Method and apparatus for configuring MBMS MDT for multiple MBSFN areas in wireless communication system

• US 10,015,641 B2
• Filed: 03/10/2015
• Issued: 07/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Sangwon, Lee, Youngdae
• Primary Examiner(s): Javaid, Jamal
• Application Number:
  US15/121,912
• Publication Number:
  US 20170019772A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,211 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/40 for selective distribution or broadcast

Abstract

A method and apparatus for configuring multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) minimization of drive test (MDT) in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a representative multicast control channel (MCCH) indicator from a network, and receives a MBMS-MDT configuration on a representative MCCH, which is indicated by the representative MCCH indicator, among multiple MCCHs from the network. Thereafter, the UE performs MBMS-MDT based on the received MBMS-MDT configuration.

Claims

1. A method for configuring, by a user equipment (UE), multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) minimization of drive test (MDT) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a representative multicast control channel (MCCH) indicator, which indicates a first MCCH among multiple MCCHs, from a network via a system information block type 13;

receiving a MBMS-MDT configuration by reading the first MCCH based on the representative MCCH indicator;

performing MBMS-MDT based on the received MBMS-MDT configuration, upon receiving an interested MBMS service from a multicast broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) area corresponding to a second MCCH among the multiple MCCHs;

receiving a MBMS-MDT configuration change notification which indicates the MBMS-MDT configuration is changed;

receiving a new MBMS-MDT configuration by reading the first MCCH; and

performing MBMS-MDT reconfiguration according to the new MBMS-MDT configuration.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the MBMS-MDT configuration is received at a next modification period following a modification period at which the MBMS-MDT configuration change notification is received.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the MBMS-MDT configuration change notification is indicated by an indicator on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the indicator on the PDCCH is 1-bit.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the MBMS-MDT configuration is received upon entering a multicast broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) area.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the MBMS-MDT configuration is received upon receiving a MBSFN area configuration message and a MBMS counting request message from the network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the MBMS-MDT configuration includes at least one of a logging duration, a logging interval, a MBMS measurement duration, a MBMS measurement interval, or a MBSFN area identity list.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the MBMS-MDT comprises performing MBMS measurements, logging measurement results and reporting logged results.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the MBMS measurements includes at least one of a MBSFN reference signal received power (RSRP) per MBSFN area, a MBSFN reference signal received quality (RSRQ) per MBSFN area, multicast channel (MCH) block error rate (BLER) per modulation and coding scheme (MCS), per MCH, and per MBSFN area, or amount of received radio link control (RLC) service data units (SDUs) for a certain period of time.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the MBMS-MDT comprises performing MBMS-MDT reconfiguration.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein performing the MBMS-MDT reconfiguration comprises at least one of discarding logged measurement configuration as well as logged measurement information, storing information included in an MBMS-MDT configuration, or starting timer related to logging duration.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the multiple MCCHs correspond to multiple MBSFN areas respectively.

13. A user equipment (UE) configured to configure multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) minimization of drive test (MDT) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit or received a radio signal; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver, and configured to;

receive a representative multicast control channel (MCCH) indicator, which indicates a first MCCH among multiple MCCHs, from a network via a system information block type 13;

receive a MBMS-MDT configuration by reading the first MCCH based on the representative MCCH indicator;

perform MBMS-MDT based on the received MBMS-MDT configuration, upon receiving an interested MBMS service from a multicast broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) area corresponding to a second MCCH among the multiple MCCHs;

receive a MBMS-MDT configuration change notification which indicates the MBMS-MDT configuration is changed;

receive a new MBMS-MDT configuration by reading the first MCCH; and

perform MBMS-MDT reconfiguration according to the new MBMS-MDT configuration.