Network energy efficiency evaluation method and device and related equipment

Abstract

The invention discloses a network energy efficiency evaluation method and device and related equipment, relates to the technical field of communication, and aims to solve the problems that an existing network energy efficiency evaluation mode is relatively single in consideration dimension, an evaluation result is not scientific enough and the accuracy is relatively poor. The method comprises the following steps: determining network energy efficiency of a to-be-evaluated area according to energy efficiency related data of the to-be-evaluated area; wherein the energy efficiency related data at least comprises flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters. According to the embodiment of the invention, when the network energy efficiency is evaluated, the network energy efficiency is comprehensively evaluated in combination with multi-dimensional data such as network traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters, and the scientificity and accuracy of network energy efficiency evaluation can be improved.

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Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a network energy efficiency evaluation method, device and related equipment. Background Art

[0002] With the widespread application of energy-saving technologies, how to scientifically and efficiently evaluate the energy efficiency of wireless networks (referred to as energy efficiency) has become an urgent problem for network operators. At present, the network operation and maintenance center (OMC) does not have the function of energy efficiency statistics and reporting. The acquisition of network energy efficiency mainly relies on offline manual statistics, which is inefficient. Summary of the invention

[0003] The embodiments of the present application provide a network energy efficiency evaluation method, apparatus and related equipment to solve the problem that the existing network energy efficiency evaluation method relies on manual labor and has low efficiency.

[0004] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a network energy efficiency evaluation method, which is performed by an energy efficiency evaluation platform, and the method includes:

[0005] Determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated based on the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated;

[0006] The energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters.

[0007] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes at least one of coverage and user experience parameters.

[0008] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes coverage, and the coverage is represented by the number of users in the network whose RSRP is greater than a preset RSRP threshold, the proportion of measured values ​​or reported values, or is calculated by RSRP.

[0009] Optionally, determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated includes:

[0010] Determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the total flow and the total energy consumption of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the average coverage rate of the first network, wherein the total flow of the first network is the sum of the flows of each subnet in the first network, and the average coverage rate is the average value of the coverage rates of each subnet in the first network;

[0011] or,

[0012] Determine the equivalent flow of each subnet in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated according to the flow of each subnet in the first network and the coverage rate of the corresponding subnet; determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the equivalent flow of each subnet in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network;

[0013] The traffic and coverage of each subnet in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network are determined according to the energy efficiency related data.

[0014] Optionally, different coverage areas in the first network correspond to different preset RSRP thresholds, or subnetworks corresponding to different coverage scenarios in the first network correspond to different preset RSRP thresholds, or the first network corresponds to different preset RSRP thresholds at different periods.

[0015] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes a user experience parameter, and the user experience parameter is represented by a mean subjective opinion score MOS;

[0016] The determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated includes:

[0017] The ratio of the MOS mean of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated to the first preset score is determined as the score corresponding to the MOS mean; the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated is determined according to the ratio of the total flow and the total energy consumption of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the score corresponding to the MOS mean, wherein the total flow of the first network is the sum of the service flows of each service type in the first network, and the MOS mean is the average value of the MOS of each service type in the first network;

[0018] or,

[0019] Determine the score corresponding to the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated to the second preset score of the corresponding service type; determine the service equivalent flow of each service type in the first network according to the score corresponding to the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the service flow of the corresponding service type; determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the service equivalent flow of each service type in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network;

[0020] The service flow and MOS of each service type in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network are determined according to the energy efficiency related data.

[0021] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes a user experience parameter, and the user experience parameter is represented by a service rate factor;

[0022] The determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated includes:

[0023] Determine the uplink rate factor of the first network according to the uplink service rate of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the corresponding preset uplink target rate, and determine the downlink rate factor of the first network according to the downlink service rate of the first network and the corresponding preset downlink target rate; or map the uplink service rate of the first network into a numerical value, and determine it as the uplink rate factor of the first network; or map the downlink service rate of the first network into a numerical value, and determine it as the downlink rate factor of the first network;

[0024] Determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the total traffic of the first network to the total energy consumption and the average rate factor of the first network, wherein the total traffic of the first network is the sum of the uplink traffic and the downlink traffic of the first network, and the average rate factor is the average of the uplink rate factor and the downlink rate factor, or the average rate factor is obtained by weighted summing the uplink and downlink service rates or the uplink and downlink service rate factors of the first network according to the uplink and downlink time slot ratio of the first network, and then mapping them into a numerical value;

[0025] or,

[0026] Determine the uplink equivalent flow of the first network according to the uplink flow of the first network and the uplink rate factor; determine the downlink equivalent flow of the first network according to the downlink flow of the first network and the downlink rate factor; determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the uplink equivalent flow and the downlink equivalent flow of the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network;

[0027] Among them, the uplink traffic, downlink traffic, uplink service rate, downlink service rate and total energy consumption of the first network are determined according to the energy efficiency related data.

[0028] Optionally, different terminal location distributions in the first network correspond to different preset uplink target rates, or services corresponding to different coverage scenarios in the first network correspond to different preset uplink target rates, or different service types in the first network correspond to different preset uplink target rates, or the first network corresponds to different preset uplink target rates at different periods, or the first network corresponds to different preset uplink target rates at different load levels;

[0029] Different coverage distances in the first network correspond to different preset downlink target rates, or services corresponding to different coverage scenarios in the first network correspond to different preset downlink target rates, or different service types in the first network correspond to different preset downlink target rates, or the first network corresponds to different preset downlink target rates at different periods, or the first network corresponds to different preset downlink target rates at different load levels.

[0030] Optionally, before determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency-related data of the area to be evaluated, the method further includes:

[0031] Sending a first energy efficiency data request message to at least one network management device in the area to be evaluated respectively, wherein the first energy efficiency data request message includes first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information, and the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information is used to instruct each of the network management devices to measure energy efficiency related data according to the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0032] The energy efficiency related data sent by each of the network management devices is received to obtain the energy efficiency related data of the at least one network management device.

[0033] Optionally, determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated includes at least one of the following:

[0034] Determine the network energy efficiency of each base station in the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency related data of each base station in the area to be evaluated, wherein the area to be evaluated includes the coverage area of ​​each base station;

[0035] Determine the network energy efficiency of each network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of each network management device in the area to be evaluated, wherein the area to be evaluated includes the management area of ​​each network management device;

[0036] According to the energy efficiency related data of the network management devices corresponding to the same geographical area in the at least one network management device, determine the energy efficiency related data of at least one geographical area corresponding to the at least one network management device; according to the energy efficiency related data of each of the geographical areas, calculate the network energy efficiency of each of the geographical areas; wherein the area to be evaluated includes the at least one geographical area.

[0037] Optionally, the method further comprises:

[0038] Determine the target network management equipment according to the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated;

[0039] Sending an energy efficiency evaluation result to the target network management device, wherein the energy efficiency evaluation result is used to indicate network energy efficiency information;

[0040] Wherein, when the area to be evaluated includes a management area of ​​at least one network management device in the area to be evaluated, determining the target network management device according to the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated includes:

[0041] Determine the first N network management devices with the highest network energy efficiency from low to high among the at least one network management device, or the network management devices with network energy efficiency lower than the first preset energy efficiency threshold, as the target network management devices, where N is a positive integer;

[0042] Alternatively, when the area to be evaluated includes at least one geographical area corresponding to the at least one network management device, determining the target network management device according to the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated includes:

[0043] Determine the first M geographical areas with network energy efficiency from low to high in the at least one geographical area, or the geographical areas with network energy efficiency lower than the second preset energy efficiency threshold, as the target geographical areas, where M is a positive integer;

[0044] Determining the network energy efficiency of each network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of each network management device in the target geographical area;

[0045] The first K network management devices with the highest network energy efficiency in the target geographical area, or the network management devices with network energy efficiency lower than the third preset energy efficiency threshold, are determined as target network management devices, where K is a positive integer.

[0046] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a network energy efficiency evaluation method, which is performed by a network management device, and the method includes:

[0047] Acquire energy efficiency related data of at least one base station corresponding to the network management device, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters;

[0048] Determining the energy efficiency related data of the network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of the at least one base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data of the network management device includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of each of the base stations within a period of time, or includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device within a period of time;

[0049] Sending energy efficiency related data of the network management device to the energy efficiency evaluation platform.

[0050] Optionally, after determining the energy efficiency-related data of the network management device according to the energy efficiency-related data of the at least one base station and before sending the energy efficiency-related data of the network management device to the energy efficiency evaluation platform, the method further includes:

[0051] Calculating the network energy efficiency of the network management device according to the total traffic, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device over a period of time;

[0052] The energy efficiency related data of the network management device include total traffic, total energy consumption, network quality parameters and network energy efficiency of the network management device within a period of time.

[0053] Optionally, the acquiring energy efficiency related data of at least one base station corresponding to the network management device includes:

[0054] Receiving a first energy efficiency data request message sent by the energy efficiency evaluation platform, wherein the first energy efficiency data request message includes first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information, and the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information is used to instruct the network management device to measure energy efficiency related data according to the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0055] Sending a second energy efficiency data request message to the at least one base station respectively, wherein the second energy efficiency data request message includes second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information, and the second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information is used to instruct each of the base stations to measure energy efficiency related data according to the second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0056] The energy efficiency related data sent by each of the base stations is received to obtain the energy efficiency related data of at least one base station.

[0057] Optionally, after sending the energy efficiency related data of the network management device to the energy efficiency evaluation platform, the method further includes:

[0058] An energy efficiency evaluation result sent by the energy efficiency evaluation platform is received, wherein the energy efficiency evaluation result is used to indicate network energy efficiency information.

[0059] Optionally, after receiving the energy efficiency evaluation result sent by the energy efficiency evaluation platform, the method further includes:

[0060] Determining the network energy efficiency of each of the base stations according to the energy efficiency related data of the at least one base station;

[0061] Determine the first L base stations with the highest network energy efficiency from low to high among the at least one base station, or base stations with network energy efficiency lower than a fourth preset energy efficiency threshold, as target base stations, where L is a positive integer;

[0062] According to the network performance indicator of the target base station, an energy efficiency optimization configuration is sent to the target base station.

[0063] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a network energy efficiency evaluation method, which is performed by a base station, and the method includes:

[0064] Acquire energy efficiency related data of the base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters;

[0065] Sending energy efficiency related data of the base station to a network management device corresponding to the base station.

[0066] Optionally, the acquiring energy efficiency related data of the base station includes:

[0067] Receiving a second energy efficiency data request message sent by the network management device, wherein the second energy efficiency data request message includes second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0068] According to the second energy efficiency-related parameter measurement information, energy efficiency-related data of the base station is measured.

[0069] Optionally, after sending the energy efficiency-related data of the base station to a network management device corresponding to the base station, the method further includes:

[0070] Receiving energy efficiency optimization configuration sent by the network management device;

[0071] According to the energy efficiency optimization configuration, the network energy efficiency of the base station is optimized and adjusted.

[0072] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a network energy efficiency evaluation device, which is arranged on an energy efficiency evaluation platform, and the network energy efficiency evaluation device includes:

[0073] A first determination module, configured to determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated based on energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated;

[0074] The energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters.

[0075] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a network energy efficiency evaluation device, which is arranged in a network management device, and the network energy efficiency evaluation device comprises:

[0076] A second acquisition module is used to acquire energy efficiency related data of at least one base station corresponding to the network management device, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters;

[0077] A processing module, configured to determine the energy efficiency-related data of the network management device according to the energy efficiency-related data of the at least one base station, wherein the energy efficiency-related data of the network management device includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of each of the base stations over a period of time, or includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device over a period of time;

[0078] The first sending module is used to send the energy efficiency related data of the network management device to the energy efficiency evaluation platform.

[0079] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a network energy efficiency evaluation device, which is arranged in a base station, and the network energy efficiency evaluation device includes:

[0080] A third acquisition module is used to acquire energy efficiency related data of the base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters;

[0081] The second sending module is used to send the energy efficiency related data of the base station to the network management device corresponding to the base station.

[0082] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides an energy efficiency evaluation platform, including a transceiver and a processor, wherein:

[0083] The processor is further used to determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated based on the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated;

[0084] The energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters.

[0085] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a network management device, including a transceiver and a processor, wherein:

[0086] The processor is used to obtain energy efficiency related data of at least one base station corresponding to the network management device, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters;

[0087] The processor is further configured to determine the energy efficiency related data of the network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of the at least one base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data of the network management device includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of each of the base stations within a period of time, or includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device within a period of time;

[0088] The transceiver is used to send the energy efficiency related data of the network management device to the energy efficiency evaluation platform.

[0089] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a base station, including a transceiver and a processor, wherein:

[0090] The processor is used to obtain energy efficiency related data of the base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters;

[0091] The transceiver is used to send energy efficiency related data of the base station to the network management equipment corresponding to the base station.

[0092] In the tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application also provides a communication device, including: a transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the processor executes the computer program, the steps in the network energy efficiency evaluation method as described in any of the above aspects are implemented.

[0093] In the eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps in the network energy efficiency evaluation method as described in any of the above aspects are implemented.

[0094] In the embodiment of the present application, the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated is determined according to the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated; wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters. In this way, the embodiment of the present application uses an automated method to evaluate network energy efficiency, which can improve efficiency, and when evaluating network energy efficiency, it combines multi-dimensional data such as network traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters to comprehensively evaluate network energy efficiency, which can improve the scientificity and accuracy of network energy efficiency evaluation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0095] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments of the present application will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative labor.

[0096] Figure 1 This is one of the flow charts of the network energy efficiency evaluation method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0097] Figure 2 is an interactive flow chart of a network energy efficiency evaluation method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0098] Figure 3 This is a network architecture diagram for energy efficiency data collection provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0099] Figure 4 This is the second flowchart of the network energy efficiency evaluation method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0100] Figure 5 This is the third flowchart of the network energy efficiency evaluation method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0101] Figure 6 It is one of the structural diagrams of the network energy efficiency evaluation device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0102] Figure 7This is the second structural diagram of the network energy efficiency evaluation device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0103] Figure 8 This is the third structural diagram of the network energy efficiency evaluation device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0104] Fig. 9 It is a structural diagram of the energy efficiency evaluation platform provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0105] Fig.10 It is a structural diagram of a network management device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0106] Fig.11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a base station provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0107] Fig.12 It is a structural diagram of the communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0108] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0109] In order to make the embodiments of the present application clearer, the relevant technical knowledge involved in the embodiments of the present application is first introduced as follows:

[0110] The green and low-carbon development of wireless networks has always been a hot topic in the industry. With the widespread application of energy-saving technologies, how to scientifically and efficiently evaluate the energy efficiency of wireless networks (referred to as energy efficiency) has become an urgent problem for network operators to solve. Currently, network management can support the reporting of average power of network elements, but it does not have the function of energy efficiency statistics and reporting. The method for operators to obtain network energy efficiency still needs to rely on offline manual statistics.

[0111] At present, the commonly used evaluation method for energy efficiency is the energy consumed per bit of traffic (i.e., energy consumption / traffic), or the service traffic that can be provided per unit of energy consumption (i.e., traffic / energy consumption). This evaluation method considers a relatively single dimension and is not scientific and accurate enough to measure the energy efficiency of the entire wireless network. Wireless network traffic and network performance are both effective outputs of the network, and the fifth generation (the 5 th As 5G (5th Generation) mobile network application scenarios become more abundant, it is necessary to comprehensively consider network energy efficiency from multiple dimensions to objectively reflect the status of green networks.

[0112] In terms of energy efficiency calculation, the energy efficiency indicators defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) take into account the effective output in different scenarios, but they do not adequately evaluate network performance, nor do they take into account the multiple requirements of existing 5G network construction for traffic, coverage, and user experience. In addition, the current network-level energy efficiency evaluation usually uses manual statistics of network energy efficiency, which is inefficient and difficult to guarantee accuracy.

[0113] The embodiment of the present application proposes a network energy efficiency evaluation method, which adds an energy efficiency data collection and statistical module to a network management platform, a provincial intelligent power-saving platform, a network optimization platform, an operator-level power-saving platform, an operation and maintenance platform, or an energy efficiency monitoring platform, and performs a hierarchical statistical evaluation of energy efficiency based on the collected energy efficiency data, so that operators can efficiently and accurately obtain the network energy efficiency status, locate low-efficiency areas, and thus improve network energy efficiency; in terms of energy efficiency indicator definition, indicators reflecting network quality such as coverage quality and user experience are used as energy efficiency correction factors to make up for the shortcomings of existing energy efficiency indicators in network performance evaluation and achieve a more scientific and comprehensive reflection of network energy efficiency.

[0114] The network energy efficiency evaluation method provided by the embodiment of the present application is described in detail below through specific embodiments and their application scenarios in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0115] See also Figure 1 , Figure 1 is a flow chart of a network energy efficiency evaluation method provided in an embodiment of the present application, which is executed by an energy efficiency evaluation platform, such as Figure 1 As shown, the following steps are included:

[0116] Step 101: Determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated based on the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated;

[0117] The energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters.

[0118] In the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned energy efficiency evaluation platform can be a provincial intelligent power saving platform, an operator-level power saving platform, an operation and maintenance platform or an energy efficiency monitoring platform, etc., which is used to collect energy efficiency-related data, count and evaluate the energy efficiency of each regional network.

[0119] The above-mentioned area to be evaluated may refer to a geographical area of ​​the network energy efficiency to be evaluated, such as an area managed by a network management device, or a higher-level administrative area, such as a district, city, province or the whole country, or an area corresponding to a coverage scenario, such as colleges and universities, residential areas, office buildings, commercial centers, transportation hubs, high-speed railways, scenic spots, etc. Therefore, an area to be evaluated may have one network management device or multiple network management devices.

[0120] The above-mentioned network management equipment may refer to OMC, data platform, power-saving platform, network optimization platform, etc. For ease of understanding, the embodiments of the present invention mainly use OMC as an example for illustration. Among them, OMC is a network management platform for managing a regional network; one base station covers an area, and the OMC of an administrative region corresponds to managing multiple base stations in the administrative region. A network energy efficiency evaluation platform of a higher-level region corresponds to the OMC responsible for at least one administrative region in the upper-level region. Usually, an OMC is a provincial OMC, and a province includes OMCs of multiple manufacturers. Different communication base stations such as 4G and 5G may be managed by different OMCs. For example, a base station covers a cell, a province includes multiple cells, and the OMC of a province manages the base stations of multiple cells in the province. A country includes multiple provinces, and a national energy efficiency evaluation platform is responsible for the OMCs of various provinces in the country.

[0121] The energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated may be the energy efficiency related data of each network management device in the area to be evaluated collected in advance, or may be the energy efficiency related data reported by each network management device in the area to be evaluated and received in real time.

[0122] The energy efficiency related data may include at least traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters, wherein traffic may refer to the total traffic in a network, including uplink traffic and downlink traffic, or the sum of traffic of various services; energy consumption may refer to the total energy consumption in a network, usually the product of average power in a time period and the time period; network quality parameters may be indicators or parameters that can reflect network quality, such as coverage quality parameters, user experience parameters, quality of service (QoS), latency, reliability, etc. It is understandable that the energy efficiency related data may also include OMC-level energy efficiency, OMC identification, measurement time, manufacturer, region and other related data.

[0123] The energy efficiency evaluation platform can calculate the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated based on the energy efficiency related data of at least one OMC in the area to be evaluated, that is, the total traffic and total energy consumption of the area to be evaluated corresponding to the at least one OMC can be determined according to the traffic and energy consumption corresponding to the management area of ​​each OMC. It can also be selected as needed whether to determine the average network quality parameters of the area to be evaluated based on the network quality parameters corresponding to the management area of ​​each OMC.

[0124] Then, the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated can be calculated based on the total traffic, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the area to be evaluated. Specifically, the network quality parameters of the area to be evaluated can be used as energy efficiency correction factors to participate in the calculation. For example, the network quality parameters of the area to be evaluated can be converted into network quality factors. On the basis of the conventional energy efficiency expression of the area to be evaluated, that is, the ratio of the total network traffic of the area to be evaluated to the total energy consumption, the network quality factor of the area to be evaluated is multiplied to obtain the corrected network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated.

[0125] Optionally, before step 101, the method includes:

[0126] Obtain energy efficiency related data of at least one network management device in the area to be evaluated.

[0127] The above-mentioned acquisition of energy efficiency related data of at least one network management device in the area to be evaluated may be reading pre-acquired energy efficiency related data of each network management device in the area to be evaluated, such as each OMC, or requesting each OMC in the area to be evaluated to obtain the energy efficiency related data of each OMC, or directly receiving the energy efficiency related data actively reported by each OMC in the area to be evaluated.

[0128] Any OMC can obtain energy efficiency related data from each base station in the area it manages. The energy efficiency related data of any OMC can be obtained by counting the energy efficiency related data of each base station in the area it manages. Specifically, the OMC can count the data and report them to the energy efficiency evaluation platform. The energy efficiency evaluation platform can also count the data after the OMC reports the energy efficiency related data of the corresponding base station to the energy efficiency evaluation platform. That is, the OMC can periodically report OMC-level or site-level energy efficiency related data to the energy efficiency evaluation platform.

[0129] Any base station can measure the energy efficiency-related data of the cell it covers. The energy efficiency-related data of any base station can be obtained by counting the energy efficiency-related data of the cell it covers. Specifically, the base station can count the data and report it to the corresponding OMC. The data can also be obtained by counting the data of the OMC after the base station reports the energy efficiency-related data of the covered cell to the OMC. That is, the base station can periodically report site-level or cell-level energy efficiency-related data to the OMC.

[0130] Optionally, before step 101, the method further includes:

[0131] Sending a first energy efficiency data request message to at least one network management device in the area to be evaluated respectively, wherein the first energy efficiency data request message includes first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information, and the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information is used to instruct each of the network management devices to measure energy efficiency related data according to the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0132] The energy efficiency related data sent by each of the network management devices is received to obtain the energy efficiency related data of the at least one network management device.

[0133] That is, in one implementation, the energy efficiency evaluation platform can first collect energy efficiency related data when it is necessary to perform network energy efficiency evaluation, and send a first energy efficiency data request message to at least one OMC in the area to be evaluated, and the request message can carry first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information for indicating each OMC to measure energy efficiency related data. The first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information can specifically include measurement time, energy efficiency related parameter information to be measured, such as parameter name, parameter statistical method, unit, statistical granularity, etc.

[0134] Therefore, after receiving the first energy efficiency data request message, each OMC can measure the energy efficiency-related data of each base station in the area it manages according to the measurement time and measurement parameters indicated by the first energy efficiency-related parameter measurement information. Specifically, it can instruct each base station in the management area to measure and report energy efficiency-related data.

[0135] That is to say, each OMC may further send a second energy efficiency data request message to the base stations in their respective management areas, and may carry in the request message the second energy efficiency-related parameter measurement information for instructing each base station to measure energy efficiency-related data. Among them, the second energy efficiency-related parameter measurement information may specifically include the measurement time, the energy efficiency-related parameter information to be measured, such as the parameter name, parameter statistical method, unit, statistical granularity, etc. It should be noted that the measurement time included in the second energy efficiency-related parameter measurement information may be different from the measurement time included in the first energy efficiency-related parameter measurement information, but the energy efficiency-related parameter information to be measured may be the same. For example, the energy efficiency measurement period of the base station may be smaller than the measurement period of the OMC. For example, if the energy efficiency evaluation platform requires the OMC to report once a day, the OMC may require the base station to report once every 15 minutes.

[0136] After receiving the second energy efficiency data request message, the base station can measure the energy efficiency-related data of the cell it covers according to the measurement time and measurement parameters indicated by the second energy efficiency-related parameter measurement information, and can report the measured cell-level energy efficiency-related data to the corresponding OMC, or, it can perform statistics on the energy efficiency-related data of all cells it covers, such as calculating the total traffic, total energy consumption, average network quality parameters, etc. of the base station during the measurement time period, to obtain site-level energy efficiency-related data, and then report the statistical site-level energy efficiency-related data to the corresponding OMC.

[0137] After receiving the cell-level or site-level energy efficiency-related data reported by each base station in the area it manages, the OMC can respectively count the cell-level energy efficiency-related data of each base station to form site-level energy efficiency-related data, and then report the site-level energy efficiency-related data to the energy efficiency evaluation platform. The energy efficiency evaluation platform will count the site-level energy efficiency-related data of the same OMC to form OMC-level energy efficiency-related data; the OMC can also count the site-level energy efficiency-related data of the same base station to form OMC-level energy efficiency-related data, and then report the OMC-level energy efficiency-related data to the energy efficiency evaluation platform.

[0138] Through this implementation, the energy efficiency evaluation platform, OMC and base station can cooperate to complete the collection and statistics of energy efficiency related data through message interaction, and accurately obtain energy efficiency related data that meets the needs.

[0139] Optionally, step 101 includes at least one of the following:

[0140] Determine the network energy efficiency of each base station in the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency related data of each base station in the area to be evaluated, wherein the area to be evaluated includes the coverage area of ​​each base station;

[0141] Determine the network energy efficiency of each network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of each network management device in the area to be evaluated, wherein the area to be evaluated includes the management area of ​​each network management device;

[0142] According to the energy efficiency related data of the network management devices corresponding to the same geographical area in the at least one network management device, determine the energy efficiency related data of at least one geographical area corresponding to the at least one network management device; according to the energy efficiency related data of each of the geographical areas, calculate the network energy efficiency of each of the geographical areas; wherein the area to be evaluated includes the at least one geographical area.

[0143] In one implementation, the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated may be calculated by using or obtaining corresponding energy efficiency related data based on the size of the area to be evaluated.

[0144] In the case where the area to be evaluated includes the coverage area of ​​each base station in at least one base station, the energy efficiency evaluation platform can calculate the network energy efficiency of the coverage area of ​​each base station based on the energy efficiency-related data of each base station, that is, the network energy efficiency of the coverage area of ​​each base station can be calculated based on the total traffic, total energy consumption and network quality parameters corresponding to the coverage area of ​​each base station. Specifically, for a certain base station, the network quality parameters of its coverage area can be used as energy efficiency correction factors to participate in the calculation. For example, the network quality parameters of the coverage area of ​​the base station can be converted into a network quality factor, and the conventional energy efficiency expression of the base station, that is, the ratio of the total traffic to the total energy consumption of its coverage area, is multiplied by the network quality factor of its coverage area to obtain the corrected network energy efficiency of the coverage area of ​​the base station.

[0145] In the case where the area to be evaluated includes the management area of ​​each OMC in the at least one OMC, the energy efficiency evaluation platform can calculate the network energy efficiency of the management area of ​​each OMC based on the energy efficiency-related data of each OMC, that is, the network energy efficiency of the management area of ​​each OMC can be calculated based on the total traffic, total energy consumption and network quality parameters corresponding to the management area of ​​each OMC. Specifically, for a certain OMC, the network quality parameters of its management area can be used as energy efficiency correction factors to participate in the calculation. For example, the network quality parameters of the management area of ​​the OMC can be converted into a network quality factor, and the network quality factor of its management area can be multiplied on the basis of the conventional energy efficiency expression of the OMC, that is, the ratio of the total traffic to the total energy consumption of its management area, as the corrected network energy efficiency of the management area of ​​the OMC.

[0146] In the case where the area to be evaluated includes multiple geographical areas corresponding to the at least one OMC, the energy efficiency evaluation platform can calculate the energy efficiency related data of each geographical area by counting the energy efficiency related data of several OMCs in the same geographical area, and then calculate the network energy efficiency of each geographical area based on the energy efficiency related data of each geographical area, that is, the network energy efficiency of each geographical area can be calculated based on the total traffic, total energy consumption and network quality parameters corresponding to each geographical area. Specifically, for a certain geographical area, the network quality parameters of the geographical area can be used as energy efficiency correction factors to participate in the calculation. For example, the network quality parameters of the geographical area can be converted into a network quality factor, and the conventional energy efficiency expression of the geographical area, that is, the ratio of the total traffic to the total energy consumption of the geographical area, is multiplied by the network quality factor of the geographical area to obtain the corrected network energy efficiency of the geographical area.

[0147] For example, the area to be evaluated includes multiple provinces, and the provincial-level traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters can be calculated based on the energy efficiency-related data of multiple OMCs included in each province, and then the provincial-level network energy efficiency can be calculated.

[0148] Through this implementation, the network energy efficiency of the area actually to be evaluated can be accurately calculated, and the calculated network energy efficiency is guaranteed to be scientific, comprehensive and accurate in evaluating the network.

[0149] It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the energy efficiency-related data may include OMC-level energy efficiency. In this case, the energy efficiency evaluation platform can extract the network energy efficiency of each OMC from the energy efficiency-related data of each OMC to comprehensively compare the network energy efficiency of each OMC and determine the low energy efficiency area.

[0150] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes at least one of coverage and user experience parameters.

[0151] In the specific implementation, coverage quality parameters such as coverage rate, user experience parameters such as mean subjective opinion score (MOS) of user experience, service rate, etc. can be selected as network quality parameters to participate in the network energy efficiency calculation, which can supplement the effective output of energy efficiency and make the evaluation results more objectively and accurately reflect the real energy efficiency of the network.

[0152] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes coverage, and the coverage is represented by the number of users in the network whose RSRP is greater than a preset RSRP threshold, the proportion of measured values ​​or reported values, or is calculated by RSRP.

[0153] Furthermore, the step 101 includes:

[0154] Determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the total flow and the total energy consumption of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the average coverage rate of the first network, wherein the total flow of the first network is the sum of the flows of each subnet in the first network, and the average coverage rate is the average value of the coverage rates of each subnet in the first network;

[0155] or,

[0156] Determine the equivalent flow of each subnet in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated according to the flow of each subnet in the first network and the coverage rate of the corresponding subnet; determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the equivalent flow of each subnet in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network;

[0157] The traffic and coverage of each subnet in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network are determined according to the energy efficiency related data;

[0158] More specifically, determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the total traffic to the total energy consumption of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the average coverage of the first network includes:

[0159] The network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated is obtained by multiplying the ratio of the total traffic and the total energy consumption of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated by the average coverage rate of the first network;

[0160] The determining, according to the flow of each subnet in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the coverage rate of the corresponding subnet, the equivalent flow of each subnet in the first network; and determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the equivalent flow of each subnet in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network, includes:

[0161] The flow of each subnet in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated is multiplied by the coverage rate of the corresponding subnet to obtain the equivalent flow of each subnet in the first network; the sum of the equivalent flow of each subnet in the first network is divided by the total energy consumption of the first network to obtain the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated.

[0162] In one implementation, considering that mobile networks such as 5G are currently in a peak period of construction and development, the increase in site density has continuously improved 5G network coverage while also leading to an increase in energy consumption, which has had a certain impact on network energy efficiency. Therefore, when evaluating network energy efficiency, coverage should also be used as an effective output of energy efficiency, that is, coverage rate can be selected as a network energy efficiency correction factor to participate in network energy efficiency evaluation calculations.

[0163] Among them, coverage is a key indicator to measure the quality of network coverage, which is usually defined as the proportion of users in the network whose reference signal receiving power (RSRP) is greater than a certain threshold, or the proportion of RSRP in the RSRP measurement value or reported value greater than a certain threshold. The threshold can be a preset RSRP threshold, which can be set according to actual needs. When the requirements for the network are high, a higher RSRP threshold can be set; the RSRP can be reported through a measurement report (MR) or obtained through minimization drive test (MDT) data. Coverage can also be calculated from RSRP, such as by calculating the RSRP average value and measuring the coverage with the average value.

[0164] That is, in some embodiments, the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated may be calculated based on the formula: energy efficiency=traffic×coverage / energy consumption.

[0165] In one calculation method, the average coverage rate of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated can be used as the total energy efficiency correction factor. The average coverage rate of the first network is first calculated, and the ratio of the total traffic of the first network to the total energy consumption is multiplied by the average coverage rate to calculate the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated. The first network may refer to the overall network situation of the area to be evaluated, and the first network may include subnetworks corresponding to each subregion in the area to be evaluated. A subregion may be the management area of ​​an OMC or a base station. The average coverage rate of the first network may be the average coverage rate of each subnet in the first network, and the total traffic of the first network is the sum of the traffic of each subnet in the first network.

[0166] In another calculation method, the network energy efficiency can be evaluated by multiplying the total traffic of each subnet under the first network by the coverage rate of each subnet and dividing the sum of the traffic values ​​by the total energy consumption. That is, the equivalent traffic of each subnet in the first network can be calculated first, specifically by multiplying the traffic of each subnet in the first network by the coverage rate of the corresponding subnet to obtain the equivalent traffic of each subnet in the first network, and then dividing the sum of the equivalent traffic of each subnet in the first network by the total energy consumption of the first network to obtain the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated.

[0167] Among them, the traffic and coverage of each subnet in the first network, and the total energy consumption of the first network can be determined by the energy efficiency-related data. For example, the traffic of each OMC can be taken as the traffic of the corresponding subnet, the coverage of each OMC can be taken as the coverage of the corresponding subnet, and the sum of the energy consumption of each OMC can be taken as the total energy consumption of the first network.

[0168] In this implementation, by taking coverage as an effective output for evaluating network energy efficiency, the accuracy of energy efficiency evaluation can be improved.

[0169] Further, different coverage areas in the first network correspond to different preset RSRP thresholds, or subnetworks corresponding to different coverage scenarios in the first network correspond to different preset RSRP thresholds, or the first network corresponds to different preset RSRP thresholds at different periods.

[0170] That is, the RSRP threshold in the coverage definition can be flexibly adjusted according to the requirements of the network coverage index. Different RSRP thresholds can be set for networks with different coverage areas or different coverage scenarios. Different RSRP thresholds can also be set at different stages of network development to reflect the coverage requirements for networks in different regions at different times. In this way, it can be ensured that the coverage meets the requirements of the actual scenario for the network, thereby ensuring the reference of network energy efficiency evaluation.

[0171] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes a user experience parameter, and the user experience parameter is represented by a mean subjective opinion score MOS;

[0172] The step 101 comprises:

[0173] The ratio of the MOS mean of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated to the first preset score is determined as the score corresponding to the MOS mean; the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated is determined according to the ratio of the total flow and the total energy consumption of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the score corresponding to the MOS mean, wherein the total flow of the first network is the sum of the service flows of each service type in the first network, and the MOS mean is the average value of the MOS of each service type in the first network;

[0174] or,

[0175] Determine the score corresponding to the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated to the second preset score of the corresponding service type; determine the service equivalent flow of each service type in the first network according to the score corresponding to the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the service flow of the corresponding service type; determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the service equivalent flow of each service type in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network;

[0176] wherein the service flow and MOS of each service type in the first network, and the total energy consumption of the first network are determined according to the energy efficiency related data;

[0177] More specifically, determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the total traffic to the total energy consumption of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the score corresponding to the MOS average value includes:

[0178] The network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated is obtained by multiplying the ratio of the total traffic and the total energy consumption of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated by the score corresponding to the MOS average value;

[0179] The determining, according to the scores corresponding to the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the service flow of the corresponding service type, the service equivalent flow of each service type in the first network; and determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the service equivalent flow of each service type in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network, includes:

[0180] The score corresponding to the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated is multiplied by the service flow of the corresponding service type to obtain the service equivalent flow of each service type in the first network; the sum of the service equivalent flow of each service type in the first network is divided by the total energy consumption of the first network to obtain the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated.

[0181] In another implementation, considering that the goal of network operation is to provide high-quality user experience, traffic is not the only criterion for measuring user experience. User experience is also related to indicators such as latency and reliability, which can comprehensively reflect the quality of the network. Therefore, the effective output of energy efficiency should consider user experience in addition to traffic. That is, user experience MOS can be selected as a network energy efficiency correction parameter to participate in network energy efficiency evaluation calculation. MOS can be a comprehensive score of service latency, reliability and other indicators.

[0182] Among them, user experience is quantified by MOS score. Before calculating energy efficiency, MOS can be converted to a ratio between 0 and 1, and then multiplied by the ratio of traffic and energy consumption. For example, if MOS is 80 points, it can be converted to a score of 0.8 according to the ratio of 80 to the full score of 100. Alternatively, the target score can be set first, and then the ratio of MOS to the target score is calculated and converted to a ratio between 0 and 1. For example, if MOS is 60 points, it can be converted to a score of 0.75 according to the ratio of 60 to the target score of 80.

[0183] It should be noted that different service types can use different MOS scoring mechanisms, for example, voice services use voice service MOS, video services use video service MOS, etc.; other service MOS can be obtained by normalizing the key performance indicators of the service and then weighting and summing them. For example, for application (Application, APP) services, the key performance indicators of instant messaging services include message text sending delay, picture sending delay, short video sending delay, etc., and the key performance indicators of short video services include video playback delay, clarity, etc. Different service types can correspond to different preset scores, so the MOS points of each service type can be determined according to the corresponding preset scores.

[0184] That is, in some embodiments, the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated may be calculated based on the formula: energy efficiency = traffic × user experience MOS / energy consumption.

[0185] In one calculation method, the score corresponding to the MOS average of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated can be used as the total energy efficiency correction factor. The MOS average of the first network is first calculated and converted into a score between 0 and 1. The ratio of the total traffic of the first network to the total energy consumption is multiplied by the score corresponding to the MOS average to calculate the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated. The first network may refer to the overall network situation of the area to be evaluated, and users in the first network can perform various types of services. The MOS average of the first network may be the average value of the MOS of each service type in the first network, and the total traffic of the first network is the sum of the service traffic of each service type in the first network.

[0186] In another calculation method, the network energy efficiency can be evaluated by multiplying the service traffic of different service types in the first network by the score corresponding to the MOS of the corresponding service type and dividing the sum of the traffic values ​​by the total energy consumption. That is, the equivalent traffic of each service type in the first network can be calculated first, specifically, the traffic of each service type in the first network is multiplied by the score corresponding to the MOS of the corresponding service type to obtain the equivalent traffic of each service type in the first network, and then the sum of the equivalent traffic of each service type in the first network is divided by the total energy consumption of the first network to obtain the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated.

[0187] Among them, the service traffic and MOS of each service type in the first network, and the total energy consumption of the first network can be determined by the energy efficiency-related data. For example, the sum of the traffic of the same service type occurring in each OMC can be used as the service traffic of the corresponding service type, the MOS of the same service type occurring in each OMC can be used as the MOS of the corresponding service type, and the sum of the energy consumption of each OMC can be used as the total energy consumption of the first network.

[0188] In this implementation, by using the user experience MOS as an effective output for evaluating network energy efficiency, the accuracy of energy efficiency evaluation can be improved.

[0189] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes a user experience parameter, and the user experience parameter is represented by a service rate factor;

[0190] The step 101 comprises:

[0191] Determine the uplink rate factor of the first network according to the uplink service rate of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the corresponding preset uplink target rate, and determine the downlink rate factor of the first network according to the downlink service rate of the first network and the corresponding preset downlink target rate; or map the uplink service rate of the first network into a numerical value, and determine it as the uplink rate factor of the first network; or map the downlink service rate of the first network into a numerical value, and determine it as the downlink rate factor of the first network;

[0192] Determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the total traffic of the first network to the total energy consumption and the average rate factor of the first network, wherein the total traffic of the first network is the sum of the uplink traffic and the downlink traffic of the first network, and the average rate factor is the average of the uplink rate factor and the downlink rate factor, or the average rate factor is obtained by weighted summing the uplink and downlink service rates or the uplink and downlink service rate factors of the first network according to the uplink and downlink time slot ratio of the first network, and then mapping them into a numerical value;

[0193] or,

[0194] Determine the uplink equivalent flow of the first network according to the uplink flow of the first network and the uplink rate factor; determine the downlink equivalent flow of the first network according to the downlink flow of the first network and the downlink rate factor; determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated by adding the sum of the uplink equivalent flow and the downlink equivalent flow of the first network to the total energy consumption of the first network;

[0195] Among them, the uplink traffic, downlink traffic, uplink service rate, downlink service rate and total energy consumption of the first network are determined according to the energy efficiency related data.

[0196] More specifically, determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the total traffic to the total energy consumption of the first network and the average rate factor of the first network includes:

[0197] Multiplying the ratio of the total flow rate of the first network to the total energy consumption by the average rate factor of the first network to obtain the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated;

[0198] The determining of the uplink equivalent flow of the first network according to the uplink flow of the first network and the uplink rate factor; determining the downlink equivalent flow of the first network according to the downlink flow of the first network and the downlink rate factor; and determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the uplink equivalent flow and the downlink equivalent flow of the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network, includes:

[0199] Multiply the uplink traffic of the first network by the uplink rate factor to obtain the uplink equivalent traffic of the first network; multiply the downlink traffic of the first network by the downlink rate factor to obtain the downlink equivalent traffic of the first network; divide the sum of the uplink equivalent traffic and the downlink equivalent traffic of the first network by the total energy consumption of the first network to obtain the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated.

[0200] In another implementation, considering that the user experience rate, that is, the service rate provided by the network, is one of the key indicators reflecting the user experience, it can be used as an effective output of energy efficiency. Specifically, the service rate can be selected as a network energy efficiency correction parameter to participate in the network energy efficiency evaluation calculation.

[0201] Since the unit of rate can be bits per second (bit / s), bytes per second (Byte / s), megabits per second (Mbps), gigabits per second (Gbps), etc., different value units have a greater impact on the numerical range, resulting in excessive impact on the energy efficiency value when multiplied by the energy efficiency. To avoid this problem, the ratio of the rate to the preset target rate can be used as a rate factor to multiply the original energy efficiency, or the rate can be mapped to a numerical value, such as linearly converted into a numerical value, as a rate factor to multiply the original energy efficiency, wherein the preset target rate can be set according to the network construction requirements, and different target rates can be set for uplink and downlink services respectively, so as to calculate the uplink and downlink service rate factors respectively.

[0202] That is, in some embodiments, the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated may be calculated based on the formula: energy efficiency=traffic×business rate factor / energy consumption.

[0203] In one calculation method, the average of the uplink and downlink rate factors can be taken as the final rate factor, that is, the average rate factor is taken as the total energy efficiency correction factor, where the average rate factor = (uplink rate / uplink target rate+downlink rate / downlink target rate) / 2;

[0204] or,

[0205] The uplink and downlink service rates or uplink and downlink service rate factors of the first network can be weightedly added according to the uplink and downlink time slot ratio of the existing network and then mapped into a numerical value, such as linearly converted into a numerical value, as the average rate factor of the first network. For example, the uplink and downlink time slot ratio of 2.6G is 7:2, and the average rate factor can be calculated using uplink service rate / 2+downlink service rate / 7.

[0206] Then, the ratio of the total traffic of the first network to the total energy consumption is multiplied by the average rate factor to calculate the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated. The first network may refer to the overall network situation of the area to be evaluated, the services in the first network may be divided into uplink services and downlink services, and the total traffic of the first network is the sum of the uplink traffic and the downlink traffic in the first network.

[0207] In another calculation method, the network energy efficiency can be calculated by using the ratio of equivalent traffic to total energy consumption, where equivalent traffic = uplink traffic × (uplink rate / uplink target rate) + downlink traffic × (downlink rate / downlink target rate). The equivalent traffic is then divided by the total energy consumption to obtain the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated.

[0208] Among them, the uplink traffic, downlink traffic, uplink service rate, downlink service rate and total energy consumption of the first network can be determined by the energy efficiency-related data. For example, the sum of the uplink service traffic in each OMC can be used as the total uplink traffic, the sum of the downlink service traffic in each OMC can be used as the total downlink traffic, the average value of the uplink service rate in each OMC can be used as the total uplink service rate, the average value of the downlink service rate in each OMC can be used as the total downlink service rate, and the sum of the energy consumption of each OMC can be used as the total energy consumption of the first network.

[0209] It should be noted that when taking service rate values ​​to calculate rate factors, the idle rate or the average user rate when the physical resource block (PRB) utilization is between two thresholds, that is, within a certain range, can be used to avoid the impact of network congestion on user experience rate.

[0210] In this implementation, by using the experience rate factor as an effective output for evaluating network energy efficiency, the accuracy of energy efficiency evaluation can be improved.

[0211] Optionally, different terminal location distributions in the first network correspond to different preset uplink target rates, or services corresponding to different coverage scenarios in the first network correspond to different preset uplink target rates, or different service types in the first network correspond to different preset uplink target rates, or the first network corresponds to different preset uplink target rates at different periods, or the first network corresponds to different preset uplink target rates at different load levels;

[0212] Different terminal location distributions in the first network correspond to different preset downlink target rates, or services corresponding to different coverage scenarios in the first network correspond to different preset downlink target rates, or different service types in the first network correspond to different preset downlink target rates, or the first network corresponds to different preset downlink target rates at different periods, or the first network corresponds to different preset downlink target rates at different load levels.

[0213] That is, the preset target rate used to calculate the rate factor can be flexibly adjusted according to the requirements of the actual business scenario. Specifically, different target rates can be set for different terminal location distributions, such as for the terminal user location distribution according to the near, middle and far points. The near, middle and far points can be distinguished by the distance from the base station or by the RSRP size interval; different target rates can also be set for different coverage scenarios, such as colleges and universities, residential areas, office buildings, commercial centers, transportation hubs, high-speed railways, scenic spots, etc.; different target rates can also be set for different service types, such as voice services, video services, game services, etc.; different target rates can also be set for different periods of network development to reflect the requirements for service rates in different periods; and corresponding target rates can also be set for different load levels, such as according to the average PRB utilization rate of the network. In this way, it can be ensured that the service rate factor meets the requirements for service rates in actual scenarios, thereby ensuring the referenceability of network energy efficiency evaluation.

[0214] It should be noted that among the above three network energy efficiency evaluation schemes, the first scheme using coverage rate can be applied to national, certain operator, province, city or district-level energy efficiency evaluation, the second scheme using user experience MOS and the third scheme using service rate factor can be applied to energy efficiency calculation at the level of slice, data radio bearer (DRB), QoS, etc. These three schemes can also be used in combination according to the usage scenario or evaluation scope, that is, using a combination of two or three of coverage rate, user experience MOS and service rate factor, multiplied by the ratio of total traffic to total energy consumption, to correct the original network energy efficiency.

[0215] Optionally, after step 101, the method further includes:

[0216] Determine the target network management equipment according to the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated;

[0217] Sending an energy efficiency evaluation result to the target network management device, wherein the energy efficiency evaluation result is used to indicate network energy efficiency information;

[0218] Wherein, when the area to be evaluated includes a management area of ​​at least one network management device in each of the areas to be evaluated, determining the target network management device according to the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated includes:

[0219] Determine the first N network management devices with the highest network energy efficiency from low to high among the at least one network management device, or the network management devices with network energy efficiency lower than the first preset energy efficiency threshold, as the target network management devices, where N is a positive integer;

[0220] Alternatively, when the area to be evaluated includes at least one geographical area corresponding to the at least one network management device, determining the target network management device according to the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated includes:

[0221] Determine the first M geographical areas with network energy efficiency from low to high in the at least one geographical area, or the geographical areas with network energy efficiency lower than the second preset energy efficiency threshold, as the target geographical areas, where M is a positive integer;

[0222] Determining the network energy efficiency of each network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of each network management device in the target geographical area;

[0223] The first K network management devices with the highest network energy efficiency in the target geographical area, or the network management devices with network energy efficiency lower than the third preset energy efficiency threshold, are determined as target network management devices, where K is a positive integer.

[0224] In one implementation, the low energy efficiency area can also be determined based on the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated, and then the target OMC corresponding to the low energy efficiency area can be determined, and the energy efficiency evaluation result indicating its network energy efficiency information is sent to the target OMC with low energy efficiency, so as to inform the target OMC of the low network energy efficiency through the energy efficiency evaluation result. For example, the energy efficiency evaluation result may include a low energy efficiency mark (such as 1 for low energy efficiency and 0 for non-low energy efficiency), an energy efficiency value, energy efficiency ranking information of the area to be evaluated or the entire network, and the average energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated or all OMCs.

[0225] It should be noted that in some embodiments, the energy efficiency evaluation results may be sent not only to the low energy efficiency OMC, but also to all other OMCs corresponding to their network energy efficiency information, so that each OMC can know its own network energy efficiency.

[0226] The target OMC, i.e., the low-energy-efficiency OMC, can be determined in a corresponding manner according to the geographical scope of the area to be evaluated. When the area to be evaluated includes the management area of ​​each OMC in the at least one OMC, the OMC with lower energy efficiency can be determined according to the calculated network energy efficiency of each OMC. Specifically, the calculated network energy efficiency of each OMC can be sorted in order from high to low, and several OMCs ranked at the bottom can be determined as low-energy-efficiency OMCs, or the network energy efficiency of the at least one OMC can be compared with the first preset energy efficiency threshold, and the OMC whose network energy efficiency is lower than the first preset energy efficiency threshold can be determined as a low-energy-efficiency OMC. The first preset energy efficiency threshold can be set according to actual needs. When the network energy efficiency requirement is high, a higher first energy efficiency threshold can be set to define the low-energy-efficiency OMC.

[0227] When the area to be evaluated includes at least one geographical area corresponding to the at least one OMC, the level or range of the geographical area can be set according to the demand, for example, it can be a district-level, city-level or provincial-level geographical area. A geographical area includes one or more OMCs, and the geographical areas with lower energy efficiency can be determined according to the calculated network energy efficiency of each geographical area. Specifically, the network energy efficiency of each calculated geographical area can be sorted from high to low, and several geographical areas ranked at the bottom can be determined as low energy efficiency geographical areas, or the network energy efficiency in the at least one geographical area can be compared with a second preset energy efficiency threshold, and the geographical area with a network energy efficiency lower than the second preset energy efficiency threshold can be determined as a low energy efficiency geographical area. The second preset energy efficiency threshold can be set according to actual needs. When the network energy efficiency requirement is high, a higher second energy efficiency threshold can be set to define the low energy efficiency geographical area.

[0228] After determining the low energy efficiency geographical area, the network energy efficiency of each OMC in all low energy efficiency geographical areas can be further determined based on the energy efficiency related data of each OMC in all low energy efficiency geographical areas, and the OMC with lower energy efficiency in each low energy efficiency geographical area can be further determined. For example, the network energy efficiency of each OMC in all low energy efficiency geographical areas can be sorted from high to low, and several OMCs ranked at the bottom can be determined as low energy efficiency OMCs, or the network energy efficiency of each OMC in all low energy efficiency geographical areas can be compared with a third preset energy efficiency threshold, and the OMC whose network energy efficiency is lower than the third preset energy efficiency threshold can be determined as a low energy efficiency OMC. The third preset energy efficiency threshold can be set according to actual needs. When the network energy efficiency requirement is high, a higher third energy efficiency threshold can be set to define the low energy efficiency OMC.

[0229] In addition, in some implementations, after receiving the corresponding energy efficiency evaluation results, the low-energy-efficiency OMC can further determine the network energy efficiency of each base station in its management area. Specifically, based on the historical energy efficiency-related data of each base station in the management area that has been collected, the site-level energy efficiency of each base station can be calculated, and then the base stations with lower energy efficiency can be determined. Specifically, the network energy efficiency of each base station can be sorted from high to low, and several base stations ranked at the bottom can be determined as low-energy-efficiency base stations, or the network energy efficiency of each base station can be compared with a fourth preset energy efficiency threshold, and the base station whose network energy efficiency is lower than the fourth preset energy efficiency threshold can be determined as a low-energy-efficiency base station. The fourth preset energy efficiency threshold can be set according to actual needs. When the network energy efficiency requirement is high, a higher fourth energy efficiency threshold can be set to define low-energy-efficiency base stations.

[0230] After determining the low-energy-efficiency base station, the low-energy-efficiency OMC can analyze the root cause of low energy efficiency by combining the energy efficiency evaluation results and the network performance indicators of the low-energy-efficiency base station. For example, it can determine whether the energy-saving technology should be turned on but is not turned on based on the PRB utilization rate, the number of users connected to the Radio Resource Control (RRC), etc.; it can also determine whether the energy-saving threshold parameters can be optimized based on the base station key performance indicator (Key Performance Indicator, KPI) data; it can also determine whether the transmission power configuration can be optimized based on the RSRP of edge users, where the edge users can refer to users who are far away from the base station or users with low RSRP. Therefore, the low-energy-efficiency OMC can determine the corresponding energy efficiency optimization measures, such as energy-saving threshold adjustment, transmission power optimization, etc., in combination with the root cause of low energy efficiency, and can send the corresponding energy efficiency optimization configuration to the low-energy-efficiency base station to optimize the energy efficiency of the low-energy-efficiency base station accordingly. The low-energy-efficiency base station can optimize its network energy efficiency according to the received energy efficiency optimization configuration, such as transmitting signals according to the configured transmission power.

[0231] Through this implementation method, low-energy-efficiency areas can be accurately located, allowing operators to obtain network energy efficiency status efficiently and quickly. They can also analyze and investigate the causes of low energy efficiency and make timely energy efficiency optimization adjustments, which is beneficial to improving the overall network energy efficiency.

[0232] The network energy efficiency evaluation method of the embodiment of the present application determines the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated based on the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated; wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters. In this way, the embodiment of the present application uses an automated method to evaluate network energy efficiency, which can improve efficiency, and when evaluating network energy efficiency, it combines multi-dimensional data such as network traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters to comprehensively evaluate network energy efficiency, which can improve the scientificity and accuracy of network energy efficiency evaluation.

[0233] To make the embodiments of the present application clearer, Figure 2 and Figure 3 , a specific application example is used to illustrate the specific implementation of the embodiment of the present application:

[0234] like Figure 2 As shown, the energy efficiency evaluation platform sends an energy efficiency data request message to the network management platform OMC, including but not limited to: measurement period, energy efficiency data parameter list, wherein the energy efficiency data parameter list includes parameter names such as flow, average power, RSRP distribution, user experience MOS, uplink and downlink service rates, etc., parameter statistical methods such as average value, sum, maximum value, minimum value, parameter unit, statistical granularity, etc., which can be specifically shown in Table 1 below, wherein PDCP is Packet Data Convergence Protocol, RLC is Radio Link Control, and SDU is Service Data Unit.

[0235] Table 1 Energy efficiency data parameter list

[0236]

[0237] After receiving the request message, OMC sends an energy efficiency data request message to the base station. The base station energy efficiency measurement cycle can be smaller than the OMC measurement cycle. For example, if the energy efficiency evaluation platform requires OMC to report once a day, OMC can require the base station to report once every 15 minutes.

[0238] The base station reports energy efficiency data to the OMC at a prescribed measurement period, including measurement time, base station identification, region (city, district, county, etc.), base station location or name, and measured values ​​of the above energy efficiency parameters.

[0239] OMC can perform statistical processing based on the energy efficiency data and parameter statistics reported by the base station, and convert the site-level data into OMC-level data to reduce the amount of data transmitted between the OMC and the energy efficiency evaluation platform. Specifically, it calculates the total uplink and downlink traffic of all sites, the energy consumption of all sites (the average power of each module at each site in each measurement cycle multiplied by the measurement time and then summed, in kilowatt-hours kWh), the average coverage of all sites (the proportion of RSRP greater than a certain threshold), the average user experience MOS, the average uplink and downlink service rate, the overall energy efficiency of the OMC level, etc.; and then reports it to the energy efficiency evaluation platform together with the OMC identification, overall measurement time (the time period of statistical data), manufacturer, province and other information. The network architecture diagram for energy efficiency data collection can be as follows Figure 3 shown.

[0240] The energy efficiency evaluation platform can directly sort all OMCs based on their energy efficiency to identify low-efficiency OMCs; or calculate provincial-level traffic, energy consumption, average coverage, average user experience MOS, average uplink and downlink service rates, etc. based on the data reported by the OMCs and the provinces to which they belong, and then calculate the provincial-level energy efficiency; then sort the provincial-level energy efficiency, determine that the provinces with energy efficiency below a certain threshold are low-efficiency provinces, and display the energy efficiency evaluation results; in addition, the energy efficiency of OMCs in all low-efficiency provinces can be sorted, and the evaluation results can be fed back to the OMCs with energy efficiency below a certain threshold, such as low-efficiency identification 0 / 1, energy efficiency value, ranking, and the average energy efficiency of all provinces or OMCs.

[0241] After receiving the energy efficiency evaluation results, the low energy efficiency OMC calculates the energy efficiency of the managed base stations in the same measurement period, determines the low energy efficiency sites, and can determine the root cause of the low energy efficiency of the sites by combining the energy efficiency statistics and performance indicators. For example, the root cause analysis can be conducted from the following three aspects:

[0242] Determine whether energy-saving technology should be enabled based on PRB utilization and the number of RRC connected users;

[0243] Determine whether energy-saving threshold parameters can be optimized based on base station KPI data;

[0244] Determine whether the transmit power configuration can be optimized based on the RSRP of edge users;

[0245] Finally, OMC sends corresponding energy efficiency optimization measures to low-efficiency base stations, such as energy-saving threshold adjustment and transmission power optimization.

[0246] The embodiments of the present application add energy efficiency data collection and statistical modules to the network management platform, provincial intelligent power saving platform, operator-level power saving platform or operation and maintenance platform or energy efficiency monitoring platform, etc., and perform hierarchical statistical evaluation of energy efficiency based on energy efficiency data collection, so that operators can efficiently and quickly obtain the network energy efficiency status.

[0247] Among them, the northbound interface of the network management platform reports energy efficiency related data, including traffic, energy consumption, energy efficiency, coverage, user experience MOS, user experience rate, etc., and the granularity can be OMC or site level. When evaluating network energy efficiency, coverage and user experience are used as correction factors to supplement the effective output of energy efficiency, so that the evaluation results can more objectively reflect the actual energy efficiency of the network. When calculating the correction factor, it can be flexibly adjusted according to network coverage or performance requirements, including: 1) Different regional networks can set different RSRP thresholds; 2) Different service rate target values ​​are set for different service types; 3) Different target values ​​can also be set at different stages of network development, such as adjusting every six months; 4) Different target rates are set for uplink and downlink respectively; 5) Different target rates can be set for near, medium and far points respectively; 6) Different target rates can be set for different coverage scenarios. By calculating the ratio of the actual value to the target value, the user experience factor or rate factor is converted into a dimensionless value between 0 and 1, which has no effect on the unit of energy efficiency.

[0248] The embodiments of the present application can perform hierarchical statistical evaluation of energy efficiency based on energy efficiency data collection. Compared with existing manual statistical methods, it can obtain network energy efficiency more efficiently and quickly, locate low-efficiency areas, analyze the root causes of low energy efficiency and take optimization measures, thereby improving network energy efficiency. In terms of energy efficiency index definition, since wireless network traffic and network performance are both effective outputs of the network, it is necessary to comprehensively consider network energy efficiency from multiple dimensions in view of existing network applications and development needs, so as to objectively reflect the status of green networks. The embodiments of the present application incorporate factors such as coverage and user experience into energy efficiency indicators, so as to more objectively and comprehensively evaluate and measure the energy efficiency level of wireless networks and guide the green and high-quality development of wireless networks.

[0249] The network energy efficiency evaluation method in the embodiment of the present application determines the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated based on the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated; wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters. In this way, the embodiment of the present application uses an automated method to evaluate network energy efficiency, which can improve efficiency, and when evaluating network energy efficiency, it combines multi-dimensional data such as network traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters to comprehensively evaluate network energy efficiency, which can improve the scientificity and accuracy of network energy efficiency evaluation.

[0250] See also Figure 4 , Figure 4 is a flowchart of another network energy efficiency evaluation method provided in an embodiment of the present application, which is executed by a network management device, such as Figure 4 As shown, the following steps are included:

[0251] Step 401: Acquire energy efficiency related data of at least one base station corresponding to the network management device, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters.

[0252] Step 402: determine the energy efficiency-related data of the network management device based on the energy efficiency-related data of the at least one base station, wherein the energy efficiency-related data of the network management device include the total traffic, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of each of the base stations over a period of time, or include the total traffic, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device over a period of time.

[0253] The period of time may refer to a time period of actual measurement, such as a time period corresponding to a measurement time indicated by an energy efficiency evaluation platform or an OMC.

[0254] Step 403: Send the energy efficiency related data of the network management device to the energy efficiency evaluation platform.

[0255] Optionally, after step 402 and before step 403, the method further includes:

[0256] Calculating the network energy efficiency of the network management device according to the total traffic, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device over a period of time;

[0257] The energy efficiency related data of the network management device include total traffic, total energy consumption, network quality parameters and network energy efficiency of the network management device within a period of time.

[0258] Optionally, step 401 includes:

[0259] Receiving a first energy efficiency data request message sent by the energy efficiency evaluation platform, wherein the first energy efficiency data request message includes first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information, and the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information is used to instruct the network management device to measure energy efficiency related data according to the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0260] Sending a second energy efficiency data request message to the at least one base station respectively, wherein the second energy efficiency data request message includes second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information, and the second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information is used to instruct each of the base stations to measure energy efficiency related data according to the second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0261] The energy efficiency related data sent by each of the base stations is received to obtain the energy efficiency related data of at least one base station.

[0262] Optionally, after step 403, the method further includes:

[0263] An energy efficiency evaluation result sent by the energy efficiency evaluation platform is received, wherein the energy efficiency evaluation result is used to indicate network energy efficiency information.

[0264] Optionally, after receiving the energy efficiency evaluation result sent by the energy efficiency evaluation platform, the method further includes:

[0265] Determining the network energy efficiency of each of the base stations according to the energy efficiency related data of the at least one base station;

[0266] Determine the first L base stations with the highest network energy efficiency from low to high among the at least one base station, or base stations with network energy efficiency lower than a fourth preset energy efficiency threshold, as target base stations, where L is a positive integer;

[0267] According to the network performance indicator of the target base station, an energy efficiency optimization configuration is sent to the target base station.

[0268] It should be noted that this embodiment is as Figure 1 The implementation method of the network management device side corresponding to the embodiment shown in the figure can be found in Figure 1 To avoid repetition, the relevant introduction in the illustrated embodiment will not be repeated here.

[0269] The network energy efficiency evaluation method of the embodiment of the present application obtains energy efficiency related data of at least one base station corresponding to the network management device, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters; determines the energy efficiency related data of the network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of the at least one base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data of the network management device includes the total traffic, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of each of the base stations within a period of time, or includes the total traffic, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device within a period of time; and sends the energy efficiency related data of the network management device to the energy efficiency evaluation platform. In this way, the embodiment of the present application collects energy efficiency related data through the network management device, and evaluates the network energy efficiency in an automated manner, which can improve efficiency, and when evaluating the network energy efficiency, it combines multi-dimensional data such as network traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters to comprehensively evaluate the network energy efficiency, which can improve the scientificity and accuracy of the network energy efficiency evaluation.

[0270] See also Figure 5 , Figure 5 is a flow chart of another network energy efficiency evaluation method provided in an embodiment of the present application, which is executed by a base station, such as Figure 5 As shown, the following steps are included:

[0271] Step 501: Acquire energy efficiency related data of the base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters.

[0272] Step 502: Send energy efficiency related data of the base station to a network management device corresponding to the base station.

[0273] Optionally, step 501 includes:

[0274] Receiving a second energy efficiency data request message sent by the network management device, wherein the second energy efficiency data request message includes second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0275] According to the second energy efficiency-related parameter measurement information, energy efficiency-related data of the base station is measured.

[0276] Optionally, after step 502, the method further includes:

[0277] Receiving energy efficiency optimization configuration sent by the network management device;

[0278] According to the energy efficiency optimization configuration, the network energy efficiency of the base station is optimized and adjusted.

[0279] It should be noted that this embodiment is Figure 1 The implementation method of the base station side corresponding to the embodiment shown in the figure can be found in Figure 1 To avoid repetition, the relevant introduction in the illustrated embodiment will not be repeated here.

[0280] The network energy efficiency evaluation method of the embodiment of the present application obtains the energy efficiency related data of the base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters; and sends the energy efficiency related data of the base station to the network management device corresponding to the base station. In this way, the embodiment of the present application collects energy efficiency related data and evaluates network energy efficiency in an automated manner, which can improve efficiency, and when evaluating network energy efficiency, it comprehensively evaluates network energy efficiency by combining multi-dimensional data such as network traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters, which can improve the scientificity and accuracy of network energy efficiency evaluation.

[0281] The embodiment of the present application also provides a network energy efficiency evaluation device, which is arranged on an energy efficiency evaluation platform. Figure 6 , Figure 6 1 is a structural diagram of a network energy efficiency evaluation device provided in an embodiment of the present application. Since the principle of solving the problem by the network energy efficiency evaluation device is similar to that of the network energy efficiency evaluation method in the embodiment of the present application, the implementation of the network energy efficiency evaluation device can refer to the implementation of the method, and the repeated parts will not be repeated.

[0282] like Figure 6 As shown, the network energy efficiency evaluation device 600 includes:

[0283] A first determination module 601 is used to determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated;

[0284] The energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters.

[0285] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes at least one of coverage and user experience parameters.

[0286] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes coverage, and the coverage is represented by the number of users in the network whose RSRP is greater than a preset RSRP threshold, the proportion of measured values ​​or reported values, or is calculated by RSRP.

[0287] Optionally, the first determining module 601 includes:

[0288] A first calculation unit, configured to determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to a ratio of a total flow rate to a total energy consumption of a first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and an average coverage rate of the first network, wherein the total flow rate of the first network is the sum of flows of each subnet in the first network, and the average coverage rate is an average value of coverage rates of each subnet in the first network;

[0289] or,

[0290] A second calculation unit is used to determine the equivalent flow of each subnet in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated according to the flow of each subnet in the first network and the coverage rate of the corresponding subnet; determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the equivalent flow of each subnet in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network;

[0291] The traffic and coverage of each subnet in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network are determined according to the energy efficiency related data.

[0292] Optionally, different coverage areas in the first network correspond to different preset RSRP thresholds, or subnetworks corresponding to different coverage scenarios in the first network correspond to different preset RSRP thresholds, or the first network corresponds to different preset RSRP thresholds at different periods.

[0293] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes a user experience parameter, and the user experience parameter is represented by a mean subjective opinion score MOS;

[0294] The first determining module 601 includes:

[0295] a third calculation unit, configured to determine a ratio of a MOS mean of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated to a first preset score as a score corresponding to the MOS mean; and determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to a ratio of a total flow rate to a total energy consumption of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the score corresponding to the MOS mean, wherein the total flow rate of the first network is the sum of the service flows of each service type in the first network, and the MOS mean is the average value of the MOS of each service type in the first network;

[0296] or,

[0297] a fourth calculation unit, configured to determine a score corresponding to the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated according to a ratio of the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated to a second preset score of the corresponding service type; determine a service equivalent flow of each service type in the first network according to a score corresponding to the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and a service flow of the corresponding service type; determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to a sum of the service equivalent flows of each service type in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network;

[0298] The service flow and MOS of each service type in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network are determined according to the energy efficiency related data.

[0299] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes a user experience parameter, and the user experience parameter is represented by a service rate factor;

[0300] The first determining module 601 includes:

[0301] A first determining unit is used to determine an uplink rate factor of the first network according to an uplink service rate of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and a corresponding preset uplink target rate, and to determine a downlink rate factor of the first network according to a downlink service rate of the first network and a corresponding preset downlink target rate; or to map the uplink service rate of the first network into a numerical value and determine it as the uplink rate factor of the first network; or to map the downlink service rate of the first network into a numerical value and determine it as the downlink rate factor of the first network;

[0302] a fifth calculation unit, configured to determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the total traffic to the total energy consumption of the first network and the average rate factor of the first network, wherein the total traffic of the first network is the sum of the uplink traffic and the downlink traffic of the first network, and the average rate factor is the average of the uplink rate factor and the downlink rate factor, or the average rate factor is obtained by weighted summing the uplink and downlink service rates or the uplink and downlink service rate factors of the first network according to the uplink and downlink time slot ratio of the first network, and then mapping them into a numerical value;

[0303] or,

[0304] a sixth calculation unit, configured to determine the uplink equivalent flow of the first network according to the uplink flow of the first network and the uplink rate factor; determine the downlink equivalent flow of the first network according to the downlink flow of the first network and the downlink rate factor; and determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the uplink equivalent flow and the downlink equivalent flow of the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network;

[0305] Among them, the uplink traffic, downlink traffic, uplink service rate, downlink service rate and total energy consumption of the first network are determined according to the energy efficiency related data.

[0306] Optionally, different terminal location distributions in the first network correspond to different preset uplink target rates, or services corresponding to different coverage scenarios in the first network correspond to different preset uplink target rates, or different service types in the first network correspond to different preset uplink target rates, or the first network corresponds to different preset uplink target rates at different periods, or the first network corresponds to different preset uplink target rates at different load levels;

[0307] Different terminal location distributions in the first network correspond to different preset downlink target rates, or services corresponding to different coverage scenarios in the first network correspond to different preset downlink target rates, or different service types in the first network correspond to different preset downlink target rates, or the first network corresponds to different preset downlink target rates at different periods, or the first network corresponds to different preset downlink target rates at different load levels.

[0308] Optionally, the network energy efficiency evaluation device 600 further includes a first acquisition module, and the first acquisition module includes:

[0309] A first sending unit, configured to send a first energy efficiency data request message to at least one network management device in the area to be evaluated, respectively, wherein the first energy efficiency data request message includes first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information, and the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information is used to instruct each of the network management devices to measure energy efficiency related data according to the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0310] The first receiving unit is used to receive the energy efficiency related data sent by each of the network management devices, and obtain the energy efficiency related data of the at least one network management device.

[0311] Optionally, the first determining module 601 includes at least one of the following:

[0312] A second determining unit, configured to determine the network energy efficiency of each base station in the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency related data of each base station in the area to be evaluated, wherein the area to be evaluated includes the coverage area of ​​each base station;

[0313] A third determining unit, configured to determine the network energy efficiency of each network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of each network management device in the area to be evaluated, wherein the area to be evaluated includes the management area of ​​each network management device;

[0314] The seventh calculation unit is used to determine the energy efficiency-related data of at least one geographical area corresponding to the at least one network management device based on the energy efficiency-related data of the network management devices corresponding to the same geographical area in the at least one network management device; calculate the network energy efficiency of each of the geographical areas based on the energy efficiency-related data of each of the geographical areas; wherein the area to be evaluated includes the at least one geographical area.

[0315] Optionally, the network energy efficiency evaluation device 600 further includes:

[0316] A second determination module is used to determine a target network management device according to the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated;

[0317] A third sending module is used to send the energy efficiency evaluation result to the target network management device, wherein the energy efficiency evaluation result is used to indicate network energy efficiency information;

[0318] Wherein, when the area to be evaluated includes the management area of ​​at least one network management device in the area to be evaluated, the second determination module is used to determine the first N network management devices with the highest network energy efficiency from low to high among the at least one network management device, or the network management devices with network energy efficiency lower than the first preset energy efficiency threshold, as the target network management devices, where N is a positive integer;

[0319] Alternatively, when the area to be evaluated includes at least one geographical area corresponding to the at least one network management device, the second determining module includes:

[0320] a fourth determining unit, configured to determine the first M geographical areas with network energy efficiency from low to high in the at least one geographical area, or the geographical areas with network energy efficiency lower than the second preset energy efficiency threshold, as the target geographical areas, where M is a positive integer;

[0321] a fifth determining unit, configured to determine the network energy efficiency of each network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of each network management device in the target geographical area;

[0322] The sixth determination unit is used to determine the first K network management devices with network energy efficiency from low to high in the target geographical area, or the network management devices with network energy efficiency lower than a third preset energy efficiency threshold, as target network management devices, where K is a positive integer.

[0323] The network energy efficiency evaluation device 600 provided in the embodiment of the present application can execute Figure 1 The implementation principle and technical effect of the method embodiment shown are similar, and this embodiment will not be repeated here.

[0324] The network energy efficiency evaluation device 600 of the embodiment of the present application determines the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated based on the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated; wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters. In this way, the embodiment of the present application uses an automated method to evaluate network energy efficiency, which can improve efficiency, and when evaluating network energy efficiency, it combines multi-dimensional data such as network traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters to comprehensively evaluate network energy efficiency, which can improve the scientificity and accuracy of network energy efficiency evaluation.

[0325] The present application embodiment also provides another network energy efficiency evaluation device, which is arranged on a network management device. Figure 7 , Figure 7 1 is a structural diagram of a network energy efficiency evaluation device provided in an embodiment of the present application. Since the principle of solving the problem by the network energy efficiency evaluation device is similar to that of the network energy efficiency evaluation method in the embodiment of the present application, the implementation of the network energy efficiency evaluation device can refer to the implementation of the method, and the repeated parts will not be repeated.

[0326] like Figure 7 As shown, the network energy efficiency evaluation device 700 includes:

[0327] The second acquisition module 701 is used to acquire energy efficiency related data of at least one base station corresponding to the network management device, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters;

[0328] The processing module 702 is configured to determine the energy efficiency-related data of the network management device according to the energy efficiency-related data of the at least one base station, wherein the energy efficiency-related data of the network management device includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of each of the base stations within a period of time, or includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device within a period of time;

[0329] The first sending module 703 is used to send the energy efficiency related data of the network management device to the energy efficiency evaluation platform.

[0330] Optionally, the network energy efficiency evaluation device 700 further includes:

[0331] A calculation module, used to calculate the network energy efficiency of the network management device according to the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device over a period of time;

[0332] The energy efficiency related data of the network management device include total traffic, total energy consumption, network quality parameters and network energy efficiency of the network management device within a period of time.

[0333] Optionally, the second acquisition module 701 includes:

[0334] A second receiving unit is used to receive a first energy efficiency data request message sent by the energy efficiency evaluation platform, wherein the first energy efficiency data request message includes first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information, and the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information is used to instruct the network management device to measure energy efficiency related data according to the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0335] A second sending unit, configured to send a second energy efficiency data request message to the at least one base station respectively, wherein the second energy efficiency data request message includes second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information, and the second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information is used to instruct each of the base stations to measure energy efficiency related data according to the second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0336] The third receiving unit is used to receive the energy efficiency related data sent by each base station, and obtain the energy efficiency related data of at least one base station.

[0337] Optionally, the network energy efficiency evaluation device 700 further includes:

[0338] The first receiving module is used to receive the energy efficiency evaluation result sent by the energy efficiency evaluation platform, wherein the energy efficiency evaluation result is used to indicate network energy efficiency information.

[0339] Optionally, the network energy efficiency evaluation device 700 further includes:

[0340] A third determination module, configured to determine the network energy efficiency of each of the base stations according to the energy efficiency related data of the at least one base station;

[0341] A fourth determination module is used to determine the first L base stations with network energy efficiency from low to high among the at least one base station, or base stations with network energy efficiency lower than a fourth preset energy efficiency threshold, as target base stations, where L is a positive integer;

[0342] A configuration module is used to send energy efficiency optimization configuration to the target base station according to the network performance index of the target base station.

[0343] The network energy efficiency evaluation device 700 provided in the embodiment of the present application can execute Figure 4The implementation principle and technical effect of the method embodiment shown are similar, and this embodiment will not be repeated here.

[0344] The network energy efficiency evaluation device 700 of the embodiment of the present application obtains energy efficiency related data of at least one base station corresponding to the network management device, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters; determines the energy efficiency related data of the network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of the at least one base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data of the network management device includes the total traffic, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of each of the base stations within a period of time, or includes the total traffic, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device within a period of time; and sends the energy efficiency related data of the network management device to the energy efficiency evaluation platform. In this way, the embodiment of the present application collects energy efficiency related data through the network management device, and evaluates the network energy efficiency in an automated manner, which can improve efficiency, and when evaluating the network energy efficiency, it combines multi-dimensional data such as network traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters to comprehensively evaluate the network energy efficiency, which can improve the scientificity and accuracy of the network energy efficiency evaluation.

[0345] The present application embodiment also provides another network energy efficiency evaluation device, which is arranged in a base station. Figure 8 , Figure 8 1 is a structural diagram of a network energy efficiency evaluation device provided in an embodiment of the present application. Since the principle of solving the problem by the network energy efficiency evaluation device is similar to that of the network energy efficiency evaluation method in the embodiment of the present application, the implementation of the network energy efficiency evaluation device can refer to the implementation of the method, and the repeated parts will not be repeated.

[0346] like Figure 8 As shown, the network energy efficiency evaluation device 800 includes:

[0347] The third acquisition module 801 is used to acquire energy efficiency related data of the base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters;

[0348] The second sending module 802 is used to send the energy efficiency related data of the base station to the network management device corresponding to the base station.

[0349] Optionally, the third acquisition module 801 includes:

[0350] A fourth receiving unit, configured to receive a second energy efficiency data request message sent by the network management device, wherein the second energy efficiency data request message includes second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0351] A measuring unit is used to measure the energy efficiency related data of the base station according to the second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information.

[0352] Optionally, the network energy efficiency evaluation device 800 further includes:

[0353] A second receiving module, used to receive the energy efficiency optimization configuration sent by the network management device;

[0354] The adjustment module is used to optimize and adjust the network energy efficiency of the base station according to the energy efficiency optimization configuration.

[0355] The network energy efficiency evaluation device 800 provided in the embodiment of the present application can execute Figure 5 The implementation principle and technical effect of the method embodiment shown are similar, and this embodiment will not be repeated here.

[0356] The network energy efficiency evaluation device 800 of the embodiment of the present application obtains energy efficiency related data of the base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters; and sends the energy efficiency related data of the base station to the network management device corresponding to the base station. In this way, the embodiment of the present application collects energy efficiency related data and evaluates network energy efficiency in an automated manner, which can improve efficiency, and when evaluating network energy efficiency, it comprehensively evaluates network energy efficiency by combining multi-dimensional data such as network traffic, energy consumption and network quality parameters, which can improve the scientificity and accuracy of network energy efficiency evaluation.

[0357] The present application also provides an energy efficiency evaluation platform. Since the principle of solving the problem by the energy efficiency evaluation platform is similar to the network energy efficiency evaluation method in the present application, the implementation of the energy efficiency evaluation platform can refer to the implementation of the method, and the repeated parts will not be repeated. Fig. 9 As shown, the energy efficiency evaluation platform of the embodiment of the present application includes a transceiver 901 and a processor 902, wherein:

[0358] The processor 902 is further configured to determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated based on the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated; wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters.

[0359] The energy efficiency evaluation platform provided in the embodiment of the present application can execute Figure 1 The implementation principle and technical effect of the method embodiment shown are similar, and this embodiment will not be repeated here.

[0360] The present application also provides a network management device. Since the principle of the network management device to solve the problem is similar to the network energy efficiency evaluation method in the present application, the implementation of the network management device can refer to the implementation of the method, and the repeated parts will not be repeated. Fig.10 As shown, the network management device of the embodiment of the present application includes a transceiver 1001 and a processor 1002, wherein:

[0361] The processor 1002 is configured to obtain energy efficiency related data of at least one base station corresponding to the network management device, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters;

[0362] The processor 1002 is further configured to determine the energy efficiency-related data of the network management device according to the energy efficiency-related data of the at least one base station, wherein the energy efficiency-related data of the network management device includes the total traffic, total energy consumption, and network quality parameters of each of the base stations over a period of time, or includes the total traffic, total energy consumption, and network quality parameters of the network management device over a period of time;

[0363] The transceiver 1001 is used to send the energy efficiency related data of the network management device to the energy efficiency evaluation platform.

[0364] The network management device provided in the embodiment of the present application can execute Figure 4 The implementation principle and technical effect of the method embodiment shown are similar, and this embodiment will not be repeated here.

[0365] The present application also provides a base station. Since the principle of solving the problem by the base station is similar to the network energy efficiency evaluation method in the present application, the implementation of the base station can refer to the implementation of the method, and the repeated parts will not be repeated. Fig.11 As shown, the base station in the embodiment of the present application includes a transceiver 1101 and a processor 1102, wherein:

[0366] The processor 1102 is configured to obtain energy efficiency related data of the base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters;

[0367] The transceiver 1101 is used to send the energy efficiency related data of the base station to the network management device corresponding to the base station.

[0368] The base station provided in the embodiment of the present application can execute Figure 5 The implementation principle and technical effect of the method embodiment shown are similar, and this embodiment will not be repeated here.

[0369] The present application also provides a communication device. Since the principle of solving the problem by the communication device is similar to the network energy efficiency evaluation method in the present application, the implementation of the communication device can refer to the implementation of the method, and the repeated parts will not be repeated. Fig.12 As shown, the communication device of the embodiment of the present application includes: a processor 1200, a memory 1220 and a transceiver 1210;

[0370] In one implementation, the communication device is used as an energy efficiency evaluation platform, and the processor 1200 is configured to read the program in the memory 1220 and execute the following process:

[0371] Determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated based on the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated;

[0372] The energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters.

[0373] The transceiver 1210 is configured to receive and send data under the control of the processor 1200 .

[0374] Among them, Fig.12 In the embodiment, the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking together various circuits of one or more processors represented by processor 1200 and memory represented by memory 1220. The bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and are therefore not further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 1210 may be a plurality of components, namely, a transmitter and a transceiver, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices on a transmission medium. The processor 1200 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 1220 may store data used by the processor 1200 when performing operations.

[0375] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes at least one of coverage and user experience parameters.

[0376] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes coverage, and the coverage is represented by the number of users in the network whose RSRP is greater than a preset RSRP threshold, the proportion of measured values ​​or reported values, or is calculated by RSRP.

[0377] Optionally, the processor 1200 is further configured to read a program in the memory 1220 and execute the following steps:

[0378] Determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the total flow and the total energy consumption of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the average coverage rate of the first network, wherein the total flow of the first network is the sum of the flows of each subnet in the first network, and the average coverage rate is the average value of the coverage rates of each subnet in the first network;

[0379] or,

[0380] Determine the equivalent flow of each subnet in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated according to the flow of each subnet in the first network and the coverage rate of the corresponding subnet; determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the equivalent flow of each subnet in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network;

[0381] The traffic and coverage of each subnet in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network are determined according to the energy efficiency related data.

[0382] Optionally, different coverage areas in the first network correspond to different preset RSRP thresholds, or subnetworks corresponding to different coverage scenarios in the first network correspond to different preset RSRP thresholds, or the first network corresponds to different preset RSRP thresholds at different periods.

[0383] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes a user experience parameter, and the user experience parameter is represented by a mean subjective opinion score MOS;

[0384] The processor 1200 is further configured to read the program in the memory 1220 and execute the following steps:

[0385] The ratio of the MOS mean of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated to the first preset score is determined as the score corresponding to the MOS mean; the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated is determined according to the ratio of the total flow and the total energy consumption of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the score corresponding to the MOS mean, wherein the total flow of the first network is the sum of the service flows of each service type in the first network, and the MOS mean is the average value of the MOS of each service type in the first network;

[0386] or,

[0387] Determine the score corresponding to the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated to the second preset score of the corresponding service type; determine the service equivalent flow of each service type in the first network according to the score corresponding to the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the service flow of the corresponding service type; determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the service equivalent flow of each service type in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network;

[0388] The service flow and MOS of each service type in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network are determined according to the energy efficiency related data.

[0389] Optionally, the network quality parameter includes a user experience parameter, and the user experience parameter is represented by a service rate factor;

[0390] The processor 1200 is further configured to read the program in the memory 1220 and execute the following steps:

[0391] Determine the uplink rate factor of the first network according to the uplink service rate of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the corresponding preset uplink target rate, and determine the downlink rate factor of the first network according to the downlink service rate of the first network and the corresponding preset downlink target rate; or map the uplink service rate of the first network into a numerical value, and determine it as the uplink rate factor of the first network; or map the downlink service rate of the first network into a numerical value, and determine it as the downlink rate factor of the first network;

[0392] Determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the total traffic of the first network to the total energy consumption and the average rate factor of the first network, wherein the total traffic of the first network is the sum of the uplink traffic and the downlink traffic of the first network, and the average rate factor is the average of the uplink rate factor and the downlink rate factor, or the average rate factor is obtained by weighted summing the uplink and downlink service rates or the uplink and downlink service rate factors of the first network according to the uplink and downlink time slot ratio of the first network, and then mapping them into a numerical value;

[0393] or,

[0394] Determine the uplink equivalent flow of the first network according to the uplink flow of the first network and the uplink rate factor; determine the downlink equivalent flow of the first network according to the downlink flow of the first network and the downlink rate factor; determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the uplink equivalent flow and the downlink equivalent flow of the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network;

[0395] Among them, the uplink traffic, downlink traffic, uplink service rate, downlink service rate and total energy consumption of the first network are determined according to the energy efficiency related data.

[0396] Optionally, different terminal location distributions in the first network correspond to different preset uplink target rates, or services corresponding to different coverage scenarios in the first network correspond to different preset uplink target rates, or different service types in the first network correspond to different preset uplink target rates, or the first network corresponds to different preset uplink target rates at different periods, or the first network corresponds to different preset uplink target rates at different load levels;

[0397] Different terminal location distributions in the first network correspond to different preset downlink target rates, or services corresponding to different coverage scenarios in the first network correspond to different preset downlink target rates, or different service types in the first network correspond to different preset downlink target rates, or the first network corresponds to different preset downlink target rates at different periods, or the first network corresponds to different preset downlink target rates at different load levels.

[0398] Optionally, the processor 1200 is further configured to read a program in the memory 1220 and execute the following steps:

[0399] Sending a first energy efficiency data request message to at least one network management device in the area to be evaluated through the transceiver 1210, wherein the first energy efficiency data request message includes first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information, and the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information is used to instruct each of the network management devices to measure energy efficiency related data according to the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0400] The energy efficiency related data sent by each of the network management devices is received through the transceiver 1210 to obtain the energy efficiency related data of the at least one network management device.

[0401] Optionally, the processor 1200 is further configured to read a program in the memory 1220 and execute at least one of the following:

[0402] Determine the network energy efficiency of each base station in the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency related data of each base station in the area to be evaluated, wherein the area to be evaluated includes the coverage area of ​​each base station;

[0403] Determine the network energy efficiency of each network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of each network management device in the area to be evaluated, wherein the area to be evaluated includes the management area of ​​each network management device;

[0404] According to the energy efficiency related data of the network management devices corresponding to the same geographical area in the at least one network management device, determine the energy efficiency related data of at least one geographical area corresponding to the at least one network management device; according to the energy efficiency related data of each of the geographical areas, calculate the network energy efficiency of each of the geographical areas; wherein the area to be evaluated includes the at least one geographical area.

[0405] Optionally, the processor 1200 is further configured to read a program in the memory 1220 and execute the following steps:

[0406] Determine the target network management equipment according to the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated;

[0407] Sending the energy efficiency evaluation result to the target network management device through the transceiver 1210, wherein the energy efficiency evaluation result is used to indicate network energy efficiency information;

[0408] The processor 1200 is further configured to read the program in the memory 1220 and execute the following steps:

[0409] When the area to be evaluated includes the management area of ​​at least one network management device in the area to be evaluated, the first N network management devices with the highest network energy efficiency from low to high among the at least one network management device, or the network management devices with network energy efficiency lower than the first preset energy efficiency threshold, are determined as the target network management devices, where N is a positive integer;

[0410] or,

[0411] When the area to be evaluated includes at least one geographical area corresponding to the at least one network management device, the first M geographical areas with network energy efficiency from low to high in the at least one geographical area, or the geographical areas with network energy efficiency lower than the second preset energy efficiency threshold, are determined as target geographical areas, where M is a positive integer;

[0412] Determining the network energy efficiency of each network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of each network management device in the target geographical area;

[0413] The first K network management devices with the highest network energy efficiency in the target geographical area, or the network management devices with network energy efficiency lower than the third preset energy efficiency threshold, are determined as target network management devices, where K is a positive integer.

[0414] In another implementation, the communication device is used as a network management device, and the processor 1200 is used to read the program in the memory 1220 and execute the following steps:

[0415] Acquire energy efficiency related data of at least one base station corresponding to the network management device, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters;

[0416] Determining the energy efficiency related data of the network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of the at least one base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data of the network management device includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of each of the base stations within a period of time, or includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device within a period of time;

[0417] The energy efficiency related data of the network management device is sent to the energy efficiency evaluation platform through the transceiver 1210.

[0418] Optionally, the processor 1200 is further configured to read a program in the memory 1220 and execute the following steps:

[0419] Calculating the network energy efficiency of the network management device according to the total traffic, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device over a period of time;

[0420] The energy efficiency related data of the network management device include total traffic, total energy consumption, network quality parameters and network energy efficiency of the network management device within a period of time.

[0421] Optionally, the processor 1200 is further configured to read a program in the memory 1220 and execute the following steps:

[0422] Receiving, through the transceiver 1210, a first energy efficiency data request message sent by the energy efficiency evaluation platform, wherein the first energy efficiency data request message includes first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information, and the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information is used to instruct the network management device to measure energy efficiency related data according to the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0423] Sending a second energy efficiency data request message to the at least one base station respectively through the transceiver 1210, wherein the second energy efficiency data request message includes second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information, and the second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information is used to instruct each of the base stations to measure energy efficiency related data according to the second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0424] The energy efficiency related data sent by each base station is received by the transceiver 1210 to obtain the energy efficiency related data of at least one base station.

[0425] Optionally, the processor 1200 is further configured to read a program in the memory 1220 and execute the following steps:

[0426] The energy efficiency evaluation result sent by the energy efficiency evaluation platform is received through the transceiver 1210, wherein the energy efficiency evaluation result is used to indicate network energy efficiency information.

[0427] Optionally, the processor 1200 is further configured to read a program in the memory 1220 and execute the following steps:

[0428] Determining the network energy efficiency of each of the base stations according to the energy efficiency related data of the at least one base station;

[0429] Determine the first L base stations with the highest network energy efficiency from low to high among the at least one base station, or base stations with network energy efficiency lower than a fourth preset energy efficiency threshold, as target base stations, where L is a positive integer;

[0430] According to the network performance index of the target base station, the energy efficiency optimization configuration is sent to the target base station through the transceiver 1210.

[0431] In another implementation, the communication device is used as a base station, and the processor 1200 is used to read the program in the memory 1220 and perform the following steps:

[0432] Acquire energy efficiency related data of the base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters;

[0433] The energy efficiency related data of the base station is sent to the network management device corresponding to the base station through the transceiver 1210.

[0434] Optionally, the processor 1200 is further configured to read a program in the memory 1220 and execute the following steps:

[0435] Receiving, through the transceiver 1210, a second energy efficiency data request message sent by the network management device, wherein the second energy efficiency data request message includes second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information;

[0436] According to the second energy efficiency-related parameter measurement information, energy efficiency-related data of the base station is measured.

[0437] Optionally, after sending the energy efficiency-related data of the base station to a network management device corresponding to the base station, the method further includes:

[0438] Receiving the energy efficiency optimization configuration sent by the network management device through the transceiver 1210;

[0439] According to the energy efficiency optimization configuration, the network energy efficiency of the base station is optimized and adjusted.

[0440] The communication device provided in the embodiment of the present application can execute the above method embodiment, and its implementation principle and technical effect are similar, so this embodiment will not be repeated here.

[0441] In addition, the computer-readable storage medium of the embodiment of the present application is used to store a computer program, and the computer program can be executed by a processor to implement Figure 1 , Figure 4 or Figure 5 The various steps in the method embodiment are shown.

[0442] In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed methods and devices can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0443] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may be physically included separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The above-mentioned integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.

[0444] The above-mentioned integrated unit implemented in the form of a software functional unit can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The above-mentioned software functional unit is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions for a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform some steps of the sending and receiving methods described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), disk or optical disk and other media that can store program codes.

[0445] The above is a preferred embodiment of the present application. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principles described in the present application. These improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A network energy efficiency evaluation method, characterized in that: Executed by an energy efficiency evaluation platform, the method includes: Determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated based on the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated; The energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The network quality parameter includes at least one of coverage and user experience parameter.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The network quality parameter includes coverage, and the coverage is represented by the number of users in the network whose reference signal received power RSRP is greater than a preset RSRP threshold, the proportion of measured values ​​or reported values, or is calculated by RSRP.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated includes: Determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the total flow and the total energy consumption of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the average coverage rate of the first network, wherein the total flow of the first network is the sum of the flows of each subnet in the first network, and the average coverage rate is the average value of the coverage rates of each subnet in the first network; or, Determine the equivalent flow of each subnet in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated according to the flow of each subnet in the first network and the coverage rate of the corresponding subnet; determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the equivalent flow of each subnet in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network; The traffic and coverage of each subnet in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network are determined according to the energy efficiency related data.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that Different coverage areas in the first network correspond to different preset RSRP thresholds, or subnetworks corresponding to different coverage scenarios in the first network correspond to different preset RSRP thresholds, or the first network corresponds to different preset RSRP thresholds at different times.

6. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The network quality parameters include user experience parameters, and the user experience parameters are represented by mean subjective opinion scores (MOS); The determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated includes: The ratio of the MOS mean of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated to the first preset score is determined as the score corresponding to the MOS mean; the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated is determined according to the ratio of the total flow and the total energy consumption of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the score corresponding to the MOS mean, wherein the total flow of the first network is the sum of the service flows of each service type in the first network, and the MOS mean is the average value of the MOS of each service type in the first network; or, Determine the score corresponding to the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated to the second preset score of the corresponding service type; determine the service equivalent flow of each service type in the first network according to the score corresponding to the MOS of each service type in the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the service flow of the corresponding service type; determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the service equivalent flow of each service type in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network; The service flow and MOS of each service type in the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network are determined according to the energy efficiency related data.

7. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The network quality parameter includes a user experience parameter, and the user experience parameter is represented by a service rate factor; The determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated includes: Determine the uplink rate factor of the first network according to the uplink service rate of the first network corresponding to the area to be evaluated and the corresponding preset uplink target rate, and determine the downlink rate factor of the first network according to the downlink service rate of the first network and the corresponding preset downlink target rate; or map the uplink service rate of the first network into a numerical value, and determine it as the uplink rate factor of the first network; or map the downlink service rate of the first network into a numerical value, and determine it as the downlink rate factor of the first network; Determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the ratio of the total traffic of the first network to the total energy consumption and the average rate factor of the first network, wherein the total traffic of the first network is the sum of the uplink traffic and the downlink traffic of the first network, and the average rate factor is the average of the uplink rate factor and the downlink rate factor, or the average rate factor is obtained by weighted summing the uplink and downlink service rates or the uplink and downlink service rate factors of the first network according to the uplink and downlink time slot ratio of the first network, and then mapping them into a numerical value; or, Determine the uplink equivalent flow of the first network according to the uplink flow of the first network and the uplink rate factor; determine the downlink equivalent flow of the first network according to the downlink flow of the first network and the downlink rate factor; determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the sum of the uplink equivalent flow and the downlink equivalent flow of the first network and the total energy consumption of the first network; Among them, the uplink traffic, downlink traffic, uplink service rate, downlink service rate and total energy consumption of the first network are determined according to the energy efficiency related data.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that Different terminal location distributions in the first network correspond to different preset uplink target rates, or services corresponding to different coverage scenarios in the first network correspond to different preset uplink target rates, or different service types in the first network correspond to different preset uplink target rates, or the first network corresponds to different preset uplink target rates at different periods, or the first network corresponds to different preset uplink target rates at different load levels; Different terminal location distributions in the first network correspond to different preset downlink target rates, or services corresponding to different coverage scenarios in the first network correspond to different preset downlink target rates, or different service types in the first network correspond to different preset downlink target rates, or the first network corresponds to different preset downlink target rates at different periods, or the first network corresponds to different preset downlink target rates at different load levels.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Before determining the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated, the method further includes: Sending a first energy efficiency data request message to at least one network management device in the area to be evaluated respectively, wherein the first energy efficiency data request message includes first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information, and the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information is used to instruct each of the network management devices to measure energy efficiency related data according to the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information; The energy efficiency related data sent by each of the network management devices is received to obtain the energy efficiency related data of the at least one network management device.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The determining, according to the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated, the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated comprises at least one of the following: Determine the network energy efficiency of each base station in the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency related data of each base station in the area to be evaluated, wherein the area to be evaluated includes the coverage area of ​​each base station; Determine the network energy efficiency of each network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of each network management device in the area to be evaluated, wherein the area to be evaluated includes the management area of ​​each network management device; According to the energy efficiency related data of the network management devices corresponding to the same geographical area in the at least one network management device, determine the energy efficiency related data of at least one geographical area corresponding to the at least one network management device; according to the energy efficiency related data of each of the geographical areas, calculate the network energy efficiency of each of the geographical areas; wherein the area to be evaluated includes the at least one geographical area.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that The method further comprises: Determine the target network management equipment according to the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated; Sending an energy efficiency evaluation result to the target network management device, wherein the energy efficiency evaluation result is used to indicate network energy efficiency information; Wherein, when the area to be evaluated includes a management area of ​​at least one network management device in the area to be evaluated, determining the target network management device according to the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated includes: Determine the first N network management devices with the highest network energy efficiency from low to high among the at least one network management device, or the network management devices with network energy efficiency lower than the first preset energy efficiency threshold, as the target network management devices, where N is a positive integer; Alternatively, when the area to be evaluated includes at least one geographical area corresponding to the at least one network management device, determining the target network management device according to the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated includes: Determine the first M geographical areas with network energy efficiency from low to high in the at least one geographical area, or the geographical areas with network energy efficiency lower than the second preset energy efficiency threshold, as the target geographical areas, where M is a positive integer; Determining the network energy efficiency of each network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of each network management device in the target geographical area; The first K network management devices with the highest network energy efficiency in the target geographical area, or the network management devices with network energy efficiency lower than the third preset energy efficiency threshold, are determined as target network management devices, where K is a positive integer.

12. A network energy efficiency evaluation method, characterized in that: Executed by a network management device, the method includes: Acquire energy efficiency related data of at least one base station corresponding to the network management device, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters; Determining the energy efficiency related data of the network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of the at least one base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data of the network management device includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of each of the base stations within a period of time, or includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device within a period of time; Sending energy efficiency related data of the network management device to the energy efficiency evaluation platform.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that After determining the energy efficiency related data of the network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of the at least one base station, and before sending the energy efficiency related data of the network management device to the energy efficiency evaluation platform, the method further includes: Calculating the network energy efficiency of the network management device according to the total traffic, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device over a period of time; The energy efficiency related data of the network management device include total traffic, total energy consumption, network quality parameters and network energy efficiency of the network management device within a period of time.

14. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The obtaining of energy efficiency related data of at least one base station corresponding to the network management device includes: Receiving a first energy efficiency data request message sent by the energy efficiency evaluation platform, wherein the first energy efficiency data request message includes first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information, and the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information is used to instruct the network management device to measure energy efficiency related data according to the first energy efficiency related parameter measurement information; Sending a second energy efficiency data request message to the at least one base station respectively, wherein the second energy efficiency data request message includes second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information, and the second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information is used to instruct each of the base stations to measure energy efficiency related data according to the second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information; The energy efficiency related data sent by each of the base stations is received to obtain the energy efficiency related data of at least one base station.

15. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that After sending the energy efficiency related data of the network management device to the energy efficiency evaluation platform, the method further includes: An energy efficiency evaluation result sent by the energy efficiency evaluation platform is received, wherein the energy efficiency evaluation result is used to indicate network energy efficiency information.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that After receiving the energy efficiency evaluation result sent by the energy efficiency evaluation platform, the method further includes: Determining the network energy efficiency of each of the base stations according to the energy efficiency related data of the at least one base station; Determine the first L base stations with the highest network energy efficiency from low to high among the at least one base station, or base stations with network energy efficiency lower than a fourth preset energy efficiency threshold, as target base stations, where L is a positive integer; According to the network performance indicator of the target base station, an energy efficiency optimization configuration is sent to the target base station.

17. A network energy efficiency evaluation method, characterized in that: Executed by a base station, the method includes: Acquire energy efficiency related data of the base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters; Sending energy efficiency related data of the base station to a network management device corresponding to the base station.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The acquiring the energy efficiency related data of the base station includes: Receiving a second energy efficiency data request message sent by the network management device, wherein the second energy efficiency data request message includes second energy efficiency related parameter measurement information; According to the second energy efficiency-related parameter measurement information, energy efficiency-related data of the base station is measured.

19. The method according to claim 17 or 18, characterized in that After sending the energy efficiency related data of the base station to the network management device corresponding to the base station, the method further includes: Receiving energy efficiency optimization configuration sent by the network management device; According to the energy efficiency optimization configuration, the network energy efficiency of the base station is optimized and adjusted.

20. A network energy efficiency evaluation device, characterized in that: Set on the energy efficiency evaluation platform, the network energy efficiency evaluation device includes: A first determination module, configured to determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated based on energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated; The energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters.

21. A network energy efficiency evaluation device, characterized in that: Set in a network management device, the network energy efficiency evaluation device includes: A second acquisition module is used to acquire energy efficiency related data of at least one base station corresponding to the network management device, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters; A processing module, configured to determine the energy efficiency-related data of the network management device according to the energy efficiency-related data of the at least one base station, wherein the energy efficiency-related data of the network management device includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of each of the base stations over a period of time, or includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device over a period of time; The first sending module is used to send the energy efficiency related data of the network management device to the energy efficiency evaluation platform.

22. A network energy efficiency evaluation device, characterized in that: Set in a base station, the network energy efficiency evaluation device includes: A third acquisition module is used to acquire energy efficiency related data of the base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters; The second sending module is used to send the energy efficiency related data of the base station to the network management device corresponding to the base station.

23. An energy efficiency evaluation platform, characterized in that: comprising a transceiver and a processor, wherein: The processor is used to determine the network energy efficiency of the area to be evaluated according to the energy efficiency related data of the area to be evaluated; The energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters.

24. A network management device, characterized in that: comprising a transceiver and a processor, wherein: The processor is used to obtain energy efficiency related data of at least one base station corresponding to the network management device, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters; The processor is further configured to determine the energy efficiency related data of the network management device according to the energy efficiency related data of the at least one base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data of the network management device includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of each of the base stations within a period of time, or includes the total flow, total energy consumption and network quality parameters of the network management device within a period of time; The transceiver is used to send the energy efficiency related data of the network management device to the energy efficiency evaluation platform.

25. A base station, characterized in that: comprising a transceiver and a processor, wherein: The processor is used to obtain energy efficiency related data of the base station, wherein the energy efficiency related data at least includes flow, energy consumption and network quality parameters; The transceiver is used to send energy efficiency related data of the base station to the network management equipment corresponding to the base station.

26. A communication device comprising: A transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor; characterized in that the processor is used to read the program in the memory to implement the steps in the network energy efficiency evaluation method as described in any one of claims 1 to 11; or to implement the steps in the network energy efficiency evaluation method as described in any one of claims 12 to 16; or to implement the steps in the network energy efficiency evaluation method as described in any one of claims 17 to 19.

27. A computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps in the network energy efficiency evaluation method as described in any one of claims 1 to 11; or implements the steps in the network energy efficiency evaluation method as described in any one of claims 12 to 16; or implements the steps in the network energy efficiency evaluation method as described in any one of claims 17 to 19.

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