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CN102932779A - Network equipment and method for checking minimization of drive test (MDT) configuration - Google Patents

Network equipment and method for checking minimization of drive test (MDT) configuration Download PDF

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CN102932779A
CN102932779A CN201110225550XA CN201110225550A CN102932779A CN 102932779 A CN102932779 A CN 102932779A CN 201110225550X A CN201110225550X A CN 201110225550XA CN 201110225550 A CN201110225550 A CN 201110225550A CN 102932779 A CN102932779 A CN 102932779A
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The invention provides network equipment and a method for checking minimization of drive test (MDT) configuration. The method comprises the following steps of: after the network equipment receives an immediate MDT configuration request, judging whether a related terminal can perform immediate MDT measurement; and if so, sending MDT configuration information to the terminal. By adoption of the technical scheme provided by the invention, the problem of error in triggering of immediate MDT in certain scenes in the prior art can be effectively solved, the immediate MDT can be performed under the condition of network sharing, and network performance is improved.

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A kind of network equipment and method that checks the minimum road test configuration
Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, relate in particular to the network equipment and the method that check the minimum road test configuration in a kind of wireless communication system.
Background technology
Utilize special equipment to carry out cost and the complexity of artificial drive test in order to reduce operator, third generation partnership project (3GPP, Third Generation Partnership Projects) at universal land radio access web (UTRAN, Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, comprise base station node B and radio network controller (RNC)) and the universal land radio access web (E-UTRAN of evolution, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, comprising evolution base station eNB) version 10 (Release-10) of system begins to introduce minimum road test (MDT, Minimization of Drive Test) function.Core net (the CN that UTRAN is corresponding, Core Network) comprises host-user server (HSS, Home Subscriber Server), Mobile Switching Center Server (MSC Server, Mobile Switching Centre Server), the GPRS Support Node (SGSN of service, Serving GPRS Support Node, GPRS-General Packet Radio Service-GPRS) etc.The core net CN that E-UTRAN is corresponding comprises host-user server HSS, mobile management entity (MME, Mobile Management Entity) etc.Minimum road test functional utilization subscriber equipment (UE, User Equipment, or be called terminal) automatically collect metrical information and report to wireless access network (RAN by chain of command (Control Plane) signaling, Radio Access Network, refer to RNC for the UTRAN system, refer to eNB for the E-UTRAN system), report to Operation ﹠ Maintenance System (OAM by wireless access network again, Operation And Maintenance) entity (TCE is collected in tracking, Trace Collection Entity), be used for the network optimization, for example find and solve network coverage problem.
The MDT function is divided into based on the MDT (Management based MDT) of management with based on the MDT (Signaling based MDT) of signaling.Based on the activation of MDT of management normally (take the E-UTRAN system as example, below all with) OAM (Operation and Maintenance or claim network management system) sends the tracking that comprises the MDT configuration and activates message (Trace session activation) to eNB, eNB selects suitable UE in the zone of this message specifies (Area), and described MDT configuration information is sent to the UE that chooses.To send the tracking that comprises the MDT configuration by OAM to activate message (Trace session activation) and measure to activate the MDT that specifies UE to HS S (Home Subscriber Server) based on the activation of the MDT of signaling, HSS sends to MME with the MDT configuration information of described UE, MME sends to eNB with the MDT configuration information of this UE, and eNB the most at last MDT configuration information sends to UE.MDT based on signaling uses IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI usually, International Mobile Subscriber Identity) or international mobile station device identification (IMEI, International Mobile Station Equipment Identity) specifies certain UE, or add that area information is with the selection of restriction UE.Based on track reference (Trace Reference) information that comprises in the MDT that manages and the MDT activation message based on signaling from OAM, comprising public land mobile network (Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN) information, by Mobile Country Code MCC (Mobile country code, MCC) and Mobile Network Code (Mobile Network code, MNC) form.
The MDT function is operated in Idle state and is operated in connected state according to it and can be divided into two kinds of mode of operations, is specially " record minimum road test (Logged MDT) " and " immediately minimum road test (immediate MDT) ".The record minimum road test refers to that UE controls idle condition at Radio Resource and (refers to the RRC_IDLE state for the E-UTRAN system; Also comprise cell _ paging channel state (CELL_PCH) and UTRAN Acceditation Area _ paging channel state (URA_PCH) for the UTRAN system).When the condition that configures satisfies, collect and the storage correlation measurement information reports when being used for receiving wireless access network (RAN) order request in the future, after wireless access network (RAN) is received described data, gather or directly be transmitted to TCE.Minimum road test refers to that UE (refers to the RRC_CONNECTED state for the E-UTRAN system at Radio Resource control connection state immediately; Refer to CELL _ DCH status (CELL_DCH) for the UTRAN system) time collect correlation measurement information and when report condition is satisfied in report active upload to wireless access network (RAN), after wireless access network (RAN) receives report, gather or directly report is passed to TCE.
In actual networking, network is shared so that operators again can be to part flexible management separately when communication network is built in cooperation.Thereby greatly shorten the networking cycle, and decrease total operating cost (TCO).Simultaneously, network is shared can promote most optimum distribution of resources, avoids overlapping construction, and realizes maintaining and increaseing the value of assets.Network is shared is just becoming very important problem in the networking.Network is shared multiple implementation method, shares comprising Access Network, refers to that a plurality of operators have a Radio Access Network at shared region, and core net and service network are independent separately, see Fig. 1.A plurality of core network operators of share of access network have separately independently mobile network sign and operator's sign.The user can preserve and manage a cover in core net and be used for being equal under residential quarter selection, cell reselection, the switching EPLMN tabulation (Equivalent PLMN list) information in signatory, this information can be changed, and national code in the IMSI of UE (MCC) PLMN consistent with region code (MNC) then is called the HPLMN (Home PLMN) of this UE.Be equal to HPLMN tabulation (Equivalent HPLMN list is called again EHPLMN list) and refer to a plurality of HPLMN codes of storing among the USIM, the HPLMN that the PLMN code in this tabulation is derived in can substitute I MSI when PLMN selects.This tabulation may also comprise the HPLMN code of deriving among the IMSI, if EHPLMN tabulation does not comprise HPLMN among the IMSI when PLMN selects, the EHPLMN in this tabulation should be considered to access PLMN (Visited PLMN).Base station in the E-UTRAN system is eNB, and eNB can learn the shared network information (Shared Network) of terminal (UE), is specially the peer-to-peer network information list (EPLMN list) that can learn terminal; The base station is RNC in the UTRAN system, and RNC also can learn the shared network information (shared Network) of terminal (UE), is specially selection (mandate) PLMN (selected PLMN) that can learn terminal.
In the prior art, the PLMN that the base station can be supported can be a plurality of, the base station is in the configuration messages of the immediately minimum road test (immediately MDT) that receives core net or directly obtain from webmaster, whether this base station of PLMN in the Trace reference message that checks in this request message is supported, if this base station is supported, eNB just can send immediately that MDT configures to relevant UE in the prior art, but in this case, although this PLMN is supported in the base station, but the PLMN of the current registration of UE (being the PLMN of UE current service) often is not the PLMN in the Trace reference message, thereby causes the immediately failure of MDT.
In the prior art, minimum road test is not considered the situation that network is shared yet immediately, share in the situation at network, the base station is in the configuration messages of the immediately minimum road test that receives core net or directly obtain from webmaster, when if the PLMN in the Trace reference message in the described request message is different with the PLMN of the current registration of UE, be to carry out MDT's immediately under the prior art.Yet in fact, the immediately MDT under reciprocity PLMN carries out the network optimization for operator certain benefit is arranged.
Therefore in the prior art, minimum road test exists the not adaptive situation of PLMN to need to solve immediately, and simultaneously, under the shared network condition, can't carrying out immediately under peer-to-peer network, the problem of MDT also needs to solve.
Summary of the invention
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of network equipment and method that checks the minimum road test configuration, a kind of network equipment and method that checks the minimum road test configuration is provided, can avoids triggering wrong configuration, promote network performance.
The invention provides a kind of method that checks the minimum road test configuration, comprising:
After network equipment is received immediately minimum road test MDT configuring request, judge whether can carry out relevant terminal immediately MDT measures, if can then send the MDT configuration information to described terminal.
Further, described method is specially:
Described network equipment is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indicating need to carry out the immediately cell range of MDT;
Described network equipment parses the public land mobile network PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, and whether inquiry exists the current service PLMN information of terminal to equal the interior PLMN information of described track reference field in the cell range of above-mentioned request indication; Then select wherein one or more terminals to carry out the MDT measurement if exist, and send the MDT configuration information to described terminal, then stop sending the MDT configuration information if do not exist.
Further, described method is specially:
Described network equipment is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indicating need to carry out the immediately numbering of the terminal of MDT; Described network equipment parses the PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, whether the current service PLMN information of inquiring about described terminal equals the interior PLMN information of described track reference field, if equal then to send the MDT configuration information to described terminal, then do not stop sending the MDT configuration information if do not wait.
Further, described method is specially:
Share in the situation at network, described network equipment is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indication need to be carried out the immediately cell range of MDT;
Described network equipment parses the PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, and inquiry is in the cell range of above-mentioned request indication, whether has the PLMN information that comprises among the current reciprocity PLMN tabulation of terminal or the current selection PLMN in the described track reference field; Then select wherein one or more terminals to carry out the MDT measurement if exist, and send the MDT configuration information to described terminal, then stop sending the MDT configuration information if do not exist.
Further, described method is specially:
Share in the situation at network, described network equipment is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indicating need to carry out the immediately numbering of the terminal of MDT; Described network equipment parses the PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, inquire about the PLMN information that whether comprises among the current reciprocity PLMN tabulation of described terminal or the current selection PLMN in the described track reference field, send the MDT configuration information if comprise then to described terminal, then do not stop sending the MDT configuration information if do not comprise.
The present invention also provides a kind of network equipment that checks the minimum road test configuration:
Described network equipment comprises judge module and sending module;
Described judge module, be used for receiving immediately minimum road test MDT configuring request after, judge whether can carry out relevant terminal immediately MDT measures;
Described sending module is used for sending the MDT configuration information to described terminal when judge module judges that associated terminal can carry out immediately MDT measurement.
Further, described judge module judges whether relevant terminal can carry out immediately MDT measurement and specifically refer to:
Described judge module is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indication need to be carried out the immediately cell range of MDT; Judge module parses the PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, and whether inquiry exists the current service PLMN information of terminal to equal the interior PLMN information of described track reference field in the cell range of above-mentioned request indication; Then select wherein one or more terminals to carry out the MDT measurement if exist, and notice sending module transmission MDT configuration information does not then notify sending module to stop sending the MDT configuration information to described terminal if do not exist.
Further, described judge module judges whether relevant terminal can carry out immediately MDT measurement and specifically refer to:
Described judge module is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indicating need to carry out the immediately numbering of the terminal of MDT; Described judge module parses the PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, whether the current service PLMN information of inquiring about described terminal equals the interior PLMN information of described track reference field, if equal then to notify described sending module to send the MDT configuration information to described terminal, then do not notify described sending module to stop sending the MDT configuration information if do not wait.
Further, share in the situation at network, described judge module judges whether relevant terminal can carry out immediately MDT measurement and specifically refer to:
Described judge module is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indication need to be carried out the immediately cell range of MDT; Described judge module parses the PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, and inquiry is in the cell range of above-mentioned request indication, whether has the PLMN information that comprises among the current reciprocity PLMN tabulation of terminal or the current selection PLMN in the described track reference field; Then select wherein one or more terminals to carry out the MDT measurement if exist, and notice sending module transmission MDT configuration information does not then notify sending module to stop sending the MDT configuration information to described terminal if do not exist.
Further, share in the situation at network, described judge module judges whether relevant terminal can carry out immediately MDT measurement and specifically refer to:
Described judge module is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indicating need to carry out the immediately numbering of the terminal of MDT; Judge module parses the PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, inquire about the PLMN information that whether comprises among the current reciprocity PLMN tabulation of described terminal or the current selection PLMN in the described track reference field, then notify sending module to send the MDT configuration information to described terminal if comprise, then do not notify sending module to stop sending the MDT configuration information if do not comprise.
Further, in the universal land radio access web E-UTRAN of evolution system, described network equipment is base station eNB;
In universal land radio access web UTRAN system, described network equipment is radio network controller (RNC).
In sum, the invention provides a kind of network equipment and method that checks the minimum road test configuration, can effectively avoid carrying out under some scene in the prior art the wrong problem of immediately MDT triggering, can also further realize carrying out immediately MDT in the shared situation of network, promote network performance.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram that network is shared in the prior art;
Fig. 2 carries out the flow chart that PLMN checks in the embodiment of the invention one;
Fig. 3 carries out the flow chart that PLMN checks in the embodiment of the invention two;
Fig. 4 carries out the flow chart that PLMN checks in the embodiment of the invention three;
Fig. 5 carries out the flow chart that PLMN checks in the embodiment of the invention four.
Embodiment
The invention provides a kind of network equipment and method that checks minimum road test configuration, network equipment issue the MDT configuration information to UE before, check whether can carry out immediately by relevant UE MDT measures.
Apparatus embodiments
The present embodiment provides a kind of network equipment that checks minimum road test configuration, be used for receiving immediately the MDT configuring request after, judge whether can carry out relevant terminal immediately MDT measures, be then to issue the MDT configuration information to this terminal.
Particularly, network equipment comprises judge module and sending module;
Mode (a)
In the situation of use based on the MDT (management based MDT) of management, judge module is received the immediately MDT configuring request that network management system sends over, and this request indicating need to carry out the immediately cell range of MDT; This cell range can but to be not limited to be cell number tabulation;
Judge module parses the PLMN information in the Trace reference field in the above-mentioned request, and whether inquiry exists the current service PLMN information of terminal to equal the interior PLMN information of Trace reference field in the cell range of above-mentioned message indication; Then select wherein one or more terminals to carry out the MDT measurement if exist, and notice sending module transmission MDT configuration information can be specified and carry out the terminal that MDT measures in this notice to selected terminal.
When the current service PLMN that has a plurality of UE was all identical with PLMN information in the Trace reference field, selecting UE to carry out method that MDT immediately measures can be with reference to prior art.
Sending module, after being used for receiving the notice that sends the MDT configuration information, the terminal of appointment sends the MDT configuration information in the notice.
In the E-UTRAN system, network equipment is eNB, and in the UTRAN system, network equipment can be RNC.
Mode (b)
Based on the situation that the MDT (signaling based MDT) of signaling uses, judge module is received immediately MDT configuring request, and this request is indicated need to carry out the immediately numbering of the terminal of MDT;
Judge module parses the PLMN information in the track reference field in the above-mentioned request, whether the current service PLMN information of inquiring about this terminal equals the interior PLMN information of track reference field, if equal then to notify judge module to send the MDT configuration information to this terminal, then do not notify judge module to stop sending the MDT configuration information if do not wait.
Sending module, after being used for receiving the notice that sends the MDT configuration information, the terminal of appointment sends the MDT configuration information in the notice.
In the E-UTRAN system, network equipment is eNB, and in the UTRAN system, network equipment can be RNC.
Mode (c)
Under network was shared situation, when using the MDT (management based MDT) based on management, judge module was received the immediately MDT configuring request that network management system sends over, and this request indicating need to carry out the immediately cell range of MDT; This cell range can but to be not limited to be cell number tabulation;
In the E-UTRAN system, after judge module is received the immediately MDT configuring request that MME sends over, parse the PLMN information in the track reference field in the request, and inquiry is in the cell range of above-mentioned request indication, whether has the PLMN information that comprises in the current reciprocity PLMN tabulation of terminal in the track reference field; Then select one of them terminal to carry out the MDT measurement if exist, and notice sending module transmission MDT configuration information does not then notify sending module to stop sending the MDT configuration information to this terminal if do not exist.
In the UTRAN system, judge module is received for example immediately MDT configuring request that sends over of MSC of equipment of the core network, parse the PLMN information in the track reference field in the request, and whether inquiry exists the current selection PLMN of terminal to comprise the interior PLMN information of track reference field in the cell range of above-mentioned request indication; Then select wherein one or more terminals to carry out the MDT measurement if exist, and notice sending module transmission MDT configuration information does not then notify sending module to stop transmission MDT configuration information to the terminal of selecting if do not exist.
When the current service PLMN that has a plurality of UE was all identical with PLMN information in the Trace reference field, selecting UE to carry out method that MDT immediately measures can be with reference to prior art.
Sending module, after being used for receiving the notice that sends the MDT configuration information, the terminal of appointment sends the MDT configuration information in the notice.
Mode (d)
Under network was shared situation, based on the situation that the MDT (signaling based MDT) of signaling uses, network equipment was received immediately MDT configuring request, and this request is indicated need to carry out the immediately numbering of the terminal of MDT;
In the E-UTRAN system, after judge module is received the immediately MDT configuring request that MME sends over, parse the PLMN information in the track reference field in the request, and inquire about the PLMN information that whether comprises in the current reciprocity PLMN tabulation of this terminal in the track reference field, then notify sending module to send the MDT configuration information to this terminal if comprise, then do not notify sending module to stop sending the MDT configuration information if do not comprise.
In the UTRAN system, judge module is received for example immediately MDT configuring request that sends over of MSC of equipment of the core network, and inquire about the PLMN information that whether comprises among the current selection PLMN of this terminal in the track reference field, then notify sending module to send the MDT configuration information to this terminal if comprise, then do not notify sending module to stop sending the MDT configuration information if do not comprise.
Sending module, after being used for receiving the notice that sends the MDT configuration information, the terminal of appointment sends the MDT configuration information in the notice.
Embodiment of the method
Embodiment one
In this enforcement, as shown in Figure 2, use in the situation based on the MDT (management based MDT) that manages, determine whether carry out immediately MDT behind the PLMN of base station inspection UE, the method comprises following step:
Step 201: after network equipment receives the message of MDT (management based MDT) based on management, check whether exist relevant UE can carry out immediately MDT measures;
Concrete, network equipment is eNB in the E-UTRAN system, can be RNC in the UTRAN system.
In the E-URTAN system, eNB receives the immediately MDT configuring request that network management system sends over, and described message indicating need to carry out the immediately cell range of MDT, for example cell number tabulation; ENB parses the PLMN information in the Trace reference field in the message; Whether the eNB inquiry exists its current service of UE PLMN information (serving PLMN) to equal the interior PLMN information of Tracereference field in the cell range of afore mentioned rules; In this example, suppose to find the current service PLMN of at least one UE to equal PLMN among the Trace reference;
In the UTRAN system, RNC receives the immediately MDT configuring request that network management system sends over, and described message indicating need to carry out the immediately scope of the residential quarter of MDT, for example can but to be not limited to be cell list; RNC parses the PLMN information in the Trace reference field in the message, and inquires about the service PLMN information (serving PLMN) that whether has UE in this service area and equal PLMN information in the Trace reference field;
When the current service PLMN that has a plurality of UE was all identical with PLMN information in the Trace reference field, MDT measured to select wherein one or more UE to carry out immediately, and system of selection can be with reference to the f prior art.
In this example, suppose to find the current service PLMN of at least one UE to equal PLMN among the Trace reference.
Step 202: the base station sends the MDT configuration information to relevant UE.
The base station sends the configuration of MDT immediately to relevant UE according to prior art.
Embodiment two
In this enforcement, as shown in Figure 3, network equipment receives the situation that the MDT (signaling based MDT) based on signaling uses, and determines whether carry out immediately MDT behind the PLMN of base station inspection UE, and the method comprises following step:
Step 301: after network equipment receives the message of the MDT (signaling based MDT) based on signaling, check whether relevant UE can carry out immediately MDT measurement;
Concrete, network equipment is eNB in the E-UTRAN system, can be RNC in the UTRAN system;
In the E-URTAN system, eNB receives the immediately MDT configuring request that MME sends over, this message can be that (Trace start) followed the tracks of in startup of the prior art, or initial context is set up request message (initial context setup reqeust) message, described message indicating need to carry out the immediately numbering of the UE of MDT, for example IMSI; ENB parses the PLMN information in the Trace reference field in the message; ENB inquires about this UE current service PLMN information (serving PLMN).In this example, the PLMN that supposes the current service of this UE is not equal to the PLMN among the Trace reference;
In the UTRAN system, RNC receives for example immediately MDT configuring request that sends over of MSC of equipment of the core network, and this message can be the message such as CN_invoke_trace of the prior art (network-triggered tracking message); Described message indicating need to carry out the immediately numbering of the UE of MDT, for example IMSI; RNC parses the PLMN information in the Trace reference field in the message; RNC inquires about this UE current service PLMN information (serving PLMN).In this example, the current service PLMN that supposes this UE is not equal to the PLMN among the Trace reference.
Step 302: network equipment stops sending the MDT configuration information to relevant UE.
Concrete, after network equipment judges that the current service PLMN of UE is not equal to PLMN among the Trace reference, stop the issuing of immediately MDT configuration of described UE; Preferably, network equipment (eNB/RNC) is reported unsuccessfully to core network element or network management system.
Embodiment three
In this enforcement, as shown in Figure 4, under network was shared situation, when using the MDT (management based MDT) based on management, the base station determined whether carry out immediately MDT after checking the PLMN of UE, and the method comprises following step:
Step 401: after network equipment receives the message of MDT (management based MDT) based on management, check whether exist relevant UE can carry out immediately MDT measures;
Concrete, network equipment is eNB in the E-UTRAN system, can be RNC in the UTRAN system;
In the E-URTAN system, eNB receives the immediately MDT configuring request that network management system sends over, and described message indicating need to carry out the immediately cell range of MDT, for example cell number tabulation; ENB parses the PLMN information in the Trace reference field in the message; Whether the eNB inquiry exists its current reciprocity PLMN tabulation (EPLMN list) of UE whether to comprise the interior PLMN information of Trace reference field in the cell range of afore mentioned rules; In this example, suppose to find the current peer list of at least one UE (EPLMN list) to comprise the PLMN among the Trace reference;
In the UTRAN system, RNC receives the MDT configuring request that network management system sends over, and described message indicating need to carry out the immediately scope of the UE of MDT, for example cell list; RNC parses the PLMN information in the Trace reference field in the message; Whether RNC inquires about and exists UE its current selection (mandate) PLMN (selected PLMN) whether to comprise PLMN information in the Trace reference field in this service area;
When the current peer list that has a plurality of UE (EPLMN list) or current selection (mandate) PLMN are all identical with PLMN information in the Trace reference field, MDT measures to select wherein one or more UE to carry out immediately, and system of selection can be with reference to prior art.
In this example, suppose to find the current selection of at least one UE (mandate) PLMN (selected PLMN) to comprise the PLMN among the Trace reference.
Step 402: the base station sends configuration to relevant UE.
The base station sends the configuration of MDT immediately to relevant UE according to prior art.
Embodiment four
In this enforcement, as shown in Figure 5, under network was shared situation, after the base station received MDT (signaling based MDT) based on signaling, the base station determined whether carry out immediately MDT after checking the PLMN of UE, and the method comprises following step:
Step 501: after network equipment receives the message of the MDT (signaling based MDT) based on signaling, check whether relevant UE can carry out immediately MDT measurement; If then execution in step 502, otherwise execution in step 503.
Concrete, network equipment is eNB in the E-UTRAN system, can be RNC in the UTRAN system;
In the E-URTAN system, eNB receives the immediately MDT configuring request that MME sends over, this message can be that (Trace start) followed the tracks of in startup of the prior art, or initial context is set up request message (initial context setup reqeust) message, described message indicating need to carry out the immediately numbering of the UE of MDT, for example IMSI; ENB parses the PLMN information in the Trace reference field in the message, and whether comprises the PLMN information in the Tracereference field in its current reciprocity PLMN tabulation (EPLMN list) of inquiry UE;
In the UTRAN system, RNC receives for example immediately MDT configuring request that sends over of MSC of equipment of the core network, and this message can be the message such as CN_invoke_trace of the prior art (network-triggered tracking message); Described message indicating need to carry out the immediately numbering of the UE of MDT, for example IMSI; RNC parses the PLMN information in the Trace reference field in the message; And inquire about whether comprise the interior PLMN information of Trace reference field among UE its current selection (mandate) PLMN (selected PLMN).
RNC inquires about this UE current service PLMN information (serving PLMN).In this example, the current service PLMN that supposes this UE is not equal to the PLMN among the Trace reference.
Step 502: network equipment sends the MDT configuration information to relevant UE.
Step 503: network equipment stops sending the MDT configuration information to relevant UE.
Concrete, after network equipment judges that the current service PLMN of UE is not equal to PLMN among the Trace reference, stop the issuing of immediately MDT configuration of described UE; Preferably, network equipment (eNB/RNC) is reported unsuccessfully to core network element or network management system.
The above is preferred embodiment of the present invention only, is not for limiting protection scope of the present invention, all any modifications of doing within the spirit and principles in the present invention, is equal to and replaces and improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.

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1. method that checks minimum road test configuration comprises:
After network equipment is received immediately minimum road test MDT configuring request, judge whether can carry out relevant terminal immediately MDT measures, if can then send the MDT configuration information to described terminal.
2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, described method is specially:
Described network equipment is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indicating need to carry out the immediately cell range of MDT;
Described network equipment parses the public land mobile network PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, and whether inquiry exists the current service PLMN information of terminal to equal the interior PLMN information of described track reference field in the cell range of above-mentioned request indication; Then select wherein one or more terminals to carry out the MDT measurement if exist, and send the MDT configuration information to described terminal, then stop sending the MDT configuration information if do not exist.
3. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, described method is specially:
Described network equipment is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indicating need to carry out the immediately numbering of the terminal of MDT; Described network equipment parses the PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, whether the current service PLMN information of inquiring about described terminal equals the interior PLMN information of described track reference field, if equal then to send the MDT configuration information to described terminal, then do not stop sending the MDT configuration information if do not wait.
4. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, described method is specially:
Share in the situation at network, described network equipment is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indication need to be carried out the immediately cell range of MDT;
Described network equipment parses the PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, and inquiry is in the cell range of above-mentioned request indication, whether has the PLMN information that comprises among the current reciprocity PLMN tabulation of terminal or the current selection PLMN in the described track reference field; Then select wherein one or more terminals to carry out the MDT measurement if exist, and send the MDT configuration information to described terminal, then stop sending the MDT configuration information if do not exist.
5. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, described method is specially:
Share in the situation at network, described network equipment is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indicating need to carry out the immediately numbering of the terminal of MDT; Described network equipment parses the PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, inquire about the PLMN information that whether comprises among the current reciprocity PLMN tabulation of described terminal or the current selection PLMN in the described track reference field, send the MDT configuration information if comprise then to described terminal, then do not stop sending the MDT configuration information if do not comprise.
6. network equipment that checks minimum road test configuration is characterized in that:
Described network equipment comprises judge module and sending module;
Described judge module, be used for receiving immediately minimum road test MDT configuring request after, judge whether can carry out relevant terminal immediately MDT measures;
Described sending module is used for sending the MDT configuration information to described terminal when judge module judges that associated terminal can carry out immediately MDT measurement.
7. network equipment as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that:
Described judge module judges whether relevant terminal can carry out immediately MDT measurement and specifically refer to:
Described judge module is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indication need to be carried out the immediately cell range of MDT; Judge module parses the PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, and whether inquiry exists the current service PLMN information of terminal to equal the interior PLMN information of described track reference field in the cell range of above-mentioned request indication; Then select wherein one or more terminals to carry out the MDT measurement if exist, and notice sending module transmission MDT configuration information does not then notify sending module to stop sending the MDT configuration information to described terminal if do not exist.
8. network equipment as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that:
Described judge module judges whether relevant terminal can carry out immediately MDT measurement and specifically refer to:
Described judge module is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indicating need to carry out the immediately numbering of the terminal of MDT; Described judge module parses the PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, whether the current service PLMN information of inquiring about described terminal equals the interior PLMN information of described track reference field, if equal then to notify described sending module to send the MDT configuration information to described terminal, then do not notify described sending module to stop sending the MDT configuration information if do not wait.
9. network equipment as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that:
Share in the situation at network, described judge module judges whether relevant terminal can carry out immediately MDT measurement and specifically refer to:
Described judge module is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indication need to be carried out the immediately cell range of MDT; Described judge module parses the PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, and inquiry is in the cell range of above-mentioned request indication, whether has the PLMN information that comprises among the current reciprocity PLMN tabulation of terminal or the current selection PLMN in the described track reference field; Then select wherein one or more terminals to carry out the MDT measurement if exist, and notice sending module transmission MDT configuration information does not then notify sending module to stop sending the MDT configuration information to described terminal if do not exist.
10. network equipment as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that:
Share in the situation at network, described judge module judges whether relevant terminal can carry out immediately MDT measurement and specifically refer to:
Described judge module is received immediately MDT configuring request, and the described request indicating need to carry out the immediately numbering of the terminal of MDT; Judge module parses the PLMN information in the track reference field in the described request, inquire about the PLMN information that whether comprises among the current reciprocity PLMN tabulation of described terminal or the current selection PLMN in the described track reference field, then notify sending module to send the MDT configuration information to described terminal if comprise, then do not notify sending module to stop sending the MDT configuration information if do not comprise.
11. such as the described network equipment of the arbitrary claim of claim 6 to 10, it is characterized in that:
In the universal land radio access web E-UTRAN of evolution system, described network equipment is base station eNB;
In universal land radio access web UTRAN system, described network equipment is radio network controller (RNC).
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