WO2011158858A1 - 無線通信システム、無線基地局、及び電源制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a radio communication technology, and more particularly to a radio communication system, a radio base station, and a power control method to which SON is applied.
- Non-Patent Document 1 LTE (Long Term Evolution Evolution) standardized by 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), a standardization organization for wireless communication systems, a technology called SON (Self Organizing Network) is employed. According to the SON, it is expected that the installation and maintenance of the radio base station can be automated without requiring manual measurement and setting in the field (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1).
- eNB a technique for suppressing power consumption by controlling on / off of a power supply of a radio base station
- eNB a radio base station
- Energy Savings when the radio base station eNB is turned on, the radio base station eNB notifies the other radio base station eNB to that effect. Moreover, when turning on the power of another radio base station eNB, the radio base station eNB notifies the other radio base station eNB to that effect.
- the wireless communication system includes a first wireless communication unit and a second wireless communication unit having overlapping communication areas and different numbers of wireless terminals that can be accommodated.
- the wireless communication system includes a control unit that controls a power source of the first wireless communication unit and a power source of the second wireless communication unit, and the control unit is a wireless terminal in an overlapping area that is an overlapping range of the communication areas Depending on the number, the power to the first wireless communication unit and the power to the second wireless communication unit are controlled to be turned on or off.
- the control unit can turn on or off the power supply of the first wireless communication unit and the power supply of the second wireless communication unit according to the number of wireless terminals in the overlapping area. For this reason, the power consumption of a radio
- the control unit may When the number of wireless terminals is less than the first threshold, only the power of the first wireless communication unit is turned on, and the number of wireless terminals in the overlap area is greater than or equal to the first threshold and less than the second threshold Then, control is performed to turn on only the power of the second wireless communication unit.
- the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit are different in frequency used for wireless communication with the wireless terminal, and the control unit is provided in the overlapping area.
- control is performed to turn on the power of the first wireless communication unit and turn on the power of the second wireless communication unit.
- control unit transmits cooperation information indicating that the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit cooperate with each other for power control to another wireless communication unit.
- the wireless base station according to the second feature has communication areas overlapping with other wireless base stations, and the number of wireless terminals that can be accommodated is different from that of the other wireless base stations.
- the radio base station includes a control unit that controls a power source of the radio base station, and the control unit is configured to turn on or off the power according to the number of radio terminals in an overlapping area that is an overlapping range of the communication areas. Control off.
- a power control method is provided in a wireless communication system including a first wireless communication unit and a second wireless communication unit that have overlapping communication areas and different numbers of wireless terminals that can be accommodated, and a control unit.
- the control unit includes a step of controlling a power source of the first wireless communication unit and a power source of the second wireless communication unit, and the step of controlling is an overlapping range of the communication areas. Control is performed to turn on or off the power of the first wireless communication unit and the power of the second wireless communication unit in accordance with the number of wireless terminals in the area.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the LTE system.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a radio communication system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a radio base station according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is an operation sequence diagram showing a first operation of the radio communication system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is an operation sequence diagram showing a second operation of the radio communication system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the MME according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram for describing an overview of an LTE system.
- a plurality of radio base stations eNB constitutes an E-UTRAN (Evolved-UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network).
- E-UTRAN Evolved-UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network
- Each of the plurality of radio base stations eNB forms a cell that is a communication area that should provide a service to the radio terminal UE.
- the radio terminal UE is a radio communication device possessed by a user and is also referred to as a user device.
- the radio terminal UE measures the quality (that is, radio quality) of the radio signal received from the radio base station eNB, and transmits a report of the radio quality measurement result (hereinafter, measurement result report) to the connection-destination radio base station eNB. To do.
- Such radio quality includes reference signal received power (RSRP), signal-to-interference noise ratio (SINR), and the like.
- RSRP reference signal received power
- SINR signal-to-interference noise ratio
- CQI Channel Quality Indicator
- the radio base station eNB to which the radio terminal UE is connected performs handover control for switching the connection destination of the radio terminal UE based on the measurement report received from the radio terminal UE.
- the measurement report includes a plurality of RSRPs corresponding to the plurality of radio base stations eNB.
- the radio base station eNB to which the radio terminal UE is connected usually selects a radio base station eNB having the highest RSRP as a new connection destination of the radio terminal UE.
- the radio base station eNB to which the radio terminal UE is connected allocates a resource block, which is a radio resource allocation unit, to the radio terminal UE based on the CQI received from the radio terminal UE.
- the radio base stations eNB can communicate with each other via an X2 interface that is a logical communication path that provides inter-base station communication.
- Each of the plurality of radio base stations eNB can communicate with EPC (Evolved Packet Core), specifically, MME (Mobility Management Entity) / S-GW (Serving Gateway) via the S1 interface.
- EPC Evolved Packet Core
- MME Mobility Management Entity
- S-GW Serving Gateway
- the radio communication system 1 includes a radio base station eNB10-1 that forms a cell C20-1, a radio base station eNB10-2 that forms a cell C20-2, Have The radio base station eNB10-1 and the radio base station eNB10-2 are adjacent to each other, and there is an area where the cell C20-1 and the cell C20-2 overlap (overlapping area).
- the area of the cell C20-1 is smaller than the area of the cell C20-2. Further, most of the area of the cell C20-1 (an area of 80% or more of the entire cell C20-1) overlaps with the cell C20-2.
- the radio communication system 1 includes a radio terminal UE30-1 and a radio terminal UE30-2 in an overlapping area between the cell C20-1 and the cell C20-2, a radio terminal UE31-1 in the cell C20-1, And a radio terminal UE31-2 in C20-2.
- the radio base station eNB10-1 and the radio base station eNB10-2 can perform inter-base station communication using the X2 interface described above.
- the number of radio terminals that can be accommodated in the radio base station eNB10-1 is smaller than the number of radio terminals that can be accommodated in the radio base station eNB10-2, and further, the radio base station with a small number of radio terminals that can be accommodated
- the power consumption of the station eNB10-1 is assumed to be smaller than the power consumption of the radio base station eNB10-1 that can accommodate a large number of radio terminals.
- the number of radio terminals that can be accommodated means the number of radio terminals that the radio base station eNB can simultaneously perform radio communication with.
- the radio base station eNB10-1 and the radio base station eNB10-2 are initially powered on, and the radio base station eNB10-1 receives the radio terminal UE30-1 and the radio terminal UE31 in the cell C20-1. -1 and the radio base station eNB10-2 are performing radio communication with the radio terminal UE30-2 and the radio terminal UE31-2 in the cell C20-2.
- the frequency used by the radio base station eNB10-1 for radio communication with the radio terminal UE30-1 and the radio terminal UE31-1, and the radio base station eNB10-2 radio between the radio terminal UE30-2 and the radio terminal UE31-2 It is assumed that the frequency used for communication is different.
- the radio terminal UE30-1 corresponds to a first radio communication unit
- the radio base station eNB10-2 corresponds to a second radio communication unit.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the radio base station eNB10-1 according to the present embodiment. Note that the radio base station eNB10-2 also has the same configuration.
- the radio base station eNB10-1 includes an antenna 101, a radio communication unit 110, a control unit 120, a storage unit 130, and an X2 interface communication unit 140.
- the antenna 101 is used for transmitting and receiving radio signals.
- the radio communication unit 110 is configured using, for example, a radio frequency (RF) circuit, a baseband (BB) circuit, and the like, and transmits and receives radio signals to and from the radio terminal UE30-1 and the radio terminal UE31-1 via the antenna 101. .
- the wireless communication unit 110 also modulates the transmission signal and demodulates the reception signal.
- the control unit 120 is configured using, for example, a CPU, and controls various functions provided in the radio base station eNB10-1.
- the storage unit 130 is configured using, for example, a memory, and stores various types of information used for controlling the radio base station eNB10-1.
- the X2 interface communication unit 140 performs inter-base station communication with the radio base station eNB10-2 using the X2 interface.
- the control unit 120 includes an overlapping area wireless terminal number detection unit 121 and a power supply control unit 122.
- the overlapping area wireless terminal number detection unit 121 transmits a measurement report transmitted from the wireless terminal UE30-1 and the wireless terminal UE30-2 connected to the wireless base station eNB10-1 via the antenna 101 and the wireless communication unit 110. Receive.
- the overlapping area wireless terminal number detection unit 121 connects to the wireless base station eNB10-1 and also includes the number of wireless terminals UE (here, the wireless terminal UE30-1) existing in the overlapping area (hereinafter referred to as wireless terminals UE30-1). , The number of connected terminals in the local station overlapping area).
- the overlapping area radio terminal number detection unit 121 includes the radio base station eNB10- out of the received power (RSRP) of the reference signal included in the measurement reports from the radio terminals UE30-1 and UE30-2. The received power (RSRP) of the reference signal from 2 is extracted.
- RSRP received power
- the in-overlap radio terminal number detection unit 121 selects the radio terminal that is the transmission source of the corresponding measurement report.
- the wireless terminal UE30-1 that is connected to the wireless base station eNB10-1 and exists in the overlapping area is specified, and the number of the wireless terminals UE30-1 is obtained as the number of connected terminals in the local station overlapping area.
- the predetermined value is, for example, the received power (RSRP) of the reference signal from the radio base station eNB10-2 assumed at the outer edge of the cell C20-2.
- the wireless terminal number detection unit 121 in the overlapping area is connected to the wireless base station eNB10-2 via the X2 interface communication unit 140 and is connected to the wireless base station eNB10-2, and also exists in the overlapping area.
- a message for requesting the number of wireless terminals UE30-2 (hereinbelow, the number of connected terminals in the other station overlapping area) (hereinafter referred to as the other station overlapping area connected terminal number request information message) is transmitted.
- the overlapping area wireless terminal number detecting unit 121 detects the above-described overlapping area wireless terminal number of the radio base station eNB10-1. Similarly to the unit 121, based on the measurement report, the number of radio terminals UE30-2 that are connected to the radio base station eNB10-2 and exist in the overlap area (the number of connected terminals in the other station overlap area) is detected. Furthermore, the in-overlap area wireless terminal number detection unit 121 of the radio base station eNB10-2 transmits a message of information on the number of connected terminals in other station overlap area to the radio base station eNB10-1.
- the wireless terminal number detection unit 121 in the overlapping area of the radio base station eNB10-1 receives the information on the number of connected terminals in the other station overlapping area from the radio base station eNB10-2 via the X2 interface communication unit 140. Next, the overlapping area wireless terminal number detection unit 121 adds the local station overlapping area connecting terminal count and the other station overlapping area connecting terminal count, and adds the wireless terminal in the overlapping area (in this case, the wireless terminal UE30-1). And the number of radio terminals UE30-2).
- the power supply control unit 122 controls the power supply of the radio base station eNB10-1 as its own station and the power supply of the radio base station eNB10-2 as another station according to the number of radio terminals in the overlapping area.
- the storage unit 130 stores threshold values (first threshold value and second threshold value) of the number of wireless terminals in the overlapping area used in determination of power control.
- the first threshold value is a value smaller than the maximum number of radio terminals UE that can be accommodated by the radio base station eNB10-1.
- the second threshold value is larger than the first threshold value and smaller than the maximum number of radio terminals UE that can be accommodated by the radio base station eNB10-1.
- the power supply control unit 122 performs the following first to third processes according to the comparison result between the number of wireless terminals in the overlapping area and the first threshold value and the second threshold value.
- the power supply control unit 122 turns on the wireless base station eNB10-1 and turns off the wireless base station eNB10-2 Determine that it should be. In this case, the power supply control unit 122 maintains the power on of the radio base station eNB10-1 that is its own station. Further, the power control unit 122 transmits a power-off request information message for requesting power-off to the radio base station eNB10-2 via the X2 interface communication unit 140.
- the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-2 When receiving the power-off request information message, the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-2 performs control to turn off the power of the radio base station eNB10-2 according to the power-off request information message.
- the power supply control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-2 gradually reduces transmission power, thereby allowing a time margin for the connected radio terminal UE30-2 to perform handover to the radio base station eNB10-1, and It is preferable to secure a time margin for the connected radio terminal UE31-2 to perform handover to another radio base station eNB (not shown).
- the power supply control unit 122 turns off the radio base station eNB10-1 and sets the radio base station It is determined that the power of the eNB 10-2 should be turned on. In this case, the power supply control unit 122 performs control to turn off the power of the radio base station eNB10-1 that is the local station. Note that the power supply control unit 122 gradually decreases the transmission power to allow the connected radio terminal UE30-1 to perform handover to the radio base station eNB10-2 and the connected radio terminal UE31. It is preferable to secure a time margin for performing handover to another radio base station eNB (not shown).
- the power control unit 122 transmits a power-on request information message for requesting power-on to the radio base station eNB10-2 via the X2 interface communication unit 140.
- the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-2 When receiving the power-on request information message, the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-2 maintains the power-on of the radio base station eNB10-2 according to the power-on request information message.
- the power supply control unit 122 turns on the wireless base station eNB10-1 and powers the wireless base station eNB10-2 Determine that should be turned on. In this case, the power supply control unit 122 maintains the power on of the radio base station eNB10-1 that is its own station. Further, the power control unit 122 transmits a power-on request information message for requesting power-on to the radio base station eNB10-2 via the X2 interface communication unit 140.
- the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-2 When receiving the power-on request information message, the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-2 maintains the power-on of the radio base station eNB10-2 according to the power-on request information message.
- the power supply control unit 122 transmits the radio base station eNB10-1 and the radio base station eNB10-2 to the other radio base station eNB (not shown) via the X2 interface communication unit 140.
- a message of information (cooperation information) indicating that cooperation is performed by the power control described above is transmitted.
- the cooperation information message includes information indicating that the message is cooperation information, a cell ID that is identification information of the radio base station eNB10-1, and a cell ID that is identification information of the radio base station eNB10-2. It is.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 are operation sequence diagrams showing the operation of the radio communication system 1 according to the present embodiment.
- step S101 the overlapping area wireless terminal number detection unit 121 of the wireless base station eNB10-1 detects the number of wireless terminals UE30-1 connected to the wireless base station eNB10-1 and existing in the overlapping area.
- step S102 the wireless terminal number detecting unit 121 in the overlapping area of the wireless base station eNB10-1 connects to the wireless base station eNB10-2 and connects to the wireless base station eNB10-2 and also exists in the overlapping area.
- Another station overlapping area connected terminal number request information message for requesting the number of terminals UE30-2 is transmitted.
- the overlapping area wireless terminal number detection unit 121 of the wireless base station eNB10-2 receives the other station overlapping area connected terminal number request information message.
- step S103 the overlapping area wireless terminal number detection unit 121 of the wireless base station eNB10-2 connects to the wireless base station eNB10-2, and the number of wireless terminals UE30-2 existing in the overlapping area (other station overlapping) The number of connected terminals in the area) is detected.
- step S104 the intra-overlap area wireless terminal number detection unit 121 of the radio base station eNB10-2 transmits an intra-overlap area connected terminal number information message to the radio base station eNB10-1.
- the overlapping area wireless terminal number detection unit 121 of the wireless base station eNB10-1 receives the other station overlapping area connected terminal number information message.
- step S105 the number-of-radio-terminals detecting unit 121 in the overlapping area of the radio base station eNB10-1 adds the number of connected terminals in the overlapping area of the own station and the number of connected terminals in the overlapping area of other stations, and Detect numbers.
- step S106 the power supply control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-1 determines whether or not the number of radio terminals in the overlapping area is less than the first threshold value.
- step S107 the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-1 turns on the radio base station eNB10-1, and the radio base station eNB10- Determine that the power supply of 2 should be turned off.
- step S108 the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-1 transmits a power-off request information message for requesting power-off to the radio base station eNB10-2.
- the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-2 receives the power off request information message.
- step S109 the power supply control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-1 keeps the power supply of the radio base station eNB10-1 as its own station on.
- step S110 the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-2 performs control to turn off the power of the radio base station eNB10-2 that is the local station.
- step S106 when it is determined in step S106 that the number of wireless terminals in the overlapping area is equal to or larger than the first threshold, the operation shifts to the operation shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not the number of wireless terminals is greater than or equal to the first threshold and less than the second threshold.
- the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-1 turns off the radio base station eNB10-1 in step S112 Then, it is determined that the radio base station eNB10-2 should be powered on.
- step S113 the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-1 transmits a power-on request information message for requesting power-on to the radio base station eNB10-2.
- the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-2 receives the power-on request information message.
- step S109 the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-1 performs control to turn off the power of the radio base station eNB10-1 that is the local station.
- step S110 the power supply control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-2 maintains the power supply of the radio base station eNB10-2 that is its own station.
- the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-1 determines that the radio base station eNB10-1 should be powered on and the radio base station eNB10-2 should be powered on.
- step S122 the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-1 transmits a power-on request information message for requesting power-on to the radio base station eNB10-2.
- the power control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-2 receives the power-on request information message.
- step S123 the power supply control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-1 maintains the power supply of the radio base station eNB10-1 that is the own station on.
- step S124 the power supply control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-2 maintains the power supply of the radio base station eNB10-2 that is the own station on.
- the radio base station eNB10-1 is formed by the cell C20-1 formed by the own station and the radio base station eNB10-2 which is another station. The number of wireless terminals in the area where the cell C20-2 overlaps is detected. Further, the radio base station eNB10-1 performs power control of the radio base station eNB10-1 and the radio base station eNB10-2 according to the number of radio terminals in the overlapping area.
- the radio base station eNB10-1 when the number of radio terminals in the overlapping area is less than the first threshold, the radio base station eNB10-1 turns on the radio base station eNB10-2 as its own station, and the radio base station as another station Control to turn off the power of the eNB 10-2 is performed.
- the radio base station eNB10-1 turns off the radio base station eNB10-1 and turns off the radio base station Control to turn on the power of the eNB 10-2 is performed.
- the radio base station eNB10-1 supplies the power of the radio base station eNB10-1 and the radio base station eNB10-2 that is another station. Control to turn on both of the power supplies.
- the power consumption of the radio communication system 1 can be suppressed by appropriately selecting the radio base station eNB to be powered on according to the number of radio terminals UE in the overlapping area, and an efficient power source Control becomes possible.
- the radio base station eNB10-1 sends a cooperation information message indicating that the radio base station eNB10-1 and the radio base station eNB10-2 are cooperating with respect to the power control with respect to the other radio base stations eNB. Send.
- the other radio base stations eNB that have received the cooperation information the radio base station eNB10-1 and the radio base station eNB10-2 cooperate with each other in terms of power control. It can be recognized that a request for power control cannot be made to the station eNB 10-2, and useless power control by other radio base stations eNB is prevented.
- the radio base station eNB10-1 controls the power supply of the radio base station eNB10-1 and the power supply of the radio base station eNB10-2.
- the MME that is the host device may be configured such that the radio base station eNB10-1 controls the power supply of the radio base station eNB10-1 and the power supply of the radio base station eNB10-2.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an MME according to another embodiment.
- the MME 50 includes a control unit 220, a storage unit 230, and an S1 interface communication unit 240.
- the radio base station eNB10-1 and the radio base station 10-2 each have an S1 interface communication unit in addition to the configuration shown in FIG.
- the control unit 220 includes an overlapping area wireless terminal number detection unit 221 and a power supply control unit 222.
- the overlapping area wireless terminal number detection unit 221 connects the wireless base station eNB10-1 and the wireless base station eNB10-2 to the wireless base station eNB via the S1 interface communication unit 240 and enters the overlapping area.
- a message for requesting the number of existing radio terminals UE (hereinafter referred to as an overlapping area connected terminal count request information message) is transmitted.
- the wireless terminal number detection unit 121 in the overlapping area of the wireless base station eNB10-1 and the wireless base station eNB10-2 determines the number of wireless terminals UE that are connected to the local station and exist in the overlapping area. To detect. Further, the overlapping area wireless terminal number detection unit 121 of the wireless base station eNB10-1 and the wireless base station eNB10-2 connects to the MME 50 to the own station and also includes the number of wireless terminals UE existing in the overlapping area ( Hereinafter, the information message of the number of terminals connected in the overlapping area) is transmitted.
- the overlapping area wireless terminal number detection unit 221 of the MME 50 receives the overlapping area connected terminal number information message from the wireless base station eNB10-1 and the overlapping area from the wireless base station eNB10-2 via the S1 interface communication unit 240. An internal connection terminal number information message is received. Next, the overlapping area wireless terminal number detecting unit 221 adds the overlapping area connecting terminal number corresponding to the radio base station eNB10-1 and the overlapping area connecting terminal number corresponding to the radio base station eNB10-2. Detect the number of wireless terminals in the overlapping area.
- the power supply control unit 222 controls the power supply of the radio base station eNB10-1 and the power supply of the radio base station eNB10-2, which is another station, according to the number of radio terminals in the overlapping area. Specifically, the same processing as the first to third processing in the above-described embodiment is performed.
- the power control unit 222 should turn on the radio base station eNB10-1 and turn off the radio base station eNB10-2. Determine that there is. In this case, the power control unit 222 transmits a power-on request information message for requesting power-on to the radio base station eNB10-1 via the S1 interface communication unit 240, and transmits the power-on request information message to the radio base station eNB10-2. On the other hand, a power-off request information message for requesting power-off is transmitted.
- the power control unit 222 When the number of wireless terminals in the overlapping area is equal to or greater than the first threshold and less than the second threshold, the power control unit 222 turns off the power of the radio base station eNB10-1 and Determine that the power should be turned on. In this case, the power control unit 222 transmits a power-off request information message for requesting power-off to the radio base station eNB10-1 via the S1 interface communication unit 240, and transmits the power-off request information message to the radio base station eNB10-2. On the other hand, a power-on request information message for requesting power-on is transmitted.
- the power supply control unit 222 should turn on both the power supply of the radio base station eNB10-1 and the power supply of the radio base station eNB10-2 And decide. In this case, the power control unit 222 transmits a power-on request information message for requesting power-on to the radio base station eNB10-1 and the radio base station eNB10-2 via the S1 interface communication unit 240.
- the power-supply control unit 122 When the power supply control unit 122 of the radio base station eNB10-1 and the radio base station eNB10-2 receives the power-on request information message, the power-supply control unit 122 maintains the power of its own station and receives the power-off request information message In such a case, control is performed to turn off the power of the own station.
- the radio base station eNB10-1 detects the number of radio terminals UE in the overlap area based on the measurement report. However, the radio base station eNB10-1 acquires the location information of the radio terminal UE from the MME or the radio terminal UE, and determines whether the radio terminal exists in the overlapping area based on the location information. From the determination result, the number of radio terminals UE in the overlapping area may be detected.
- the LTE system has been described.
- the present invention may be applied to other wireless communication systems such as a wireless communication system based on WiMAX (IEEE 802.16).
- radio base station forming the cell C20-1 is a base station of the LTE system and the radio base station forming the cell C20-2 is a base station of the W-CDMA system.
- the present invention can be similarly applied to the case where cells formed by the respective base stations overlap.
- the radio base station eNB10-1 corresponds to the first radio communication unit
- the radio base station eNB10-2 corresponds to the second radio communication unit.
- one control unit and The present invention can be similarly applied to a wireless communication apparatus having a plurality of antennas and a plurality of wireless communication units.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a radio communication system, a radio base station, and a power control method that perform efficient power control.
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図1は、LTEシステムの概要を説明するための図である。図1に示すように、複数の無線基地局eNBはE-UTRAN(Evolved-UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network)を構成する。複数の無線基地局eNBのそれぞれは、無線端末UEにサービスを提供すべき通信エリアであるセルを形成する。
図2に示すように、無線通信システム1は、セルC20-1を形成する無線基地局eNB10-1と、セルC20-2を形成する無線基地局eNB10-2とを有する。無線基地局eNB10-1及び無線基地局eNB10-2は、隣接しており、セルC20-1とセルC20-2とが重複するエリア(重複エリア)が存在する。セルC20-1の面積は、セルC20-2の面積よりも狭くなっている。また、セルC20-1の大部分の領域(セルC20-1全体の80%以上の領域)がセルC20-2と重複している。
次に、無線基地局eNB10-1の構成を説明する。図3は、本実施形態に係る無線基地局eNB10-1の構成を示すブロック図である。なお、無線基地局eNB10-2も、同様の構成を有する。
図4及び図5は、本実施形態に係る無線通信システム1の動作を示す動作シーケンス図である。
以上説明したように、本実施形態によれば、無線基地局eNB10-1は、自局が形成するセルC20-1と他局である無線基地局eNB10-2が形成するセルC20-2とが重複するエリア内の無線端末数を検出する。更に、無線基地局eNB10-1は、重複エリア内の無線端末数に応じて、無線基地局eNB10-1及び無線基地局eNB10-2の電源制御を行う。
上記のように、本発明は実施形態によって記載したが、この開示の一部をなす論述及び図面はこの発明を限定するものであると理解すべきではない。この開示から当業者には様々な代替実施形態、実施例及び運用技術が明らかとなる。
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- 通信エリアが重複し、且つ、収容可能な無線端末の数が異なる第1無線通信部及び第2無線通信部を有する無線通信システムであって、
前記第1無線通信部の電源及び前記第2無線通信部の電源を制御する制御部を備え、
前記制御部は、前記通信エリアの重複する範囲である重複エリア内の無線端末の数に応じて、前記第1無線通信部の電源と前記第2無線通信部の電源とをオン又はオフにする制御を行う無線通信システム。 - 前記第1無線通信部の収容可能な無線端末の数が前記第2無線通信部の収容可能な無線端末の数より少ない場合において、前記制御部は、前記重複エリア内の無線端末の数が第1閾値未満の場合、前記第1の無線通信部の電源のみをオンにし、前記重複エリア内の無線端末の数が前記第1閾値以上、且つ、第2閾値未満の場合、前記第2無線通信部の電源のみをオンにする制御を行う請求項1に記載の無線通信システム。
- 前記第1無線通信部と前記第2無線通信部とは、前記無線端末との間の無線通信に使用する周波数が異なっており、
前記制御部は、前記重複エリア内の無線端末の数が前記第2閾値以上の場合、前記第1無線通信部の電源をオンにし、前記第2無線通信部の電源をオンにする制御を行う請求項2に記載の無線通信システム。 - 前記制御部は、前記第1無線通信部と前記第2無線通信部とが電源制御に関して協調していることを示す協調情報を、他の無線通信部へ送信する請求項1乃至3の何れかに記載の無線通信システム。
- 他の無線基地局と通信エリアが重複し、且つ、前記他の無線基地局と収容可能な無線端末の数が異なる無線基地局であって、
前記無線基地局の電源を制御する制御部を備え、
前記制御部は、前記通信エリアの重複する範囲である重複エリア内の無線端末の数に応じて、前記電源のオン又はオフを制御する無線基地局。 - 通信エリアが重複し、且つ、収容可能な無線端末の数が異なる第1無線通信部及び第2無線通信部と、制御部とを有する無線通信システムにおける電源制御方法であって、
前記制御部が、前記第1無線通信部の電源及び前記第2無線通信部の電源を制御するステップを備え、
前記制御するステップは、前記通信エリアの重複する範囲である重複エリア内の無線端末の数に応じて、前記第1無線通信部の電源と前記第2無線通信部の電源とをオン又はオフにする制御を行う電源制御方法。
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