Shared broadcast

• US 10,070,272 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2016
• Issued: 09/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Malladi, Durga Prasad, Wang, Jun, Wei, Yongbin, Patel, Shimman, Damnjanovic, Aleksandar, Griot, Miguel, Zhang, Xiaoxia
• Primary Examiner(s): Daya, Tejis
• Application Number:
  US15/073,417
• Publication Number:
  US 20160337817A1
• Time in Patent Office: 901 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 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• 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 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services

Abstract

A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for delivering content to end user via shared broadcast are provided. The apparatus may be a UE that determines to acquire a MBMS service. The UE tunes to a frequency provided by a first MNO to which the UE is not a subscriber in order to receive the MBMS service via a carrier shared by the first MNO and at least one other MNO. The UE receives the MBMS service on the frequency via the carrier shared by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO. The shared carrier may have a common SFN timing with respect to the first MNO and the at least one other MNO. The shared carrier may include a shared MBMS SDL carrier. The shared carrier may include a standalone shared carrier for receiving the MBMS service and control information associated with the MBMS service.

Claims

1. A method of wireless communication of a user equipment (UE), comprising:

determining to acquire a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service;

tuning to a frequency provided by a first mobile network operator (MNO) in order to receive the MBMS service via a carrier shared by the first MNO and at least one other MNO, wherein the UE is not a subscriber to the first MNO;

receiving the MBMS service on the frequency via the carrier shared by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO, wherein the shared carrier comprises a standalone shared carrier for receiving the MBMS service and control information associated with the MBMS service; and

receiving a frame timing and a system information block (SIB) via the standalone shared carrier without having previously received a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a second synchronization signal (SSS) via the standalone shared carrier.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the shared carrier further comprises a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) implemented by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO.

3. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

receiving a request for a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service from a user equipment (UE), wherein the UE is not a subscriber to a first mobile network operator (MNO);

provisioning the MBMS service on a frequency provided by the first MNO via a carrier shared by the first MNO and at least one other MNO, wherein the shared carrier comprises a standalone shared carrier for receiving the MBMS service and control information associated with the MBMS service;

providing control information for acquiring the MBMS service, wherein providing the control information comprises transmitting a frame timing and a system information block (SIB) via the standalone shared carrier without having previously transmitted a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a second synchronization signal (SSS) via the standalone shared carrier; and

providing the MBMS service on the frequency via the carrier shared by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the shared carrier further comprises a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) implemented by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO.

5. An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus being a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

determine to acquire a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service;

tune to a frequency provided by a first mobile network operator (MNO) in order to receive the MBMS service via a carrier shared by the first MNO and at least one other MNO, wherein the UE is not a subscriber to the first MNO;

receive the MBMS service on the frequency via the carrier shared by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO, wherein the shared carrier comprises a standalone shared carrier for receiving the MBMS service and control information associated with the MBMS service; and

receive a frame timing and a system information block (SIB) via the standalone shared carrier without having previously received a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a second synchronization signal (SSS) via the standalone shared carrier.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the shared carrier further comprises a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) implemented by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO.

7. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

receive a request for a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service from a user equipment (UE), wherein the UE is not a subscriber to a first mobile network operator (MNO);

provision the MBMS service on a frequency provided by the first MNO via a carrier shared by the first MNO and at least one other MNO, wherein the shared carrier comprises a standalone shared carrier for receiving the MBMS service and control information associated with the MBMS service;

provide control information for acquiring the MBMS service, wherein, to provide the control information, the at least one processor is configured to transmit a frame timing and a system information block (SIB) via the standalone shared carrier without having previously transmitted a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a second synchronization signal (SSS) via the standalone shared carrier; and

provide the MBMS service on the frequency via the carrier shared by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the shared carrier further comprises a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) implemented by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO.