Cell detection method, apparatus and system for

Cell detection method, apparatus and system. A method of detecting cell comprising: a cell base station transmits the paging message to be detected, the paging message is used for detecting the state of the cell, the paging message comprises a detection indicator for indicating the user equipment to be detected in the cell of the said cell to be detected to initiate an access procedure; if the base station detects the access procedure to a user equipment in a cell to be detected above initiated to determine that the non-sleep cell to be detected. Above technical solution can be more accurately detect whether a cell is a sleeping cell.