Method for cutting off small cell or placing small cell in hibernation and user equipment and small cell

Abstract

The invention provides a method for cutting off a small cell or placing the small cell in hibernation and user equipment and the small cell. The method comprises the steps that air interface connection is established between the UE and the small cell, and when the small cell is to be cut off or placed in hibernation, a cutting off or hibernation order is sent to the small cell on an air interface; the cutting off or hibernation order is received by the small cell on the air interface, a cutting off or hibernation operation is conducted on the small cell, and cutting off or hibernation accomplishment information is sent back to the UE on the air interface. According to the method for cutting off the small cell or placing the small cell in hibernation and the user equipment and the small cell, the direct cutting off or hibernation control of the small cell conducted by the UE is achieved through the air interface, and the achievement is simple and fast. Due to the fact that the number and range of service objects of the small cell are clear, the UE can be authorized to directly cut off the small cell or place the small cell in hibernation on the air interface, so that the efficiency of cutting off the small cell or placing the small cell in hibernation is greatly improved.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of wireless technology, and in particular to a method for shutting down or dormant small base stations, UE (User Equipment, user equipment), small cells (small base stations), and systems. Background technique [0002] Small base stations mainly refer to base stations with smaller transmission power (compared to macro base stations) and smaller coverage distances such as Pico / Femto. Generally speaking, from the perspective of ownership, there are two types of small base stations: one is home base stations, also known as Femto; the other is base stations operated by operators, including small base stations such as Pico. The network architectures of the two are slightly different. difference. [0003] In terms of network architecture, base stations such as Pico communicate with the network through standard interfaces, and can provide end users with standard services such as voice, video, and high-speed data. P...

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Problems solved by technology

Shutdown and dormancy by the operator are judged based on the business load, and there is a certain hysteresis

[0009] 2. It is necessary to establish a complex connection when shutting down remotely

When the terminal shuts down the Femto base station through the Internet, it needs to establish a connection such as IpSec (IP security) through the operator's network, and the corresponding entity needs to be deployed on the Femto device, and the implementation process is relatively complicated.

[0010] 3. It is laborious for the user to manually shut down

Users need to turn off the power when manually turning off the home base station. In some scenarios, such as when the base station is in a relatively high place, it will be laborious, which is not conducive to energy saving

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