method of the example and its various variations, so the method of using the resource will not be described in detail herein. As long as the person skilled in the art implements the resource usage method corresponding to the resource usage configuration method in this embodiment, it is within the scope of the present invention.

The one or more embodiments of the present invention can achieve the following technical effects:

The network side device performs the hotspot area identification, and configures the hotspot area as the first communication frequency band whose frequency is greater than the second communication frequency band, and performs data communication with the user equipment in the hotspot area through the first communication frequency band. The network side device performs data communication with the user equipment in the non-hotspot area in the second communication frequency band for the non-hotspot area where the user equipment concentration is less than the set threshold, and the frequency of the first communication frequency band is greater than that of the second communication frequency band. frequency. Because the first communication band is greater than the second pass The spectrum resource of the frequency of the frequency band, and the hotspot area is a partial area in the cell. For this small part, the spectrum resource with higher frequency can be covered, so that the spectrum resources of 6G or more can be overcome due to limited coverage area and the like. The problem that the spectrum resources above 6G cannot be used can be seen, so that the spectrum resources above 6G can be covered for the small-area hotspot area, so the bandwidth resources are expanded under the premise of limited beam freedom, and the communication is maximized. capacity.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware. Moreover, the invention can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) including computer usable program code.

The present invention has been described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (system), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or FIG. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine for the execution of instructions for execution by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device. Means for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of the flow chart.

The computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising the instruction device. The apparatus implements the functions specified in one or more blocks of a flow or a flow and/or block diagram of the flowchart.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device such that a series of operational steps are performed on a computer or other programmable device to produce computer-implemented processing for execution on a computer or other programmable device. The instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of a flow diagram.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described, it will be understood that Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments and the modifications and

It is apparent that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to the embodiments of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and modifications of the embodiments of the invention.

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A network side device is configured to provide a signal to a user equipment, where the signal provided by the network side device can cover a monitoring area, wherein the network side device includes a hotspot area identification module, and the hot spot identification module is used for Monitoring the user information and discriminating the hotspot area and the non-hotspot area in the monitoring area according to the user information, the network side device configuring the hotspot area as the first communication frequency band, and using the first communication frequency band and the The user equipment in the hotspot area performs data communication; the network side device configures the non-hotspot area as a second communication frequency band, and performs data communication with the user equipment in the non-hotspot area by using the second communication frequency band. The frequency of the first communication frequency band is greater than the frequency of the second communication frequency band. The network side device according to claim 1, wherein the hotspot area identification module is configured to: Dividing the monitoring area into a plurality of equal volume monitoring units; Monitoring user information in each monitoring unit; the user information includes the number of user equipments in each monitoring unit and data flows generated by user equipment in each monitoring unit; Comparing the number of user equipments in each monitoring unit with a preset number, when the number of user equipments in the monitoring unit exceeds a preset number, the monitoring unit is identified as a hotspot area; The data traffic generated by the user equipment in each monitoring unit is compared with a preset traffic. When the data traffic generated by the user equipment in the monitoring unit exceeds a preset traffic, the monitoring unit is identified as a hotspot area; When the number of user equipments in the monitoring unit does not exceed a preset amount, and the data traffic generated by the user equipment in the monitoring unit does not exceed the preset traffic, the monitoring unit is identified as a non-hotspot area. The network side device according to claim 2, wherein the network side device further comprises: a sending unit, configured to send a notification message to the user equipment in the monitoring area, where the notification message is used to notify the user equipment in the monitoring area to be configured as a first scanning frequency band, and the first scanning The frequency band is used by the user equipment in the monitoring area to receive the measurement of the monitoring beam, wherein the frequency of the first scanning frequency band is greater than or equal to the frequency of the first communication frequency band; And a configuration unit, configured to configure the network side device as the first scanning frequency band, where the first scanning frequency band is used as a monitoring beam of the network side device to measure user information in the monitoring area. The network side device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the network side device further comprises: a dynamic monitoring unit, configured to monitor dynamic information of the user equipment in the hotspot area, where the dynamic information is a change in location of each user equipment in the hotspot area; The sending unit is further configured to send the dynamic information to another network side device, where the other network side device adjusts a wave speed quantity of the first communication frequency band according to the dynamic information. The network side device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sending unit is further configured to send first feedback information to the user equipment in the hotspot area, the first feedback The information is used to make the user equipment in the hotspot area aware that it is already in the hotspot area, and to configure the user equipment in the hotspot area as the first communication frequency band. The network side device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the network side device further comprises: The sending unit is configured to: when the first user equipment in the monitoring area moves from the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area, send the first prompt information to the first user equipment, to prompt that the first user equipment is already Move to the hot spot area; a receiving unit, configured to receive the confirmation information returned by the first user equipment, where the confirmation information is used to confirm that the first user equipment that is moved by the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area has been configured as the first communication frequency band; And a scanning unit, configured to scan and align the first user equipment, so that the first user equipment and the network side device perform data communication through the first communication frequency band. The network side device according to claim 6, wherein the receiving unit is further configured to receive second prompt information sent by the first user equipment, where the second prompt information is used to prompt the first The user equipment is already in an edge area in the hotspot area, and the edge area is The first user equipment receives an area where a signal power of a signal sent by the network side device is less than a power threshold; The sending unit is further configured to send the first indication information to the first user equipment, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the network side device configures the first user equipment that is moved to the edge area to be the second communication. The network side device is configured as the second communication frequency band, so that the network side device performs data communication with the first user equipment by using the second communication frequency band. The network side device according to claim 7, wherein the receiving unit is further configured to receive, by the first user equipment, that the amount of communication data is greater than a first capacity threshold and move to the non-hotspot area or a delay request sent when the edge of the hot spot is sent, the delay request is used to request delay configuration of the first user equipment as the second communication frequency band; The network side device continues to perform data communication with the first user equipment through the first communication frequency band in response to the delay request. The network side device according to claim 7, wherein the receiving unit is further configured to receive, by the first user equipment, that the amount of communication data is greater than a second capacity threshold and move to the non-hotspot area or The demand information of the frequency resource added when the edge of the hotspot area is sent; After the receiving unit receives the demand information of the added frequency resource, the sending unit is further configured to increase resources of the second communication frequency band configured to the first user equipment to meet the communication of the first user equipment. demand. A resource configuration method is applied to a network side device, where the network side device is configured to provide a signal to the user equipment, and the provided signal can cover a monitoring area, where the resource configuration includes: The network side device monitors the user information and discriminates the hotspot area and the non-hotspot area in the monitoring area according to the user information, and the network side device configures the hotspot area as the first communication frequency band, and the A communication frequency band performs data communication with a user equipment in the hotspot area; The network side device configures the non-hotspot area as a second communication frequency band, and performs data communication with the user equipment in the non-hotspot area by using the second communication frequency band, where the frequency of the first communication frequency band is greater than The frequency of the second communication band. The method of claim 10, wherein the network side device monitors the user information and determines the hotspot area and the non-hotspot area in the monitoring area according to the user information, including: Dividing the monitoring area into a plurality of equal volume monitoring units; Monitoring user information in each monitoring unit; the user information includes the number of user equipments in each monitoring unit and data flows generated by user equipment in each monitoring unit; Comparing the number of user equipments in each monitoring unit with a preset number, when the number of user equipments in the monitoring unit exceeds a preset number, the monitoring unit is identified as a hotspot area; The data traffic generated by the user equipment in each monitoring unit is compared with a preset traffic. When the data traffic generated by the user equipment in the monitoring unit exceeds a preset traffic, the monitoring unit is identified as a hotspot area; When the number of user equipments in the monitoring unit does not exceed a preset amount, and the data traffic generated by the user equipment in the monitoring unit does not exceed the preset traffic, the monitoring unit is identified as a non-hotspot area. The method according to claim 11, wherein before the network side device monitors user information in each monitoring unit, the method further includes: The network side device sends a notification message to the user equipment in the monitoring area, where the notification message is used to notify the user equipment in the monitoring area to be configured as a first scanning frequency band, and the first scanning frequency band is used for the The user equipment in the monitoring area receives the measurement of the monitoring beam, wherein the frequency of the first scanning frequency band is greater than or equal to the frequency of the first communication frequency band; The network side device is configured as the first scanning frequency band, and the first scanning frequency band is used as a monitoring beam of the network side device to measure user information in the monitoring area. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein after the network side device configures the hotspot area as the first communication frequency band, the method further includes: The network side device monitors dynamic information of the user equipment in the hotspot area, where the dynamic information is a change in location of each user equipment in the hotspot area; The network side device sends the dynamic information to another network side device, and the other network The side device adjusts the number of wave speeds of the first communication frequency band according to the dynamic information. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein after the network side device configures the hotspot area as the first communication frequency band, the method further includes: The network side device sends the first feedback information to the user equipment in the hotspot area, where the first feedback information is used to make the user equipment in the hotspot area know that the user equipment is already in the hotspot area, and The user equipment in the hotspot area is configured as the first communication frequency band. The method according to any one of claims 10-14, wherein after the network side device configures the hotspot area as the first communication frequency band, the method further includes: When the first user equipment in the monitoring area moves from the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area, the network side device sends the first prompt information to the first user equipment, to prompt that the first user equipment has been moved to The hot spot area; Receiving, by the network side device, the confirmation information returned by the first user equipment, where the confirmation information is used to confirm that the first user equipment that is moved by the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area has been configured as the first communication frequency band; The network side device performs scanning alignment on the first user equipment, so that the first user equipment and the network side device perform data communication through the first communication frequency band. The method according to claim 15, wherein after the network side device performs scan alignment on the first user equipment, the method further includes: The network side device receives the second prompt information sent by the first user equipment, where the second prompt information is used to prompt that the first user equipment is already in an edge area in the hotspot area, and the edge area is Receiving, by the first user equipment, an area where a signal power of a signal sent by the network side device is less than a power threshold; The network side device sends the first indication information to the first user equipment, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the network side device configures the first user equipment that is moved to the edge area to be the second communication frequency band; the network The side device is configured as the second communication frequency band, so that the network side device performs data communication with the first user equipment by using the second communication frequency band. The method of claim 16 wherein said network side device receives After the second prompt information sent by the first user equipment, and before the network side device sends the first indication information to the first user equipment, the method further includes: Receiving, by the network side device, a delay request sent by the first user equipment when the amount of communication data thereof is greater than a first capacity threshold and moving to an edge of the non-hotspot area or the hotspot area, the delay request is used for requesting Delaying configuration of the first user equipment to the second communication frequency band; The network side device continues to perform data communication with the first user equipment through the first communication frequency band in response to the delay request. The method according to claim 16, wherein after the network side device receives the second prompt information sent by the first user equipment, the method further includes: Receiving, by the network side device, demand information of the increased frequency resource sent by the first user equipment when the amount of communication data thereof is greater than a second capacity threshold and moving to an edge of the non-hotspot area or the hotspot area; After the receiving, by the network side device, the receiving unit receives the demand information of the increased frequency resource, the sending unit is further configured to send a resource that is added to the second communication frequency band of the first user equipment to meet the The communication requirements of the first user equipment. A user equipment, the user equipment is located in a monitoring area covered by a signal provided by the network side device, and the user equipment includes: a receiving unit, configured to receive a monitoring beam sent by the network side device, where the monitoring beam is used to monitor whether the user equipment is in a hotspot area or a non-hotspot area, and the user equipment is configured as a first communication frequency band when the user equipment is in the hotspot area; When the user equipment is in the non-hotspot area, the second communication frequency band is configured, and the frequency of the first communication frequency band is greater than the frequency of the second communication frequency band. The user equipment according to claim 19, wherein the receiving unit is further configured to receive first feedback information sent by the network side device, where the first feedback information is determined by the network side device The user equipment is generated when the area where the user equipment is located is a hotspot area, so that the user equipment knows that the user equipment is already in the hotspot area according to the first feedback information. The user equipment according to claim 19 or 20, wherein the receiving unit, And when the user equipment is moved by the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area, receiving the first prompt information sent by the network side device, to prompt the user equipment that the user equipment has moved to the hotspot area ; The user equipment further includes a configuration unit, configured to switch a communication frequency band of the user equipment that is moved to the hotspot area from the second communication frequency band to the first communication frequency band; The sending unit is further configured to send the acknowledgement information to the network side device, where the acknowledgement information is used to confirm that the user equipment that enters the hotspot area has been configured as the first communication frequency band; The receiving unit is further configured to scan and align with the network side device, so that the user equipment entering the hotspot area and the network side device perform data communication through the first communication frequency band. The user equipment according to claim 21, wherein the sending unit is further configured to send second prompt information to the network side device, where the second prompt information is used to prompt that the user equipment is already in the An edge area in the hotspot area, where the edge area is an area where the user equipment receives a signal power of a signal sent by the network side device that is less than a power threshold; The receiving unit is further configured to receive the first indication information that is sent by the network side device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the network side device configures the user equipment that is moved to the edge area to be the second communication. Frequency band The configuration unit is configured to: when the receiving unit receives the first indication information, switch a communication frequency band of a user equipment that is moved to the edge area from the first communication frequency band to the second communication frequency The frequency band is configured to enable the user equipment to perform data communication with the network side device by using the second communication frequency band. The user equipment according to claim 22, wherein the sending unit is further configured to: the amount of communication data between the user equipment and the network side device is greater than a first capacity threshold and move to the hotspot Sending a delay request to the network side device, where the delay request is used to request the network side device to delay configuring, by the user equipment that sends the delay request, the second communication frequency band, so that the edge of the area or the non-hotspot area is The network side device continues to perform data communication with the user equipment through the first communication frequency band. The user equipment according to claim 22, wherein the sending unit is configured to move the amount of communication data between the user equipment and the network side device to be greater than a second capacity threshold to move to an edge of the hotspot area or Sending the demand information of the frequency resource to the network side device in the non-hotspot area or when; The receiving unit is configured to confirm that resources of the second communication frequency band configured to the user equipment are increased to meet the communication requirement of the first user equipment. A resource usage method is applied to a user equipment, where the user equipment is located in a monitoring area covered by a signal provided by the network side device, and the method includes: The user equipment receives a monitoring beam sent by the network side device, where the monitoring beam is used to monitor whether the user equipment is in a hotspot area or a non-hotspot area, and the user equipment is configured as a first communication frequency band when the user equipment is in the hotspot area; When the user equipment is in the non-hotspot area, the second communication frequency band is configured, and the frequency of the first communication frequency band is greater than the frequency of the second communication frequency band. The method according to claim 25, wherein after the user equipment receives the monitoring beam sent by the network side device, the method further includes: Receiving, by the user equipment, the first feedback information sent by the network side device, where the first feedback information is generated when the network side device determines that the area where the user equipment is located is a hotspot area; The first feedback information knows that it is already in the hotspot area. The method of claim 25 or claim 26, wherein after the user equipment is in the hotspot area, the method further includes: When the user equipment is moved from the non-hotspot area to the hotspot area, the user equipment receives the first prompt information sent by the network side device, to prompt the user equipment that the user equipment has moved to the hotspot region; The user equipment switches the communication frequency band of the user equipment that moves to the hotspot area from the second communication frequency band to the first communication frequency band; The user equipment sends the acknowledgement information to the network side device, where the acknowledgement information is used to confirm that the user equipment entering the hotspot area has been configured as the first communication frequency band; The user equipment is scanned and aligned by the network side device, so that the user equipment entering the hotspot area and the network side device perform data communication through the first communication frequency band. The method of claim 27, wherein after the user equipment is caused to be aligned by the network side device, the method further comprises: The user equipment sends the second prompt information to the network side device, where the second prompt information is used to prompt that the user equipment is already in an edge area in the hotspot area, and the edge area is received by the user equipment. The area where the signal power of the signal sent by the network side device is less than a power threshold; Receiving, by the user equipment, the first indication information that is sent by the network side device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the network side device configures the user equipment that is moved to the edge area to be a second communication frequency band; When the receiving unit receives the first indication information, the user equipment switches the communication frequency band of the user equipment that is moved to the edge area from the first communication frequency band to the second communication frequency band, so that The user equipment performs data communication with the network side device by using the second communication frequency band. The method according to claim 28, wherein after the user equipment sends the second prompt information to the network side device, and before the receiving unit receives the first indication information, the method Also includes: When the amount of communication data between the user equipment and the network side device is greater than a first capacity threshold and is moved to an edge of the hotspot area or the non-hotspot area, the user equipment is to the network side device. Sending a delay request for requesting the network side device to delay configuring the second communication frequency band for the user equipment that sends the delay request, so that the network side device continues to perform the first communication frequency band with the user equipment. data communication. The method according to claim 28, wherein after the user equipment sends the second prompt information to the network side device, and before the receiving unit receives the first indication information, the method Also includes: The amount of communication data between the user equipment and the network side device is greater than a second capacity threshold When the mobile device moves to the edge of the hotspot area or the non-hotspot area, the user equipment sends the demand information for increasing the frequency resource to the network side device; The user equipment confirms that resources of the second communication frequency band allocated to the user equipment are increased to meet the communication requirement of the first user equipment.

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