WO2021088766A1 - 切换方法、切换装置及网络系统 - Google Patents

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WO2021088766A1
WO2021088766A1 PCT/CN2020/125871 CN2020125871W WO2021088766A1 WO 2021088766 A1 WO2021088766 A1 WO 2021088766A1 CN 2020125871 W CN2020125871 W CN 2020125871W WO 2021088766 A1 WO2021088766 A1 WO 2021088766A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to the field of communication, for example, to a switching method, a switching device, and a network system.
  • the 5G base station In the fifth generation (5th Generation, 5G) mobile communication system, the 5G base station is called the New Generation Radio Access Network Node (NG RAN Node, gNB), and the interface between gNBs is called the Xn interface. The interface between the gNB and other non-5G base stations is the X2 interface.
  • the 5G base station supports a CU/DU separation architecture.
  • a separate 5G base station can be divided into two parts: a centralized unit (gNB Centralized Unit, gNB-CU) and a distributed unit (gNB Distributed Unit, gNB-DU).
  • a separate 5G base station has only one gNB-CU as a centralized control node.
  • One gNB-CU can connect and manage multiple gNB-DUs, and one gNB-DU is connected to one gNB-CU through the F1 interface.
  • the cell of the wireless network will evaluate some information, such as the physical resource block (PRB) utilization of the cell to evaluate the cell load.
  • PRB physical resource block
  • the cell load When the cell load is unbalanced, it will affect the network service, such as the load of some cells. When it is higher, the service quality of the cell will be reduced, and the low load of some cells will cause waste of resources and power; and the load of the cell fluctuates greatly, which makes it difficult for the cell load to maintain a more balanced state.
  • PRB physical resource block
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a switching method, a switching device and a network system.
  • a handover method which can be applied to a first network element, and includes: receiving cell information of a second cell sent by a second network element, where the second cell is the second network
  • the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell; when the cell information satisfies a preset condition, a handover instruction is sent to the terminal, wherein the handover instruction It is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell, and the cell information meeting a preset condition is used to at least indicate that the cell predicted load information of the second cell is lower than a preset first threshold.
  • a handover method which can be applied to a second network element, including: sending cell information of a second cell to the first network element, wherein the second cell is the A cell managed by a second network element, where the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell, and the cell information is used to indicate that the first network element satisfies a preset condition in the cell information
  • the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell, and the cell information satisfies a preset condition for indicating at least the cell of the second cell
  • the predicted load information is lower than the preset first threshold.
  • a handover method which can be applied to a terminal, including: receiving a handover instruction sent by a first network element, wherein the handover instruction is that the first network element is in a cell
  • the cell information is the cell information of the second cell sent by the second network element
  • the second cell is the cell managed by the second network element.
  • the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell, and the cell information satisfies a preset condition and is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than the preset first cell. Threshold; handover to the second cell according to the handover instruction.
  • a handover device including: a receiving module, configured to receive cell information of a second cell sent by a second network element, the second cell being the second network element
  • the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell
  • a first sending module configured to send a handover instruction to the terminal when the cell information meets a preset condition, wherein, the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell, and the cell information satisfies a preset condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than a preset Set the first threshold.
  • a handover device including: a sending module, configured to send cell information of a second cell to a first network element, wherein the second cell is a device owned by the second network element.
  • the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell, and the cell information is used to instruct the first network element to report to the terminal when the cell information meets a preset condition
  • Send a handover instruction where the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell, and the cell information satisfies a preset condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than The preset first threshold.
  • a handover device including: a receiving module, configured to receive a handover instruction sent by a first network element, wherein the handover instruction is that the first network element is in a cell
  • the cell information is the cell information of the second cell sent by the second network element
  • the second cell is the cell managed by the second network element.
  • the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell, and the cell information satisfies a preset condition and is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than the preset first cell. Threshold; a handover module for handover to the second cell according to the handover instruction.
  • a network system including a first network element and a second network element, wherein the second network element is used to send the information of the second cell to the first network element.
  • Cell information the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell; the first network element is used to receive the second network element The cell information of the second cell sent; the first network element sends a handover instruction to the terminal when the cell information meets a preset condition, where the handover instruction is used to instruct all The terminal switches to the second cell, and the cell information meeting a preset condition is used to at least indicate that the cell predicted load information of the second cell is lower than a preset first threshold.
  • a computer-readable storage medium wherein a computer program is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer program is configured to execute any one of the foregoing when running. The steps in the method embodiment.
  • an electronic device including a memory and a processor, the memory is stored with a computer program, and the processor is configured to run the computer program to execute any of the above Steps in the method embodiment.
  • Fig. 1 is a block diagram of the hardware structure of a network element of a handover method according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a flowchart of a handover method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 is a flowchart of a handover method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a flowchart of a handover method according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 5 is a structural block diagram of a switching device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 6 is a structural block diagram of a switching device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 7 is a structural block diagram of a switching device according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a handover method according to an optional embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart of a handover method according to an optional second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic flowchart of a handover method according to optional embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic flowchart of a handover method according to optional embodiment 4 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic flowchart of a handover method according to optional embodiment 5 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a hardware structure block diagram of a network element of a handover method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the network element 10 may include one or more (only one is shown in FIG. 1) processor 102 (the processor 102 may include, but is not limited to, a microprocessor (Microcontroller Unit, MCU) or programmable logic device (Field Programmable Gate Array, FPGA) and other processing devices) and a memory 104 for storing data.
  • processor 102 may include, but is not limited to, a microprocessor (Microcontroller Unit, MCU) or programmable logic device (Field Programmable Gate Array, FPGA) and other processing devices
  • MCU microcontroller Unit
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • the aforementioned network element may also include a transmission device 106 and an input/output device 108 for communication functions.
  • a transmission device 106 may also include a transmission device 106 and an input/output device 108 for communication functions.
  • FIG. 1 is only for illustration, and does not limit the structure of the foregoing network element.
  • the network element 10 may also include more or fewer components than shown in FIG. 1, or have a different configuration from that shown in FIG.
  • the memory 104 can be used to store computer programs, for example, software programs and modules of application software, such as the computer programs corresponding to the switching method in the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the processor 102 executes various computer programs by running the computer programs stored in the memory 104. Functional application and data processing, that is, to achieve the above-mentioned methods.
  • the memory 104 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic storage devices, flash memory, or other non-volatile solid-state memory.
  • the memory 104 may further include a memory remotely provided with respect to the processor 102, and these remote memories may be connected to the network element 10 through a network. Examples of the aforementioned networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet, corporate intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof.
  • the transmission device 106 is used to receive or send data via a network.
  • Examples of the above-mentioned network may include a wireless network provided by the communication provider of the network element 10.
  • the transmission device 106 includes a network adapter (Network Interface Controller, NIC for short), which can be connected to other network devices through a base station, so as to communicate with the Internet.
  • the transmission device 106 may be a radio frequency (Radio Frequency, referred to as RF) module, which is used to communicate with the Internet in a wireless manner.
  • RF Radio Frequency
  • the embodiments of the present application may run on a network architecture that includes: a first network element, a second network element, and a terminal.
  • the first network element and the second network element can exchange information, and the first network element
  • the terminal and the second network element may also exchange information with the terminal respectively, and the terminal may also exchange information with the first network element and the second network element respectively.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the handover method according to an embodiment of the present invention, which can be applied to the first network element. As shown in FIG. 2, the process includes The following steps:
  • Step S202 Receive cell information of a second cell sent by a second network element, where the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell.
  • Step S204 When the cell information meets the preset condition, send a handover instruction to the terminal, the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell, and the cell information meets the preset condition is used to indicate at least the second cell
  • the predicted load information of the cell is lower than the preset first threshold.
  • the first network element receives the cell information of the second cell sent by the second network element.
  • the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell .
  • the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell
  • the cell information meets the preset condition is used to at least indicate the cell prediction of the second cell
  • the load information is lower than the preset first threshold, thereby solving the problem of affecting network services due to unbalanced cell load in related technologies, and improving the quality of network services.
  • the execution subject of the foregoing steps may be a base station or the like, but is not limited thereto.
  • the method before sending the handover instruction to the terminal, the method further includes: determining that the current cell load information of the first cell is higher than a preset second threshold; or, determining that the current cell load information of the first cell is lower than a preset value
  • the third threshold the first cell is the cell where the terminal is currently located.
  • sending a handover instruction to the terminal includes: When the cell information of the second cell satisfies the preset condition, a handover instruction is sent to the terminal.
  • the cell information satisfies the preset condition is also used to indicate that the second cell and the first cell have the same coverage, and the cell information also includes : Cell coverage information, which is used to indicate the overlap coverage relationship between the second cell and the first cell.
  • the method further includes: turning off the first cell.
  • shutting down the first cell includes at least one of the following: shutting down the entire first cell, shutting down all or part of the carriers of the first cell, shutting down all or part of the radio frequency channels of the first cell, and shutting down the first cell. All symbol resources or part of symbol resources.
  • the predicted cell load information is used to indicate the predicted average load of the second cell within a specified time period after the current time, and the predicted cell load information includes at least one of the following: cell power consumption, Cell radio resource consumption, cell hardware load, cell beam load.
  • the method before receiving the cell information sent by the second network element, the method further includes: sending a request message to the second network element, the request message carries a reporting identifier, and the reporting identifier is used to instruct the second network element to send the cell information.
  • the handover instruction is radio resource control signaling.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a handover method according to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Fig. 3, including:
  • Step S301 Send cell information of the second cell to the first network element, the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: cell predicted load information of the second cell, and the cell information is used to indicate the first network
  • the element sends a handover instruction to the terminal when the cell information meets a preset condition.
  • the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell, and the cell information meets the preset condition is used to at least indicate the predicted cell load of the second cell
  • the information is lower than the preset first threshold.
  • the second network element sends the cell information of the second cell to the first network element.
  • the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell, The cell information is used to instruct the first network element to send a handover instruction to the terminal when the cell information meets the preset conditions.
  • the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell.
  • the cell information meets the preset conditions for at least It indicates that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than the preset first threshold, thereby solving the problem of affecting network services due to unbalanced cell load in related technologies, and improving the quality of network services.
  • the cell information is also used to instruct the first network element to determine that the current cell load information of the first cell is higher than a preset second threshold before sending the handover instruction to the terminal, and the first cell is the cell where the terminal is currently located
  • the cell information is also used to instruct the first network element to determine that the current cell load information of the first cell is lower than a preset third threshold before sending a handover instruction to the terminal, and the first cell is the cell where the terminal is currently located.
  • the cell information is also used to instruct the first network element to report to the terminal after determining that the current cell load information of the first cell is lower than a preset third threshold, when the cell information meets a preset condition Sending a handover instruction, the cell information satisfies the preset conditions is also used to indicate that the second cell and the first cell have the same coverage, the cell information also includes: cell coverage information, and the cell coverage information is used to indicate the relationship between the second cell and the first cell Overlapping relationship.
  • the cell information is also used to instruct the first network element to shut down the first cell after sending a handover instruction to the terminal.
  • shutting down the first cell includes at least one of the following: shutting down the entire first cell, shutting down all or part of the carriers of the first cell, shutting down all or part of the radio frequency channels of the first cell, shutting down the first cell All symbol resources or part of symbol resources.
  • the predicted cell load information is used to indicate the predicted average load of the second cell in a specified time period after the current time, and the predicted cell load information includes at least one of the following: cell power consumption, cell radio resource consumption, cell Hardware load, cell beam load.
  • the method before sending the cell information of the second cell to the first network element, the method further includes: receiving a request message sent by the first network element, the request message carries a report identifier, and the report identifier is used to indicate the second network element Send cell information.
  • the handover instruction may be radio resource control (Radio Resource Control, RRC) signaling.
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a handover method according to still another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, it includes:
  • Step S402 Receive a handover instruction sent by the first network element.
  • the handover instruction is sent by the first network element when the cell information meets a preset condition, and the cell information is the second cell's information sent by the second network element.
  • the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element.
  • the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell. The cell information satisfies a preset condition and is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is low At the preset first threshold.
  • Step S404 Switch to the second cell according to the handover instruction.
  • the terminal receives the handover instruction sent by the first network element.
  • the handover instruction is sent by the first network element when the cell information meets the preset conditions, and the cell information is sent by the second network element.
  • the cell information of the second cell of the second cell, the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: cell predicted load information of the second cell, and the cell information satisfies a preset condition to indicate at least the second cell’s
  • the predicted load information of the cell is lower than the preset first threshold, and it is switched to the second cell according to the handover instruction, thereby solving the problem of affecting the network service due to the imbalance of the cell load in the related art, and improving the network service quality.
  • the handover instruction is sent by the first network element when it is determined that the current cell load information of the first cell is higher than a preset second threshold, and the first cell is the cell where the terminal is currently located; or handover The instruction is sent by the first network element when it is determined that the current cell load information of the first cell is lower than a preset third threshold, and the first cell is the cell where the terminal is currently located.
  • the handover instruction is still the first network element when the cell information of the second cell satisfies a preset condition
  • the sent cell information that satisfies the preset conditions is also used to indicate that the second cell and the first cell have the same coverage, and the cell information also includes: cell coverage information, which is used to indicate the second cell and the first cell The overlap coverage relationship.
  • switching to the second cell according to the handover instruction is used to trigger the first network element to shut down the first cell.
  • shutting down the first cell includes at least one of the following: shutting down the entire first cell, shutting down all or part of the carriers of the first cell, shutting down all or part of the radio frequency channels of the first cell, and shutting down the first cell. All symbol resources or part of symbol resources.
  • the predicted cell load information is used to indicate the predicted average load of the second cell in a specified time period after the current time, and the predicted cell load information includes at least one of the following: cell power consumption, cell radio resource consumption, cell Hardware load, cell beam load.
  • the cell information is sent by the second network element after receiving the request message sent by the first network element, and the request message carries a report identifier, and the report identifier is used to instruct the second network element to send the cell information.
  • the handover instruction is radio resource control signaling.
  • FIG. 5 is a structural block diagram of a handover device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG.
  • the cell information of the cell managed by the element includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell; the first sending module 53 is used to send a handover instruction to the terminal when the cell information meets a preset condition, and the handover instruction is used for Instructing the terminal to switch to the second cell, and the cell information meeting a preset condition is used to at least indicate that the cell predicted load information of the second cell is lower than the preset first threshold.
  • the cell information of the second cell sent by the second network element is received.
  • the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element.
  • the cell information includes: the predicted load information of the second cell.
  • a handover instruction is sent to the terminal.
  • the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell.
  • the cell information satisfies the preset condition and is used to at least indicate that the predicted load information of the second cell is lower than the preset
  • the first threshold of solves the problem of affecting network services due to unbalanced cell load in related technologies, and improves the quality of network services.
  • the apparatus of this embodiment further includes: a first determining module, configured to determine that the current cell load information of the first cell is higher than a preset second threshold before the first sending module 53 sends a handover instruction to the terminal
  • the second determining module is configured to determine that the current cell load information of the first cell is lower than a preset third threshold before the first sending module 53 sends a handover instruction to the terminal; the first cell is the current terminal where the terminal is located Community.
  • the first sending module includes: a sending submodule, configured to: after the second determining module determines that the current cell load information of the first cell is lower than a preset third threshold, the cell information of the second cell satisfies In the case of preset conditions, a handover instruction is sent to the terminal.
  • the cell information also includes: cell coverage information.
  • the cell coverage information is used to indicate the overlap coverage relationship between the second cell and the first cell, and the cell information meets the preset The condition is also used to indicate that the second cell and the first cell have the same coverage.
  • the apparatus of this embodiment further includes: a shutdown module, configured to shut down the first cell after the sending submodule sends a handover instruction to the terminal.
  • a shutdown module configured to shut down the first cell after the sending submodule sends a handover instruction to the terminal.
  • the shutdown module of this embodiment includes at least one of the following: a first shutdown submodule, used to shut down the entire first cell; a second shutdown submodule, used to shut down all or part of the carriers of the first cell; The third closing sub-module is used to close all or part of the radio frequency channels of the first cell; the fourth closing sub-module is used to close all or part of the symbol resources of the first cell.
  • the predicted cell load information of this embodiment is used to indicate the predicted average load of the second cell in a specified time period after the current time, and the predicted cell load information includes at least one of the following: cell power consumption, cell wireless Resource consumption, cell hardware load, cell beam load.
  • the apparatus of this embodiment further includes: a second sending module, configured to send a request message to the second network element before receiving the cell information sent by the second network element, and the request message carries a report identifier, and the report identifier Used to instruct the second network element to send cell information.
  • a second sending module configured to send a request message to the second network element before receiving the cell information sent by the second network element, and the request message carries a report identifier, and the report identifier Used to instruct the second network element to send cell information.
  • a switching device is also provided, and the device is used to implement the above-mentioned embodiments and optional implementation manners, and those that have been described will not be repeated.
  • module a combination of software and/or hardware that can implement predetermined functions.
  • Fig. 6 is a structural block diagram of a handover device according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 6, it includes: a sending module 62, configured to send cell information of a second cell to a first network element, and the second cell is a second cell. A cell managed by a network element. The cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell.
  • the cell information is used to instruct the first network element to send a handover instruction to the terminal when the cell information meets a preset condition.
  • the cell information meeting a preset condition is used to at least indicate that the cell predicted load information of the second cell is lower than the preset first threshold.
  • the cell information of the second cell is sent to the first network element.
  • the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element.
  • the cell information includes: the cell predicted load information of the second cell, and the cell information is used to indicate the first
  • the network element sends a handover instruction to the terminal when the cell information meets the preset condition.
  • the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell, and the cell information meets the preset condition is used to at least indicate the cell prediction of the second cell
  • the load information is lower than the preset first threshold, which solves the problem of affecting network services due to unbalanced cell load in related technologies, and improves the quality of network services.
  • the cell information is also used to instruct the first network element to determine that the current cell load information of the first cell is higher than a preset second threshold before sending the handover instruction to the terminal, and the first cell is the cell where the terminal is currently located
  • the cell information is also used to instruct the first network element to determine that the current cell load information of the first cell is lower than a preset third threshold before sending a handover instruction to the terminal, and the first cell is the cell where the terminal is currently located.
  • the cell information is also used to instruct the first network element to report to the terminal after determining that the current cell load information of the first cell is lower than a preset third threshold, when the cell information meets a preset condition
  • the handover instruction is sent, and the cell information satisfies the preset conditions is also used to indicate that the second cell and the first cell have the same coverage.
  • the cell information also includes: cell coverage information, which is used to indicate the second cell and the first cell. Overlapping coverage relationship of a cell.
  • the cell information is also used to instruct the first network element to shut down the first cell after sending a handover instruction to the terminal.
  • shutting down the first cell includes at least one of the following: shutting down the entire first cell, shutting down all or part of the carriers of the first cell, shutting down all or part of the radio frequency channels of the first cell, and shutting down the first cell. All symbol resources or part of symbol resources.
  • the predicted cell load information is used to indicate the predicted average load of the second cell in a specified time period after the current time, and the predicted cell load information includes at least one of the following: cell power consumption, cell radio resource consumption, cell Hardware load, cell beam load.
  • the handover instruction is radio resource control signaling.
  • the apparatus of this embodiment further includes: a receiving module, configured to receive a request message sent by the first network element before sending the cell information of the second cell to the first network element, and the request message carries a report identifier, The report identifier is used to instruct the second network element to send cell information.
  • a receiving module configured to receive a request message sent by the first network element before sending the cell information of the second cell to the first network element, and the request message carries a report identifier, The report identifier is used to instruct the second network element to send cell information.
  • a switching device is also provided, and the device is used to implement the above-mentioned embodiments and optional implementation manners, and those that have been described will not be repeated.
  • module a combination of software and/or hardware that can implement predetermined functions.
  • Fig. 7 is a structural block diagram of a handover device according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 7, it includes: a receiving module 71 for receiving a handover instruction sent by a first network element.
  • the handover instruction is that the first network element is in The cell information is sent when the preset conditions are met, the cell information is the cell information of the second cell sent by the second network element, the second cell is the cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: second The cell predicted load information of the cell, where the cell information satisfies the preset condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than the preset first threshold; the handover module 73 is used to switch to the second cell according to the handover instruction Community.
  • the handover instruction sent by the first network element is received.
  • the handover instruction is sent by the first network element when the cell information meets the preset conditions, and the cell information is the second cell sent by the second network element.
  • the cell information of the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: cell predicted load information of the second cell, and the cell information satisfies a preset condition to indicate at least the cell predicted load information of the second cell If it is lower than the preset first threshold value, it is switched to the second cell according to the handover instruction, which solves the problem that the network service is affected by the imbalanced cell load in the related technology, and improves the network service quality.
  • the handover instruction is sent by the first network element when it is determined that the current cell load information of the first cell is higher than a preset second threshold, and the first cell is the cell where the terminal is currently located; or handover The instruction is sent by the first network element when it is determined that the current cell load information of the first cell is lower than a preset third threshold, and the first cell is the cell where the terminal is currently located.
  • the handover instruction is still the first network element when the cell information of the second cell satisfies a preset condition
  • the sent cell information that satisfies the preset conditions is also used to indicate that the second cell and the first cell have the same coverage, and the cell information also includes: cell coverage information, which is used to indicate the second cell and the first cell The overlap coverage relationship.
  • the cell information is sent by the second network element after receiving the request message sent by the first network element, and the request message carries a report identifier, and the report identifier is used to instruct the second network element to send the cell information.
  • switching to the second cell according to the handover instruction is used to trigger the first network element to shut down the first cell.
  • shutting down the first cell includes at least one of the following: shutting down the entire first cell, shutting down all or part of the carriers of the first cell, shutting down all or part of the radio frequency channels of the first cell, and shutting down the first cell. All symbol resources or part of symbol resources.
  • the predicted cell load information is used to indicate the predicted average load of the second cell in a specified time period after the current time, and the predicted cell load information includes at least one of the following: cell power consumption, cell radio resource consumption, cell Hardware load, cell beam load.
  • the handover instruction is radio resource control signaling.
  • This embodiment also provides a network system, which includes a first network element and a second network element.
  • the second network element is used to send cell information of a second cell to the first network element, and the second cell is owned by the second network element.
  • the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell; the first network element is used to receive the cell information of the second cell sent by the second network element; the cell information of the first network element meets the preset conditions
  • the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell, and the cell information satisfies a preset condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than the preset The first threshold.
  • the first network element, the second network element, and the terminal in this embodiment are also used to perform the steps in any one of the foregoing embodiments, and details are not repeated again.
  • each of the above modules can be implemented by software or hardware.
  • it can be implemented in the following manner, but not limited to this: the above modules are all located in the same processor; or, the above modules can be combined in any combination.
  • the forms are located in different processors.
  • This embodiment relates to the technical field of wireless communication systems. For example, it relates to a communication method based on load prediction.
  • the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technology into the wireless network can better predict the future network load and apply it to the network. Communication management decisions.
  • AI artificial intelligence
  • the cell of the wireless network can evaluate some information, such as the utilization of the cell PRB (Physical Resource Block, physical resource block) to evaluate the cell load. If it is determined that the serving cell is in a high load state, load balancing is performed. Some users switch to neighboring low-load cells, and the cell load status of the neighboring cells can be obtained through the X2/XN port. In addition, the relevant neighbor cell load information can also be used to select a more appropriate handover target cell according to the load during the handover process. The cell load evaluated by this cell can also be used to save energy. For example, if the cell load is very low, you can turn off this cell to save power, and switch the remaining users of this cell to other low-load neighboring cells.
  • PRB Physical Resource Block, physical resource block
  • the target cell for handover can be determined according to the predicted load.
  • the predicted load information in the cell information is used to indicate the average load information of a certain cell managed on the predicted target network element in the next time period or multiple time periods in the future.
  • the time period can be several seconds, several minutes, several hours or other time granularity.
  • the load information can be represented by one or more of the following: power consumption; wireless resource consumption; hardware load; beam load.
  • the handover method provided in this embodiment includes: a source network element receives a message sent by a target network element, the message contains cell assistance information, and the source network element performs connection management and energy saving operations based on the cell assistance information.
  • the cell assistance information includes at least one of the following: cell predicted load information, used to indicate the predicted average load information of a certain cell managed on the target network element in the next time period in the future or multiple time periods in the future, The time period can be several seconds, several minutes, several hours or other time granularity.
  • Cell coverage information is used to indicate the overlap coverage relationship between cells on the target network element and between adjacent cells.
  • the predicted load of the cell of the target network element may be predicted using artificial intelligence, and the load may be represented by one or more of the following: power consumption; wireless resource consumption; hardware load; beam load.
  • the source network element and the target network element may be base stations.
  • the source base station receives the message A sent by one or more target base stations, and makes a handover decision based on the cell assistance information contained in the message A.
  • the source base station selects a target cell with a small predicted load as one of the judgment criteria, selects a target cell on the target network element, and switches certain designated users of the current serving cell to the target cell .
  • the source network element may be a gNB-CU
  • the target network element may be a gNB-DU.
  • the gNB-CU receives the message B sent by one or more gNB-DUs of the base station, and switches according to the cell assistance information contained in the message B: gNB-CU selects a predicted load according to the load prediction information in the cell assistance information As one of the judgment criteria, select a target cell on the target network element, and switch some designated users of the current serving cell to the target cell.
  • the source network element and the target network element may be base stations.
  • the source base station receives message A sent by one or more target base stations.
  • the source base station performs energy-saving operations based on the load information of a certain designated serving cell of the base station and the cell assistance information contained in message A: the current load of a certain serving cell of the source base station
  • the information is less than a certain threshold, and there is a target cell to which the target base station belongs, and the predicted load of the target cell is less than a certain threshold as one of the judgment criteria.
  • the source network element is based on the cell coverage information in the cell assistance information in the A message , Judging that the target cell and the current serving cell have the same coverage as one of the optional judgment criteria, the source base station turns off the currently designated serving cell for energy saving, and switches the users of the current serving cell to the target cell.
  • the closing may be closing the entire cell, or closing some carriers of the cell, or closing some radio frequency channels of the cell, or closing some symbol resources of the cell.
  • the source network element may be a gNB-CU
  • the target network element may be a gNB-DU.
  • the gNB-CU receives the message B sent by one or more gNB-DUs of the base station.
  • the gNB-CU performs energy-saving operations based on the load information of a designated serving cell of the base station and the cell assistance information contained in the message B: gNB-CU
  • the current load information of a certain serving cell of the base station is less than a certain threshold, and there is a target cell to which the target gNB-DU belongs, and the predicted load of the target cell is less than a certain threshold as one of the judgment criteria.
  • the target cell According to the cell coverage relationship in the cell assistance information, it needs to have the same coverage as the current serving cell, then the gNB-CU closes the currently designated serving cell for energy saving, and switches the users of the current serving cell to the target cell.
  • the shutting down of the serving cell may be shutting down the entire cell, or shutting down some carriers in the cell, or shutting down some radio frequency channels in the cell, or shutting down some symbol resources in the cell.
  • the source network element can send a message C to the target network element.
  • the message C contains a cell load report type indication, which is used to indicate that the target network element carries one or more of the following load information when sending cell assistance information : Current load information of the cell and predicted load information of the cell.
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a handover method according to an alternative embodiment 1 of the present invention, as shown in Fig. 8, including:
  • Step 1 The target RAN node 2 sends a node configuration update message to the source RAN node 1.
  • the node configuration update message carries the cell assistance information of the cell managed by the RAN node 2, and the cell assistance information includes at least one of the following: cell prediction Load information, used to indicate the predicted average load information of a cell managed by the target network element in the next time period or multiple time periods in the future. The time period can be several seconds, several minutes, several hours or other times granularity.
  • Cell coverage information is used to indicate the overlap coverage relationship between cells on the target network element and between adjacent cells.
  • the predicted load of the cell can be predicted by means of artificial intelligence, and the load can be represented by one or more of the following: power consumption; wireless resource consumption; hardware load; beam load.
  • Step 2 The source RAN node 1 sends a node configuration update response message to the target RAN node 2.
  • the node configuration update response message can carry a cell load report type indicator, which is used to indicate whether the target network element carries current cell load information or cell load forecast information when sending cell assistance information.
  • the target network element can follow the instructions , Resend the node configuration update message to the source RAN node 1, which carries the load type information expected by the source network element.
  • Step 3 The source RAN node 1 makes a handover decision based on the cell assistance information contained in the node configuration update message. According to the load prediction information in the cell assistance information, the source RAN node 1 will select a target cell with a small predicted load as one of the decision criteria, select a target cell on the RAN node 2, and switch some designated users of the current serving cell to Target cell.
  • Step 4 The source RAN node 1 initiates a handover request to the target network element.
  • Fig. 9 is a schematic flow chart of a handover method according to optional embodiment 2 of the present invention, as shown in Fig. 9, including:
  • Step 1 The target gNB-DU network element sends a DU configuration update message to the gNB-CU.
  • the node configuration update message carries the cell assistance information of the cell managed by the gNB-DU, and the cell assistance information includes at least one of the following: Predicted load information, used to indicate the predicted average load information of a cell managed on the target network element in the next time period or multiple time periods in the future.
  • the time period can be several seconds, several minutes, several hours or other Time granularity.
  • Cell coverage information is used to indicate the overlap coverage relationship between cells on the target network element and between adjacent cells.
  • the predicted load of the cell can be predicted by means of artificial intelligence, and the load can be represented by one or more of the following: power consumption; wireless resource consumption; hardware load; beam load.
  • Step 2 The source gNB-CU sends a DU configuration update response message to the target gNB-DU.
  • the node configuration update response message can carry a cell load report type indicator, which is used to indicate whether the target network element carries current cell load information or cell load forecast information when sending cell assistance information.
  • the target network element can follow the instructions , Resend the DU configuration update message to the gNB-CU, which carries the load type information expected by the source network element.
  • the gNB-CU can send a CU configuration update message to the target gNB-DU, and the CU configuration update response message can carry The cell load report type indication is used to indicate whether the target network element carries current cell load information or cell predicted load information when sending cell assistance information.
  • the target network element can resend the DU configuration update message to the gNB-CU according to the instruction. Which carries the load type information expected by the source network element.
  • Step 3 The source gNB-CU makes a handover decision based on the cell assistance information contained in the node configuration update message.
  • the source gNB-CU selects a target cell with a small predicted load as one of the decision criteria according to the load prediction information in the cell assistance information, selects a target cell on the gNB-DU, and switches certain designated users of the current serving cell to Target cell.
  • Step 4 The source gNB-CU initiates a UE text establishment or modification request to the target gNB-DU to switch the user to the target cell.
  • Fig. 10 is a schematic flowchart of a handover method according to optional embodiment 3 of the present invention, as shown in Fig. 10, including:
  • Step 1 The target RAN node 2 sends a node configuration update message to the source RAN node 1.
  • the node configuration update message carries the cell assistance information of the cell managed by the RAN node 2, and the cell assistance information includes at least one of the following: cell prediction Load information, used to indicate the predicted average load information of a cell managed by the target network element in the next time period or multiple time periods in the future. The time period can be several seconds, several minutes, several hours or other times granularity.
  • Cell coverage information is used to indicate the overlap coverage relationship between cells on the target network element and between adjacent cells.
  • the predicted load of the cell can be predicted by means of artificial intelligence, and the load can be represented by one or more of the following: power consumption; wireless resource consumption; hardware load; beam load.
  • Step 2 The source RAN node 1 sends a node configuration update response message to the target RAN node 2.
  • the node configuration update response message can carry a cell load report type indicator, which is used to indicate whether the target network element carries current cell load information or cell load forecast information when sending cell assistance information.
  • the target network element can follow the instructions , Resend the node configuration update message to the source RAN node 1, which carries the load type information expected by the source network element.
  • Step 3 The source RAN node 1 receives the node configuration update response message sent by one or more target RAN nodes 2.
  • the source RAN node 1 saves energy according to the load information of a designated serving cell of the base station and the cell auxiliary information contained in the message Operation:
  • the current load information of a certain serving cell of the source network element is less than a certain threshold, and there is a target cell to which the target network element belongs, and the load prediction information of the target cell is less than a certain threshold as one of the judgment criteria.
  • the The target cell needs to have the same coverage as the current serving cell according to the cell coverage relationship in the cell assistance information, and the source base station turns off the currently designated serving cell for energy saving, and switches the users of the current serving cell to the target cell.
  • the closing may be closing the entire cell, or closing some carriers of the cell, or closing some radio frequency channels of the cell, or closing some symbol resources of the cell.
  • Fig. 11 is a schematic flowchart of a handover method according to optional embodiment 4 of the present invention, as shown in Fig. 11, including:
  • Step 1 The target gNB-DU network element sends a DU configuration update message to the gNB-CU.
  • the node configuration update message carries the cell assistance information of the cell managed by the gNB-DU, and the cell assistance information includes at least one of the following: Predicted load information, used to indicate the predicted average load information of a cell managed on the target network element in the next time period or multiple time periods in the future.
  • the time period can be several seconds, several minutes, several hours or other Time granularity.
  • Cell coverage information is used to indicate the overlap coverage relationship between cells on the target network element and between adjacent cells.
  • the predicted load of the cell can be predicted by means of artificial intelligence, and the load can be represented by one or more of the following: power consumption; wireless resource consumption; hardware load.
  • Step 2 The source gNB-CU sends a DU configuration update response message to the target gNB-DU.
  • the node configuration update response message can carry a cell load report type indicator, which is used to indicate whether the target network element carries current cell load information or cell load forecast information when sending cell assistance information.
  • the target network element can follow the instructions , Resend the DU configuration update message to the gNB-CU, which carries the load type information expected by the source network element.
  • the gNB-CU can send a CU configuration update message to the target gNB-DU, and the CU configuration update response message can carry a cell load report type indication, which is used to indicate that the target network element carries the cell when sending cell assistance information.
  • the current load information is still the predicted load information of the cell, and the target network element can resend the DU configuration update message to the gNB-CU according to the instruction, which carries the load type information expected by the source network element.
  • Step 3 The source gNB-CU receives the node configuration update response message sent by one or more target gNB-DUs.
  • the source gNB-CU is based on the load information of a designated serving cell of the base station where the gNBC-CU is located and the cell contained in the message
  • Auxiliary information for energy-saving operations The source gNB-CU uses the current load information of a certain serving cell to be less than a certain threshold, and there is a target cell to which the target network element belongs, and takes the load forecast information of the target cell to be less than a certain threshold as one of the criteria.
  • the target cell needs to have the same coverage as the current serving cell according to the cell coverage relationship in the cell assistance information, then the gNB-CU closes the currently designated serving cell for energy saving, and switches the users of the current serving cell to the target cell .
  • the closing may be closing the entire cell, or closing some carriers of the cell, or closing some radio frequency channels of the cell, or closing some symbol resources of the cell.
  • Fig. 12 is a schematic flowchart of a handover method according to alternative embodiment 5 of the present invention, as shown in Fig. 12, including:
  • Step 1 The target sends a node (secondary node, SN) configuration update message to the source node (master node, MN), and the node configuration update message carries the cell assistance information of the cell managed by the SN, and the cell assistance information includes at least the following One: cell predicted load information, used to indicate the predicted average load information of a certain cell managed by the target network element in the next time period or multiple time periods in the future, the time period may be several seconds or several minutes, Several hours or other time granularity.
  • Cell coverage information is used to indicate the overlap coverage relationship between cells on the target network element and between adjacent cells.
  • the predicted load of the cell can be predicted by means of artificial intelligence, and the load can be represented by one or more of the following: power consumption; wireless resource consumption; hardware load.
  • Step 2 The source MN sends a node configuration update response message to the target SN.
  • Step 3 The source MN makes a handover decision based on the cell assistance information contained in the configuration update message sent by the SN node.
  • the source MN selects a target cell with a predicted load less than a certain threshold as one of the judgment criteria according to the load forecast information in the cell assistance information, selects a target cell on the SN, initiates an SN increase request (or modification), and changes the current service Some designated users of the cell are handed over to the target cell.
  • the present disclosure can be embodied in the form of a software product.
  • the computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk), and includes multiple instructions to enable a terminal device (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, etc.) , A server, or a network device, etc.) execute the method described in each embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and the computer program is configured to execute the steps in any one of the foregoing method embodiments when running.
  • the foregoing computer-readable storage medium may be configured to store a computer program for executing the following steps:
  • S2 When the cell information satisfies a preset condition, send a handover instruction to the terminal, where the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell, and the cell information satisfies the preset condition.
  • the condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than a preset first threshold.
  • the first network element receives the cell information of the second cell sent by the second network element, the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: the The cell predicted load information of the second cell, when the cell information satisfies a preset condition, send a handover instruction to the terminal, where the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell, the The cell information meeting the preset condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than the preset first threshold, thereby solving the problem of unbalanced cell load affecting network services in related technologies. The problem has improved the quality of network service.
  • the foregoing storage medium may include, but is not limited to: U disk, Read-Only Memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM for short), Random Access Memory (Random Access Memory, RAM for short), Various media that can store computer programs, such as mobile hard disks, magnetic disks, or optical disks.
  • An embodiment of the present invention also provides an electronic device, including a memory and a processor, the memory stores a computer program, and the processor is configured to run the computer program to execute the steps in any one of the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the aforementioned electronic device may further include a transmission device and an input-output device, where the transmission device is connected to the aforementioned processor, and the aforementioned input-output device is connected to the aforementioned processor.
  • the foregoing processor may be configured to execute the following steps through a computer program:
  • S2 When the cell information satisfies a preset condition, send a handover instruction to the terminal, where the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell, and the cell information satisfies the preset condition.
  • the predetermined condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than a preset first threshold.
  • the first network element receives the cell information of the second cell sent by the second network element, the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: the The cell predicted load information of the second cell, when the cell information satisfies a preset condition, send a handover instruction to the terminal, where the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell, the The cell information meeting the preset condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than the preset first threshold, thereby solving the problem of unbalanced cell load affecting network services in related technologies. The problem has improved the quality of network service.
  • the embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and the computer program is configured to execute the steps in any one of the foregoing method embodiments when running.
  • the foregoing computer-readable storage medium may be configured to store a computer program for executing the following steps:
  • Step S1 Send cell information of a second cell to a first network element, where the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell, The cell information is used to instruct the first network element to send a handover instruction to the terminal when the cell information meets a preset condition, and the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second cell
  • the cell information meeting a preset condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than a preset first threshold.
  • the second network element sends the cell information of the second cell to the first network element.
  • the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: the first network element.
  • Cell predicted load information of the second cell where the cell information is used to instruct the first network element to send a handover instruction to the terminal when the cell information meets a preset condition, and the handover instruction is used to instruct the
  • the terminal switches to the second cell, and the cell information satisfies a preset condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than the preset first threshold, thereby solving the related art
  • the problem of affecting the network service due to the imbalance of the cell load has improved the network service quality.
  • the foregoing storage medium may include, but is not limited to: U disk, Read-Only Memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM for short), Random Access Memory (Random Access Memory, RAM for short), Various media that can store computer programs, such as mobile hard disks, magnetic disks, or optical disks.
  • An embodiment of the present invention also provides an electronic device, including a memory and a processor, the memory stores a computer program, and the processor is configured to run the computer program to execute the steps in any one of the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the aforementioned electronic device may further include a transmission device and an input-output device, where the transmission device is connected to the aforementioned processor, and the aforementioned input-output device is connected to the aforementioned processor.
  • the foregoing processor may be configured to execute the following steps through a computer program:
  • Step S1 Send cell information of a second cell to a first network element, where the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: predicted cell load of the second cell Information, the cell information is used to instruct the first network element to send a handover instruction to the terminal when the cell information meets a preset condition, and the handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to the second In the second cell, the cell information meeting a preset condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than a preset first threshold.
  • the second network element sends the cell information of the second cell to the first network element.
  • the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: the first network element.
  • Cell predicted load information of the second cell where the cell information is used to instruct the first network element to send a handover instruction to the terminal when the cell information meets a preset condition, and the handover instruction is used to instruct the
  • the terminal switches to the second cell, and the cell information satisfies a preset condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than the preset first threshold, thereby solving the related art
  • the problem of affecting the network service due to the imbalance of the cell load has improved the network service quality.
  • the embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and the computer program is configured to execute the steps in any one of the foregoing method embodiments when running.
  • the foregoing computer-readable storage medium may be configured to store a computer program for executing the following steps:
  • Step S1 Receive a handover instruction sent by a first network element, where the handover instruction is sent by the first network element when the cell information meets a preset condition, and the cell information is the second Cell information of a second cell sent by a network element, where the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell, and the cell information satisfies
  • the preset condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than a preset first threshold.
  • Step S2 handover to the second cell according to the handover instruction.
  • the terminal receives the handover instruction sent by the first network element, and the handover instruction is sent by the first network element when the cell information satisfies a preset condition, and the cell information Is the cell information of the second cell sent by the second network element, the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell, the The cell information meeting a preset condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than the preset first threshold, and switch to the second cell according to the handover instruction, thereby solving the related technology
  • the problem of affecting the network service due to the imbalance of the cell load has improved the network service quality.
  • the foregoing storage medium may include, but is not limited to: U disk, Read-Only Memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM for short), Random Access Memory (Random Access Memory, RAM for short), Various media that can store computer programs, such as mobile hard disks, magnetic disks, or optical disks.
  • An embodiment of the present invention also provides an electronic device, including a memory and a processor, the memory stores a computer program, and the processor is configured to run the computer program to execute the steps in any one of the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the aforementioned electronic device may further include a transmission device and an input-output device, the transmission device is connected to the aforementioned processor, and the aforementioned input-output device is connected to the aforementioned processor.
  • the foregoing processor may be configured to execute the following steps through a computer program:
  • Step S1 Receive a handover instruction sent by a first network element, where the handover instruction is sent by the first network element when the cell information meets a preset condition, and the cell information is the second Cell information of a second cell sent by a network element, where the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell, and the cell information satisfies
  • the preset condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than a preset first threshold.
  • Step S2 handover to the second cell according to the handover instruction.
  • the terminal receives the handover instruction sent by the first network element, and the handover instruction is sent by the first network element when the cell information satisfies a preset condition, and the cell information Is the cell information of the second cell sent by the second network element, the second cell is a cell managed by the second network element, and the cell information includes: predicted cell load information of the second cell, the The cell information meeting a preset condition is used to at least indicate that the predicted cell load information of the second cell is lower than the preset first threshold, and switch to the second cell according to the handover instruction, thereby solving the related technology
  • the problem of affecting the network service due to the imbalance of the cell load has improved the network service quality.
  • modules or steps of the present disclosure can be implemented by a general computing device, and they can be concentrated on a single computing device or distributed on a network composed of multiple computing devices.
  • they can be implemented with program codes executable by a computing device, so that they can be stored in a storage device for execution by the computing device, and in some cases, they can be executed in a different order than here.
  • the steps shown or described can be implemented by making them into individual integrated circuit modules, or making multiple modules or steps of them into a single integrated circuit module. In this way, the present disclosure is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

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本发明实施例提供了一种切换方法、切换装置及网络系统，所述的切换方法包括：接收第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，小区信息包括：第二小区的小区预测负荷信息；在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，切换指令用于指示终端切换至第二小区，小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示第二小区的小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。

Description

切换方法、切换装置及网络系统
本申请要求在2019年11月08日提交中国专利局、申请号为201911089575.4的中国专利申请的优先权，该申请的全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
技术领域
本公开涉及通信领域，例如，涉及一种切换方法、切换装置及网络系统。
背景技术
第五代(5th Generation，5G)移动通讯系统中，5G基站称为新一代无线接入网节点(New Generation Radio Access Network Node，NG RAN Node，gNB)，gNB之间的接口称为Xn接口，gNB和其他非5G基站之间的接口为X2接口。另外，5G基站支持CU/DU分离架构。一个分离的5G基站，可分为集中单元(gNB Centralized Unit，gNB-CU)与分布单元(gNB Distributed Unit，gNB-DU)两部分。一个分离的5G基站内部只有一个gNB-CU作为集中式控制节点，一个gNB-CU可以连接并管理多个gNB-DU，一个gNB-DU通过F1接口和一个gNB-CU相连。
相关技术中，无线网络的小区会评估一些信息，如小区物理资源块(Physical Resource block，PRB)利用率情况来评估小区负荷，当小区负荷不均衡时，会影响网络服务，例如某些小区负荷较高时，会导致该小区服务质量降低，某些小区负荷较低又会造成资源浪费和电力浪费；并且，小区的负荷波动较大，导致小区负荷很难保持较为均衡的状态。
针对相关技术中的小区负荷不均衡从而影响网络服务的问题，尚不存在解决方案。
发明内容
本发明实施例提供了一种切换方法、切换装置及网络系统。
根据本公开的一个实施例，提供了一种切换方法，可以应用于第一网元，包括：接收第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息；在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，其中，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的 第一阈值。
根据本公开的另一个实施例，还提供了一种切换方法，可以应用于第二网元，包括：向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息，其中，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息用于指示所述第一网元在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下向终端发送切换指令，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
根据本公开的另一个实施例，还提供了一种切换方法，可以应用于终端，包括：接收第一网元所发送的切换指令，其中，所述切换指令是所述第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下所发送的，所述小区信息是第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值；根据所述切换指令切换至所述第二小区。
根据本公开的另一个实施例，还提供了一种切换装置，包括：接收模块，用于接收第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息；第一发送模块，用于在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，其中，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
根据本公开的另一个实施例，还提供了一种切换装置，包括：发送模块，用于向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息，其中，所述第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息用于指示所述第一网元在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下向终端发送切换指令，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
根据本公开的另一个实施例，还提供了一种切换装置，包括：接收模块，用于接收第一网元所发送的切换指令，其中，所述切换指令是所述第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下所发送的，所述小区信息是第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息满足预先设 定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值；切换模块，用于根据所述切换指令切换至所述第二小区。
根据本公开的另一个实施例，还提供了一种网络系统，包括第一网元、第二网元，其中，所述第二网元用于向所述第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息；所述第一网元用于接收第二网元发送的所述第二小区的所述小区信息；所述第一网元在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，其中，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
根据本公开的又一个实施例，还提供了一种计算机可读的存储介质，所述计算机可读的存储介质中存储有计算机程序，其中，所述计算机程序被设置为运行时执行上述任一项方法实施例中的步骤。
根据本公开的又一个实施例，还提供了一种电子装置，包括存储器和处理器，所述存储器中存储有计算机程序，所述处理器被设置为运行所述计算机程序以执行上述任一项方法实施例中的步骤。
附图说明
此处所说明的附图用来提供对本公开的进一步理解，构成本申请的一部分，本公开的示意性实施例及其说明用于解释本公开，并不构成对本公开的不当限定。在附图中：
图1是根据本发明实施例的一种切换方法的网元的硬件结构框图；
图2是根据本发明实施例的切换方法的流程图；
图3是根据本发明另一实施例的切换方法的流程图；
图4是根据本发明再一实施例的切换方法的流程图；
图5是根据本发明实施例的切换装置的结构框图；
图6是根据本发明另一实施例的切换装置的结构框图；
图7是根据本发明再一实施例的切换装置的结构框图；
图8是根据本发明可选实施方式一的切换方法的流程示意图；
图9是根据本发明可选实施方式二的切换方法的流程示意图；
图10是根据本发明可选实施方式三的切换方法的流程示意图；
图11是根据本发明可选实施方式四的切换方法的流程示意图；
图12是根据本发明可选实施方式五的切换方法的流程示意图。
具体实施方式
下文中将参考附图并结合实施例来说明本公开。需要说明的是，在不冲突的情况下，本申请中的实施例及实施例中的特征可以相互组合。
需要说明的是，本公开的说明书和权利要求书及上述附图中的术语“第一”、“第二”等是用于区别类似的对象，而不必用于描述特定的顺序或先后次序。
本申请实施例所提供的方法实施例可以在网元、计算机终端或者类似的运算装置中执行。以运行在网元上为例，图1是本发明实施例的一种切换方法的网元的硬件结构框图。如图1所示，网元10可以包括一个或多个(图1中仅示出一个)处理器102(处理器102可以包括但不限于微处理器(Microcontroller Unit，MCU)或可编程逻辑器件(Field Programmable Gate Array，FPGA)等的处理装置)和用于存储数据的存储器104，可选地，上述网元还可以包括用于通信功能的传输设备106以及输入输出设备108。本领域普通技术人员可以理解，图1所示的结构仅为示意，并不对上述网元的结构造成限定。例如，网元10还可包括比图1中所示更多或者更少的组件，或者具有与图1所示不同的配置。
存储器104可用于存储计算机程序，例如，应用软件的软件程序以及模块，如本发明实施例中的切换方法对应的计算机程序，处理器102通过运行存储在存储器104内的计算机程序，从而执行各种功能应用以及数据处理，即实现上述的方法。存储器104可包括高速随机存储器，还可包括非易失性存储器，如一个或者多个磁性存储装置、闪存、或者其他非易失性固态存储器。在一些实例中，存储器104可进一步包括相对于处理器102远程设置的存储器，这些远程存储器可以通过网络连接至网元10。上述网络的实例包括但不限于互联网、企业内部网、局域网、移动通信网及其组合。
传输装置106用于经由一个网络接收或者发送数据。上述网络的实例可包括网元10的通信供应商提供的无线网络。在一个实例中，传输装置106包括一个网络适配器(Network Interface Controller，简称为NIC)，可通过基站与其他网络设备相连，从而可与互联网进行通讯。在一个实例中，传输装置106可以为射频(Radio Frequency，简称为RF)模块，用于通过无线方式与互联网进行通讯。
本申请实施例可以运行于一种网络架构上，该网络架构包括：第一网元、第二网元和终端，第一网元和第二网元之间可以进行信息交互，第一网元和第 二网元也可以分别与终端进行信息交互，终端也可以分别与第一网元和第二网元进行信息交互。
在本实施例中提供了一种运行于上述网元的切换方法，图2是根据本发明实施例的切换方法的流程图，可以应用于第一网元，如图2所示，该流程包括如下步骤：
步骤S202，接收第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，小区信息包括：第二小区的小区预测负荷信息。
步骤S204，在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，切换指令用于指示终端切换至第二小区，小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示第二小区的小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
通过上述步骤，实现了由第一网元接收第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，小区信息包括：第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，切换指令用于指示终端切换至第二小区，小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示第二小区的小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值，从而解决了相关技术中因小区负荷不均衡而影响网络服务的问题，提高了网络服务质量。
可选地，上述步骤的执行主体可以为基站等，但不限于此。
示例性地，向终端发送切换指令之前，方法还包括：确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息高于预先设定的第二阈值；或者，确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值；第一小区为终端当前所在的小区。
示例性地，在确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值之后，在第二小区的小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，包括：在第二小区的小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，小区信息满足预先设定的条件还用于指示第二小区与第一小区存在同覆盖，小区信息还包括：小区覆盖信息，小区覆盖信息用于指示第二小区与第一小区的重叠覆盖关系。
示例性地，终端切换到第二小区以后，方法还包括：关闭第一小区。
示例性地，关闭第一小区，包括以下至少之一：关闭整个第一小区、关闭第一小区的全部载波或部分载波、关闭第一小区的全部射频通道或部分射频通道、关闭第一小区的全部符号资源或部分符号资源。
示例性地，在本实施例中，小区预测负荷信息用于指示预测的第二小区在当前时间之后的指定时间周期内的平均负荷情况，小区预测负荷信息包括以下至少之一：小区功率消耗、小区无线资源消耗、小区硬件负荷、小区波束负荷。
示例性地，在接收第二网元发送的小区信息之前，方法还包括：向第二网元发送请求消息，请求消息中携带有上报标识，上报标识用于指示第二网元发送小区信息。
示例性地，切换指令为无线资源控制信令。
本实施例还提供了一种切换方法，可以应用于第二网元，图3是根据本发明另一实施例的切换方法的流程图，如图3所示，包括：
步骤S301，向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息，第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，小区信息包括：第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，小区信息用于指示第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下向终端发送切换指令，切换指令用于指示终端切换至第二小区，小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示第二小区的小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
通过上述步骤，实现了由第二网元向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息，第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，小区信息包括：第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，小区信息用于指示第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下向终端发送切换指令，切换指令用于指示终端切换至第二小区，小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示第二小区的小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值，从而解决了相关技术中因小区负荷不均衡而影响网络服务的问题，提高了网络服务质量。
可选地，小区信息还用于指示第一网元在向终端发送切换指令之前，确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息高于预先设定的第二阈值，第一小区为终端当前所在的小区；或者，小区信息还用于指示第一网元在向终端发送切换指令之前，确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值，第一小区为终端当前所在的小区。
可选地，小区信息还用于指示第一网元在确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值之后，在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，小区信息满足预先设定的条件还用于指示第二小区与第一小区存在同覆盖，小区信息还包括：小区覆盖信息，小区覆盖信息用于指示第二小区与第一小区的重叠覆盖关系。
可选地，小区信息还用于指示第一网元在向终端发送切换指令之后，关闭第一小区。
可选地，关闭第一小区，包括以下至少之一：关闭整个第一小区、关闭第一小区的全部载波或部分载波、关闭第一小区的全部射频通道或部分射频通道、关闭第一小区的全部符号资源或部分符号资源。
可选地，小区预测负荷信息用于指示预测的第二小区在当前时间之后的指定时间周期内的平均负荷情况，小区预测负荷信息包括以下至少之一：小区功率消耗、小区无线资源消耗、小区硬件负荷、小区波束负荷。
可选地，在向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息之前，方法还包括：接收第一网元发送的请求消息，请求消息中携带有上报标识，上报标识用于指示第二网元发送小区信息。
可选地，切换指令可以是无线资源控制(Radio Resource Control，RRC)信令。
本实施例还提供了一种切换方法，可以应用于终端，图4是根据本发明再一实施例的切换方法的流程图，如图4所示，包括：
步骤S402，接收第一网元所发送的切换指令，切换指令是第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下所发送的，小区信息是第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，小区信息包括：第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示第二小区的小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
步骤S404，根据切换指令切换至第二小区。
通过上述步骤，实现了由终端接收第一网元所发送的切换指令，切换指令是第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下所发送的，小区信息是第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，小区信息包括：第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示第二小区的小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值，根据切换指令切换至第二小区，从而解决了相关技术中因小区负荷不均衡而影响网络服务的问题，提高了网络服务质量。
可选地，切换指令是第一网元在确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息高于预先设定的第二阈值的情况下所发送的，第一小区为终端当前所在的小区；或者，切换指令是第一网元在确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值的情况下所发送的，第一小区为终端当前所在的小区。
可选地，在确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值的情况下，切换指令还是第一网元在第二小区的小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下所发送的，小区信息满足预先设定的条件还用于指示第二小区与第一小区存在同覆盖，小区信息中还包括：小区覆盖信息，小区覆盖信息用于指示第二小区与第一小区的重叠覆盖关系。
可选地，根据切换指令切换至第二小区用于触发第一网元关闭第一小区。 示例性地，关闭第一小区，包括以下至少之一：关闭整个第一小区、关闭第一小区的全部载波或部分载波、关闭第一小区的全部射频通道或部分射频通道、关闭第一小区的全部符号资源或部分符号资源。
可选地，小区预测负荷信息用于指示预测的第二小区在当前时间之后的指定时间周期内的平均负荷情况，小区预测负荷信息包括以下至少之一：小区功率消耗、小区无线资源消耗、小区硬件负荷、小区波束负荷。
可选地，小区信息是第二网元在接收第一网元所发送的请求消息之后所发送的，请求消息中携带有上报标识，上报标识用于指示第二网元发送小区信息。
可选地，切换指令为无线资源控制信令。
在本实施例中还提供了一种切换装置，该装置用于实现上述实施例及可选实施方式，已经进行过说明的不再赘述。如以下所使用的术语“模块”，可以实现预定功能的软件和/或硬件的组合。图5是根据本发明实施例的切换装置的结构框图，如图5所示，包括：接收模块51，用于接收第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，小区信息包括：第二小区的小区预测负荷信息；第一发送模块53，用于在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，切换指令用于指示终端切换至第二小区，小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示第二小区的小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
通过上述模块，接收第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，小区信息包括：第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，切换指令用于指示终端切换至第二小区，小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示第二小区的小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值，解决了相关技术中因小区负荷不均衡而影响网络服务的问题，提高了网络服务质量。
可选地，本实施例的装置还包括：第一确定模块，用于在第一发送模块53向终端发送切换指令之前，确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息高于预先设定的第二阈值；或者，第二确定模块，用于在第一发送模块53向终端发送切换指令之前，确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值；第一小区为终端当前所在的小区。
可选地，第一发送模块，包括：发送子模块，用于在第二确定模块确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值之后，在第二小区的小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，小区信息中还包括：小区覆盖信息，小区覆盖信息用于指示第二小区与第一小区的重叠覆盖关系， 小区信息满足预先设定的条件还用于指示第二小区与第一小区存在同覆盖。
可选地，本实施例的装置还包括：关闭模块，用于在发送子模块向终端发送切换指令之后，关闭第一小区。
可选地，本实施例的关闭模块包括以下至少之一：第一关闭子模块，用于关闭整个第一小区；第二关闭子模块，用于关闭第一小区的全部载波或部分载波；第三关闭子模块，用于关闭第一小区的全部射频通道或部分射频通道；第四关闭子模块，用于关闭第一小区的全部符号资源或部分符号资源。
可选地，本实施例的小区预测负荷信息用于指示预测的第二小区在当前时间之后的指定时间周期内的平均负荷情况，小区预测负荷信息包括以下至少之一：小区功率消耗、小区无线资源消耗、小区硬件负荷、小区波束负荷。
可选地，本实施例的装置还包括：第二发送模块，用于在接收第二网元发送的小区信息之前，向第二网元发送请求消息，请求消息中携带有上报标识，上报标识用于指示第二网元发送小区信息。
在本实施例中还提供了一种切换装置，该装置用于实现上述实施例及可选实施方式，已经进行过说明的不再赘述。如以下所使用的术语“模块”，可以实现预定功能的软件和/或硬件的组合。图6是根据本发明另一实施例的切换装置的结构框图，如图6所示，包括：发送模块62，用于向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息，第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，小区信息包括：第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，小区信息用于指示第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下向终端发送切换指令，切换指令用于指示终端切换至第二小区，小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示第二小区的小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
通过上述模块，向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息，第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，小区信息包括：第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，小区信息用于指示第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下向终端发送切换指令，切换指令用于指示终端切换至第二小区，小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示第二小区的小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值，解决了相关技术中因小区负荷不均衡而影响网络服务的问题，提高了网络服务质量。
可选地，小区信息还用于指示第一网元在向终端发送切换指令之前，确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息高于预先设定的第二阈值，第一小区为终端当前所在的小区；或者，小区信息还用于指示第一网元在向终端发送切换指令之前，确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值，第一小区为终端当前所在的小区。
可选地，小区信息还用于指示第一网元在确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值之后，在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，小区信息满足预先设定的条件还用于指示第二小区与第一小区存在同覆盖，其中，小区信息中还包括：小区覆盖信息，小区覆盖信息用于指示第二小区与第一小区的重叠覆盖关系。
可选地，小区信息还用于指示第一网元在向终端发送切换指令之后，关闭第一小区。示例性地，关闭第一小区，包括以下至少之一：关闭整个第一小区、关闭第一小区的全部载波或部分载波、关闭第一小区的全部射频通道或部分射频通道、关闭第一小区的全部符号资源或部分符号资源。可选地，小区预测负荷信息用于指示预测的第二小区在当前时间之后的指定时间周期内的平均负荷情况，小区预测负荷信息包括以下至少之一：小区功率消耗、小区无线资源消耗、小区硬件负荷、小区波束负荷。可选地，切换指令为无线资源控制信令。
可选地，本实施例的装置还包括：接收模块，用于在向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息之前，接收第一网元发送的请求消息，请求消息中携带有上报标识，上报标识用于指示第二网元发送小区信息。
在本实施例中还提供了一种切换装置，该装置用于实现上述实施例及可选实施方式，已经进行过说明的不再赘述。如以下所使用的术语“模块”，可以实现预定功能的软件和/或硬件的组合。图7是根据本发明再一实施例的切换装置的结构框图，如图7所示，包括：接收模块71，用于接收第一网元所发送的切换指令，切换指令是第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下所发送的，小区信息是第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，小区信息包括：第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示第二小区的小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值；切换模块73，用于根据切换指令切换至第二小区。
通过上述模块，接收第一网元所发送的切换指令，切换指令是第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下所发送的，小区信息是第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，小区信息包括：第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示第二小区的小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值，根据切换指令切换至第二小区，解决了相关技术中因小区负荷不均衡而影响网络服务的问题，提高了网络服务质量。
可选地，切换指令是第一网元在确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息高于预先设定的第二阈值的情况下所发送的，第一小区为终端当前所在的小区；或者，切换指令是第一网元在确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三 阈值的情况下所发送的，第一小区为终端当前所在的小区。
可选地，在确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值的情况下，切换指令还是第一网元在第二小区的小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下所发送的，小区信息满足预先设定的条件还用于指示第二小区与第一小区存在同覆盖，小区信息中还包括：小区覆盖信息，小区覆盖信息用于指示第二小区与第一小区的重叠覆盖关系。
可选地，小区信息是第二网元在接收第一网元所发送的请求消息之后所发送的，请求消息中携带有上报标识，上报标识用于指示第二网元发送小区信息。
可选地，根据切换指令切换至第二小区用于触发第一网元关闭第一小区。示例性地，关闭第一小区，包括以下至少之一：关闭整个第一小区、关闭第一小区的全部载波或部分载波、关闭第一小区的全部射频通道或部分射频通道、关闭第一小区的全部符号资源或部分符号资源。可选地，小区预测负荷信息用于指示预测的第二小区在当前时间之后的指定时间周期内的平均负荷情况，小区预测负荷信息包括以下至少之一：小区功率消耗、小区无线资源消耗、小区硬件负荷、小区波束负荷。可选地，切换指令为无线资源控制信令。
本实施例还提供了一种网络系统，包括第一网元、第二网元，第二网元用于向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息，第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，小区信息包括：第二小区的小区预测负荷信息；第一网元用于接收第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息；第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，其中，切换指令用于指示终端切换至第二小区，小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示第二小区的小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
可选地，本实施例中的第一网元、第二网元和终端还用于执行上述任一项实施例中的步骤，再次不再赘述。
需要说明的是，上述各个模块是可以通过软件或硬件来实现的，对于后者，可以通过以下方式实现，但不限于此：上述模块均位于同一处理器中；或者，上述各个模块以任意组合的形式分别位于不同的处理器中。
可选实施方式
本实施例涉及无线通信系统技术领域，例如，涉及一种基于负荷预测的通信方法，无线网络引入人工智能(Artificial Intelligence，AI)和机器学习技术可以更好的预测将来的网络负荷，并用于网络通信管理决策。
在本实施例中，无线网络的小区可以评估一些信息，如小区PRB(Physical Resource Block，物理资源块)利用率情况来评估小区负荷，如果判定服务小区 处于高负荷状态，则执行负荷均衡，将部分用户向相邻低负荷小区切换，邻区的小区负荷状态可以通过X2/XN口获取。并且相关邻区负荷信息也可以用于切换过程中根据负荷选择更合适的切换目标小区。本小区评估的小区负荷也可以用来节能，比如本小区负荷很低，则可以关闭本小区节省电量，并将本小区剩余用户切换到其他低负荷邻区。由于整个网络的负荷是实时变动的，下面一个时间点可能会发生较大的变化，有些负荷是具有周期性特征，仅仅根据当前负荷信息来做出切换/节能/和负荷均衡的判决并不充分，可能会导致用户切换到一个新的目标小区后，目标小区后续负荷迅速升高，导致目标小区无法满足用户服务质量。所以可以根据预测负荷确定切换的目标小区，小区信息中的预测负荷信息用于标明预测的目标网元上管理的某个小区在未来下一个时间周期或者未来多个时间周期平均负荷信息，所述时间周期可以是若干秒，若干分钟，若干小时或者其他时间粒度。负荷信息可以采用以下一项或者多项表示：功率消耗；无线资源消耗；硬件负荷；beam负荷。
本实施例提供的切换方法包括：源网元接收目标网元发送的消息，消息中包含小区辅助信息，源网元根据所述小区辅助信息，进行连接管理和节能操作。
可选地，所述小区辅助信息包含以下至少之一：小区预测负荷信息，用于标明预测的目标网元上管理的某个小区在未来下一个时间周期或者未来多个时间周期平均负荷信息，所述时间周期可以是若干秒，若干分钟，若干小时或者其他时间粒度。小区覆盖信息，用于标明目标网元上的小区之间以及和邻区之间的重叠覆盖关系。
可选地，目标网元的小区预测负荷可以采用人工智能的方式预测，所述负荷可以采用以下一项或者多项表示：功率消耗；无线资源消耗；硬件负荷；beam负荷。
可选地，源网元和目标网元可以是基站。源基站接收一个或者多个目标基站发送的消息A，根据消息A中包含的小区辅助信息进行切换判决。源基站根据小区辅助信息中的负荷预测信息，将选择一个预测负荷小的目标小区作为判决准则之一，选择一个目标网元上的目标小区，将当前服务小区的某些指定用户切换到目标小区。
可选地，源网元可以是gNB-CU，目标网元可以是gNB-DU。gNB-CU接收本基站的一个或者多个gNB-DU发送的消息B，根据消息B中包含的小区辅助信息进行切换：gNB-CU根据小区辅助信息中的负荷预测信息，将选择一个预测负荷小的目标小区作为判决准则之一，选择一个目标网元上的目标小区，将当前服务小区的某些指定用户切换到目标小区。
可选地，源网元和目标网元可以是基站。源基站接收一个或者多个目标基 站发送的消息A，源基站根据本基站某个指定服务小区的负荷信息以及根据消息A中包含的小区辅助信息进行节能操作：源基站当前某个服务小区的负荷信息小于某个门限，且存在目标基站所属的目标小区，将目标小区的预测负荷小于某个门限作为判决准则之一，可选的，源网元根据A消息中小区辅助信息中的小区覆盖信息，判断该目标小区和当前服务小区存在同覆盖作为可选判决准则之一，则源基站关闭当前指定的服务小区用于节能，并将当前服务小区的用户切换到目标小区。所述关闭可以是关闭整个小区，或者是关闭小区部分载波，或者是关闭小区部分射频通道，或者是关闭小区部分符号资源。
可选地，源网元可以是gNB-CU，目标网元可以是gNB-DU。gNB-CU接收本基站的一个或者多个gNB-DU发送的消息B，gNB-CU根据本基站某个指定服务小区的负荷信息以及根据消息B中包含的小区辅助信息进行节能操作：gNB-CU所属的基站当前某个服务小区的负荷信息小于某个门限，且存在目标gNB-DU所属的目标小区，将目标小区的预测负荷小于某个门限作为判决准则之一，可选的，该目标小区根据小区辅助信息中的小区覆盖关系需要和当前服务小区存在同覆盖，则gNB-CU关闭当前指定的服务小区用于节能，并将当前服务小区的用户切换到目标小区。所述关闭服务小区，可以是关闭整个小区，或者是关闭小区部分载波，或者是关闭小区部分射频通道，或者是关闭小区部分符号资源。
可选地，源网元可以发送消息C给目标网元，消息C中包含小区负荷上报类型指示，用来指示目标网元在发送小区辅助信息的时候，是携带以下一项或者多项负荷信息：小区当前负荷信息，小区预测负荷信息。
可选实施方式一
图8是根据本发明可选实施方式一的切换方法的流程示意图，如图8所示，包括：
步骤1：目标RAN节点2发送节点配置更新消息给源RAN节点1，在节点配置更新消息中携带RAN节点2所管理的小区的小区辅助信息，所述小区辅助信息包含以下至少之一：小区预测负荷信息，用于标明目标网元上管理的某个小区在未来下一个时间周期或者未来多个时间周期预测的平均负荷信息，所述时间周期可以是若干秒，若干分钟，若干小时或者其他时间粒度。小区覆盖信息，用于标明目标网元上的小区之间以及和邻区之间的重叠覆盖关系。小区预测负荷可以采用人工智能的方式预测，所述负荷可以采用以下一项或者多项表示：功率消耗；无线资源消耗；硬件负荷；beam负荷。
步骤2：源RAN节点1发送节点配置更新响应消息给目标RAN节点2。可选的，节点配置更新响应消息中可以携带小区负荷上报类型指示，用来指示目 标网元在发送小区辅助信息的时候，是携带小区当前负荷信息还是小区预测负荷信息，目标网元可以根据指示，重新发送节点配置更新消息给源RAN节点1，其中携带源网元期待的负荷类型信息。
步骤3：源RAN节点1根据节点配置更新消息中包含的小区辅助信息进行切换判决。源RAN节点1根据小区辅助信息中的负荷预测信息，将选择一个预测负荷小的目标小区作为判决准则之一，选择一个RAN节点2上的目标小区，将当前服务小区的某些指定用户切换到目标小区。
步骤4：源RAN节点1向目标网元发起切换请求。
可选实施方式二
图9是根据本发明可选实施方式二的切换方法的流程示意图，如图9所示，包括：
步骤1：目标gNB-DU网元发送DU配置更新消息给gNB-CU，在节点配置更新消息中携带gNB-DU所管理的小区的小区辅助信息，所述小区辅助信息包含以下至少之一：小区预测负荷信息，用于标明目标网元上管理的某个小区在未来下一个时间周期或者未来多个时间周期预测的平均负荷信息，所述时间周期可以是若干秒，若干分钟，若干小时或者其他时间粒度。小区覆盖信息，用于标明目标网元上的小区之间以及和邻区之间的重叠覆盖关系。小区预测负荷可以采用人工智能的方式预测，所述负荷可以采用以下一项或者多项表示：功率消耗；无线资源消耗；硬件负荷；beam负荷。
步骤2：源gNB-CU发送DU配置更新响应消息给目标gNB-DU。可选的，节点配置更新响应消息中可以携带小区负荷上报类型指示，用来指示目标网元在发送小区辅助信息的时候，是携带小区当前负荷信息还是小区预测负荷信息，目标网元可以根据指示，重新发送DU配置更新消息给gNB-CU，其中携带源网元期待的负荷类型信息.可选的，gNB-CU可以发送CU配置更新消息给目标gNB-DU，CU配置更新响应消息中可以携带小区负荷上报类型指示，用来指示目标网元在发送小区辅助信息的时候，是携带小区当前负荷信息还是小区预测负荷信息，目标网元可以根据指示，重新发送DU配置更新消息给gNB-CU，其中携带源网元期待的负荷类型信息。
步骤3：源gNB-CU根据节点配置更新消息中包含的小区辅助信息进行切换判决。源gNB-CU根据小区辅助信息中的负荷预测信息，将选择一个预测负荷小的目标小区作为判决准则之一，选择一个gNB-DU上的目标小区，将当前服务小区的某些指定用户切换到目标小区。
步骤4：源gNB-CU向目标gNB-DU发起UE文本建立或者修改请求，用于 将用户切换到目标小区。
可选实施方式三
图10是根据本发明可选实施方式三的切换方法的流程示意图，如图10所示，包括：
步骤1：目标RAN节点2发送节点配置更新消息给源RAN节点1，在节点配置更新消息中携带RAN节点2所管理的小区的小区辅助信息，所述小区辅助信息包含以下至少之一：小区预测负荷信息，用于标明目标网元上管理的某个小区在未来下一个时间周期或者未来多个时间周期预测的平均负荷信息，所述时间周期可以是若干秒，若干分钟，若干小时或者其他时间粒度。小区覆盖信息，用于标明目标网元上的小区之间以及和邻区之间的重叠覆盖关系。小区预测负荷可以采用人工智能的方式预测，所述负荷可以采用以下一项或者多项表示：功率消耗；无线资源消耗；硬件负荷；beam负荷。
步骤2：源RAN节点1发送节点配置更新响应消息给目标RAN节点2。可选的，节点配置更新响应消息中可以携带小区负荷上报类型指示，用来指示目标网元在发送小区辅助信息的时候，是携带小区当前负荷信息还是小区预测负荷信息，目标网元可以根据指示，重新发送节点配置更新消息给源RAN节点1，其中携带源网元期待的负荷类型信息。
步骤3：源RAN节点1接收一个或者多个目标RAN节点2发送的节点配置更新响应消息，源RAN节点1根据本基站某个指定服务小区的负荷信息以及根据消息中包含的小区辅助信息进行节能操作：源网元当前某个服务小区的负荷信息小于某个门限，且存在目标网元所属的目标小区，将目标小区的负荷预测信息小于某个门限作为判决准则之一，可选的，该目标小区根据小区辅助信息中的小区覆盖关系需要和当前服务小区存在同覆盖，则源基站关闭当前指定的服务小区用于节能，并将当前服务小区的用户切换到目标小区。所述关闭可以是关闭整个小区，或者是关闭小区部分载波，或者是关闭小区部分射频通道，或者是关闭小区部分符号资源。
可选实施方式四
图11是根据本发明可选实施方式四的切换方法的流程示意图，如图11所示，包括：
步骤1：目标gNB-DU网元发送DU配置更新消息给gNB-CU，在节点配置更新消息中携带gNB-DU所管理的小区的小区辅助信息，所述小区辅助信息包含以下至少之一：小区预测负荷信息，用于标明目标网元上管理的某个小区在未来下一个时间周期或者未来多个时间周期预测的平均负荷信息，所述时间周 期可以是若干秒，若干分钟，若干小时或者其他时间粒度。小区覆盖信息，用于标明目标网元上的小区之间以及和邻区之间的重叠覆盖关系。小区预测负荷可以采用人工智能的方式预测，所述负荷可以采用以下一项或者多项表示：功率消耗；无线资源消耗；硬件负荷。
步骤2：源gNB-CU发送DU配置更新响应消息给目标gNB-DU。可选的，节点配置更新响应消息中可以携带小区负荷上报类型指示，用来指示目标网元在发送小区辅助信息的时候，是携带小区当前负荷信息还是小区预测负荷信息，目标网元可以根据指示，重新发送DU配置更新消息给gNB-CU，其中携带源网元期待的负荷类型信息。可选的，gNB-CU可以发送CU配置更新消息给目标gNB-DU，CU配置更新响应消息中可以携带小区负荷上报类型指示，用来指示目标网元在发送小区辅助信息的时候，是携带小区当前负荷信息还是小区预测负荷信息，目标网元可以根据指示，重新发送DU配置更新消息给gNB-CU，其中携带源网元期待的负荷类型信息。
步骤3：源gNB-CU接收一个或者多个目标gNB-DU发送的节点配置更新响应消息，源gNB-CU根据gNBC-CU所在的基站某个指定服务小区的负荷信息以及根据消息中包含的小区辅助信息进行节能操作：源gNB-CU根据当前某个服务小区的负荷信息小于某个门限，且存在目标网元所属的目标小区，将目标小区的负荷预测信息小于某个门限作为准则之一，可选的，该目标小区根据小区辅助信息中的小区覆盖关系需要和当前服务小区存在同覆盖，则gNB-CU关闭当前指定的服务小区用于节能，并将当前服务小区的用户切换到目标小区。所述关闭可以是关闭整个小区，或者是关闭小区部分载波，或者是关闭小区部分射频通道，或者是关闭小区部分符号资源。
可选实施方式五
图12是根据本发明可选实施方式五的切换方法的流程示意图，如图12所示，包括：
步骤1：目标发送节点(secondary node，SN)配置更新消息给源节点(master node，MN)，在节点配置更新消息中携带SN所管理的小区的小区辅助信息，所述小区辅助信息包含以下至少之一：小区预测负荷信息，用于标明目标网元上管理的某个小区在未来下一个时间周期或者未来多个时间周期预测的平均负荷信息，所述时间周期可以是若干秒，若干分钟，若干小时或者其他时间粒度。小区覆盖信息，用于标明目标网元上的小区之间以及和邻区之间的重叠覆盖关系。小区预测负荷可以采用人工智能的方式预测，所述负荷可以采用以下一项或者多项表示：功率消耗；无线资源消耗；硬件负荷。
步骤2：源MN发送节点配置更新响应消息给目标SN。
步骤3：源MN根据SN节点发送的配置更新消息中包含的小区辅助信息进行切换判决。源MN根据小区辅助信息中的负荷预测信息，将选择一个预测负荷小于某个门限的目标小区作为判决准则之一，选择一个SN上的目标小区，发起SN增加请求(或者修改)，将当前服务小区的某些指定用户切换到目标小区。
通过以上的实施方式的描述，本领域的技术人员可以了解到，根据上述实施例的方法可借助软件加必需的通用硬件平台的方式来实现，也可以通过硬件来实现。本公开可以以软件产品的形式体现出来，该计算机软件产品存储在一个存储介质(如ROM/RAM、磁碟、光盘)中，包括多条指令用以使得一台终端设备(可以是手机，计算机，服务器，或者网络设备等)执行本公开各个实施例所述的方法。
本发明的实施例还提供了一种计算机可读的存储介质，该计算机可读的存储介质中存储有计算机程序，该计算机程序被设置为运行时执行上述任一项方法实施例中的步骤。
可选地，在本实施例中，上述计算机可读的存储介质可以被设置为存储用于执行以下步骤的计算机程序：
S1，接收第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息。
S2，在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
通过上述步骤，实现了由第一网元接收第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值，从而解决了相关技术中因小区负荷不均衡而影响网络服务的问题，提高了网络服务质量。
可选地，本实施例中的示例可以参考上述实施例及可选实施方式中所描述的示例，本实施例在此不再赘述。
可选地，在本实施例中，上述存储介质可以包括但不限于：U盘、只读存储器(Read-Only Memory，简称为ROM)、随机存取存储器(Random Access Memory，简称为RAM)、移动硬盘、磁碟或者光盘等各种可以存储计算机程 序的介质。
本发明的实施例还提供了一种电子装置，包括存储器和处理器，该存储器中存储有计算机程序，该处理器被设置为运行计算机程序以执行上述任一项方法实施例中的步骤。
可选地，上述电子装置还可以包括传输设备以及输入输出设备，该传输设备和上述处理器连接，该输入输出设备和上述处理器连接。
可选地，在本实施例中，上述处理器可以被设置为通过计算机程序执行以下步骤：
S1，接收第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息。
S2，在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，其中，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
通过上述步骤，实现了由第一网元接收第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值，从而解决了相关技术中因小区负荷不均衡而影响网络服务的问题，提高了网络服务质量。
可选地，本实施例中的示例可以参考上述实施例及可选实施方式中所描述的示例，本实施例在此不再赘述。
本发明的实施例还提供了一种计算机可读的存储介质，该计算机可读的存储介质中存储有计算机程序，该计算机程序被设置为运行时执行上述任一项方法实施例中的步骤。
可选地，在本实施例中，上述计算机可读的存储介质可以被设置为存储用于执行以下步骤的计算机程序：
步骤S1，向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息用于指示所述第一网元在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下向终端发送切换指令，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区 预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
通过上述步骤，实现了由第二网元向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息用于指示所述第一网元在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下向终端发送切换指令，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值，从而解决了相关技术中因小区负荷不均衡而影响网络服务的问题，提高了网络服务质量。
可选地，本实施例中的示例可以参考上述实施例及可选实施方式中所描述的示例，本实施例在此不再赘述。
可选地，在本实施例中，上述存储介质可以包括但不限于：U盘、只读存储器(Read-Only Memory，简称为ROM)、随机存取存储器(Random Access Memory，简称为RAM)、移动硬盘、磁碟或者光盘等各种可以存储计算机程序的介质。
本发明的实施例还提供了一种电子装置，包括存储器和处理器，该存储器中存储有计算机程序，该处理器被设置为运行计算机程序以执行上述任一项方法实施例中的步骤。
可选地，上述电子装置还可以包括传输设备以及输入输出设备，该传输设备和上述处理器连接，该输入输出设备和上述处理器连接。
可选地，在本实施例中，上述处理器可以被设置为通过计算机程序执行以下步骤：
步骤S1，向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息，其中，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息用于指示所述第一网元在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下向终端发送切换指令，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
通过上述步骤，实现了由第二网元向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息用于指示所述第一网元在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下向终端发送切换指令，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值，从而解决了 相关技术中因小区负荷不均衡而影响网络服务的问题，提高了网络服务质量。
可选地，本实施例中的示例可以参考上述实施例及可选实施方式中所描述的示例，本实施例在此不再赘述。
本发明的实施例还提供了一种计算机可读的存储介质，该计算机可读的存储介质中存储有计算机程序，该计算机程序被设置为运行时执行上述任一项方法实施例中的步骤。
可选地，在本实施例中，上述计算机可读的存储介质可以被设置为存储用于执行以下步骤的计算机程序：
步骤S1，接收第一网元所发送的切换指令，其中，所述切换指令是所述第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下所发送的，所述小区信息是第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
步骤S2，根据所述切换指令切换至第二小区。
通过上述步骤，实现了由终端接收第一网元所发送的切换指令，所述切换指令是所述第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下所发送的，所述小区信息是第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值，根据所述切换指令切换至第二小区，从而解决了相关技术中因小区负荷不均衡而影响网络服务的问题，提高了网络服务质量。
可选地，本实施例中的示例可以参考上述实施例及可选实施方式中所描述的示例，本实施例在此不再赘述。
可选地，在本实施例中，上述存储介质可以包括但不限于：U盘、只读存储器(Read-Only Memory，简称为ROM)、随机存取存储器(Random Access Memory，简称为RAM)、移动硬盘、磁碟或者光盘等各种可以存储计算机程序的介质。
本发明的实施例还提供了一种电子装置，包括存储器和处理器，该存储器中存储有计算机程序，该处理器被设置为运行计算机程序以执行上述任一项方法实施例中的步骤。
可选地，上述电子装置还可以包括传输设备以及输入输出设备，该传输设 备和上述处理器连接，该输入输出设备和上述处理器连接。
可选地，在本实施例中，上述处理器可以被设置为通过计算机程序执行以下步骤：
步骤S1，接收第一网元所发送的切换指令，其中，所述切换指令是所述第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下所发送的，所述小区信息是第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
步骤S2，根据所述切换指令切换至第二小区。
通过上述步骤，实现了由终端接收第一网元所发送的切换指令，所述切换指令是所述第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下所发送的，所述小区信息是第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值，根据所述切换指令切换至第二小区，从而解决了相关技术中因小区负荷不均衡而影响网络服务的问题，提高了网络服务质量。
可选地，本实施例中的示例可以参考上述实施例及可选实施方式中所描述的示例，本实施例在此不再赘述。
本领域的技术人员应该明白，上述的本公开的各模块或各步骤可以用通用的计算装置来实现，它们可以集中在单个的计算装置上，或者分布在多个计算装置所组成的网络上，可选地，它们可以用计算装置可执行的程序代码来实现，从而，可以将它们存储在存储装置中由计算装置来执行，并且在某些情况下，可以以不同于此处的顺序执行所示出或描述的步骤，或者将它们分别制作成各个集成电路模块，或者将它们中的多个模块或步骤制作成单个集成电路模块来实现。这样，本公开不限制于任何特定的硬件和软件结合。

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  1. 一种切换方法，应用于第一网元，包括：
    接收第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息；
    在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，其中，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，在向终端发送切换指令之前，还包括：
    确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息高于预先设定的第二阈值；或者，
    确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值；
    其中，所述第一小区为所述终端当前所在的小区。
  3. 根据权利要求2所述的方法，其中，在确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值之后，所述在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，包括：
    在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向所述终端发送所述切换指令，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件还用于指示所述第二小区与所述第一小区存在同覆盖，其中，所述小区信息还包括：小区覆盖信息，所述小区覆盖信息用于指示所述第二小区与所述第一小区的重叠覆盖关系。
  4. 根据权利要求3所述的方法，在所述终端切换到所述第二小区之后，还包括：
    关闭所述第一小区。
  5. 根据权利要求4所述的方法，其中，所述关闭所述第一小区，包括以下至少之一：
    关闭整个所述第一小区、关闭所述第一小区的全部载波或部分载波、关闭所述第一小区的全部射频通道或部分射频通道、关闭所述第一小区的全部符号资源或部分符号资源。
  6. 根据权利要求1至5中任一项所述的方法，其中，所述小区预测负荷信息用于指示预测的所述第二小区在当前时间之后的指定时间周期内的平均负荷情况，所述小区预测负荷信息包括以下至少之一：小区功率消耗、小区无线资源消耗、小区硬件负荷、小区波束负荷。
  7. 根据权利要求1至5中的任一项所述的方法，在接收第二网元发送的小 区信息之前，还包括：
    向所述第二网元发送请求消息，其中所述请求消息中携带有上报标识，所述上报标识用于指示所述第二网元发送所述小区信息。
  8. 根据权利要求1至5中的任一项所述的方法，其中，所述切换指令为无线资源控制信令。
  9. 一种切换方法，应用于第二网元，包括：
    向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息，其中，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息用于指示所述第一网元在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下向终端发送切换指令，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
  10. 根据权利要求9所述的方法，其中，所述小区信息还用于指示所述第一网元在向所述终端发送所述切换指令之前，确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息高于预先设定的第二阈值，其中，所述第一小区为所述终端当前所在的小区；或者，
    所述小区信息还用于指示所述第一网元在向所述终端发送所述切换指令之前，确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值，其中，所述第一小区为所述终端当前所在的小区。
  11. 根据权利要求10所述的方法，其中，所述小区信息还用于指示所述第一网元在确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值之后，在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向所述终端发送所述切换指令，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件还用于指示所述第二小区与所述第一小区存在同覆盖，其中，所述小区信息还包括：小区覆盖信息，所述小区覆盖信息用于指示所述第二小区与所述第一小区的重叠覆盖关系。
  12. 根据权利要求11所述的方法，其中，所述小区信息还用于指示所述第一网元在向所述终端发送所述切换指令之后，关闭所述第一小区。
  13. 根据权利要求9至12中的任一项所述的方法，在向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息之前，还包括：
    接收所述第一网元发送的请求消息，其中所述请求消息中携带有上报标识，所述上报标识用于指示所述第二网元发送所述小区信息。
  14. 一种切换方法，应用于终端，包括：
    接收第一网元所发送的切换指令，其中，所述切换指令是所述第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下所发送的，所述小区信息是第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值；
    根据所述切换指令切换至所述第二小区。
  15. 一种切换装置，包括：
    接收模块，设置为接收第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息；
    第一发送模块，设置为在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，其中，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
  16. 根据权利要求15所述的装置，还包括：
    第一确定模块，设置为在所述第一发送模块向所述终端发送所述切换指令之前，确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息高于预先设定的第二阈值；或者，
    第二确定模块，设置为在所述第一发送模块向所述终端发送所述切换指令之前，确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值；
    其中，所述第一小区为所述终端当前所在的小区。
  17. 根据权利要求16所述的装置，其中，所述第一发送模块，包括：
    发送子模块，设置为在所述第二确定模块确定第一小区的当前小区负荷信息低于预先设定的第三阈值之后，在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向所述终端发送所述切换指令，所述小区信息还包括：小区覆盖信息，所述小区覆盖信息用于指示所述第二小区与所述所述第一小区的重叠覆盖关系，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件还用于指示所述第二小区与所述第一小区存在同覆盖。
  18. 根据权利要求17所述的装置，还包括：
    关闭模块，设置为在所述发送子模块向所述终端发送所述切换指令之后，关闭所述第一小区。
  19. 根据权利要求18所述的装置，其中，所述关闭模块包括以下至少之一：
    第一关闭子模块，设置为关闭整个所述第一小区；
    第二关闭子模块，设置为关闭所述第一小区的全部载波或部分载波；
    第三关闭子模块，设置为关闭所述第一小区的全部射频通道或部分射频通道；
    第四关闭子模块，设置为关闭所述第一小区的全部符号资源或部分符号资源。
  20. 根据权利要求15至19中的任一项所述的装置，还包括：
    第二发送模块，设置为在所述接收模块接收所述第二网元发送的所述小区信息之前，向所述第二网元发送请求消息，其中所述请求消息中携带有上报标识，所述上报标识用于指示所述第二网元发送所述小区信息。
  21. 一种切换装置，包括：发送模块，设置为向第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息，其中，所述第二小区为第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息用于指示所述第一网元在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下向终端发送切换指令，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
  22. 一种切换装置，包括：
    接收模块，设置为接收第一网元所发送的切换指令，其中，所述切换指令是所述第一网元在小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下所发送的，所述小区信息是第二网元发送的第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值；
    切换模块，设置为根据所述切换指令切换至所述第二小区。
  23. 一种网络系统，包括第一网元、第二网元，其中，
    所述第二网元设置为向所述第一网元发送第二小区的小区信息，所述第二小区为所述第二网元所管理的小区，所述小区信息包括：所述第二小区的小区预测负荷信息；
    所述第一网元设置为接收所述第二网元发送的所述第二小区的所述小区信息；
    所述第一网元还设置为在所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件的情况下，向终端发送切换指令，其中，所述切换指令用于指示所述终端切换至所述第二小 区，所述小区信息满足预先设定的条件用于至少指示所述第二小区的所述小区预测负荷信息低于预先设定的第一阈值。
  24. 一种计算机可读的存储介质，存储有计算机程序，其中，所述计算机程序被设置为运行时执行权利要求1至8任一项中所述的方法，或者，所述计算机程序被设置为运行时执行权利要求9至13任一项中所述的方法，或者，所述计算机程序被设置为运行时执行权利要求14所述的方法。
  25. 一种电子装置，包括存储器和处理器，所述存储器中存储有计算机程序，所述处理器被设置为运行所述计算机程序以执行权利要求1至8任一项中所述的方法，或者，所述处理器被设置为运行所述计算机程序以执行权利要求9至13任一项中所述的方法，或者，所述处理器被设置为运行所述计算机程序以执行权利要求14所述的方法。
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