Radio resource control
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- controlling radio resources in a radio system comprising a network element and at least one user terminal supporting multimedia broadcast multicast service, transmitting multimedia broadcast multicast service control information elements from the network element to the user terminal for controlling a multimedia broadcast multicast service session, detecting, by the network element, a requirement for more capacity for the multimedia broadcast multicast service session in the radio system;
including, by the network element, a multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description in a multimedia broadcast multicast service control information element to be transmitted to the user terminal, including, by the network element, an assignment to a given multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer depending on the detected requirement for more capacity in the multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description; and
controlling a multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission between the network element and the user terminal on the assigned multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer based on the multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description included in the multimedia broadcast multicast service control information element.
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Abstract
There is provided a radio system including a network element and at least one user terminal supporting MBMS (multimedia broadcast multicast service), the network element being configured to transmit MBMS control information elements from the network element to the user terminal for controlling an MBMS session. The network element comprises: a detection unit for detecting a requirement for more capacity for an MBMS session in the radio system; a processing unit for including an MBMS bearer description in an MBMS control information element to be transmitted to the user terminal, the MBMS bearer description including an assignment to a given MBMS bearer depending on the detected requirement for more capacity; and a transmission unit for performing an MBMS transmission between the network element and the user terminal on the assigned MBMS bearer on the basis of the MBMS bearer description included in the MBMS control information element.
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27 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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controlling radio resources in a radio system comprising a network element and at least one user terminal supporting multimedia broadcast multicast service, transmitting multimedia broadcast multicast service control information elements from the network element to the user terminal for controlling a multimedia broadcast multicast service session, detecting, by the network element, a requirement for more capacity for the multimedia broadcast multicast service session in the radio system;
including, by the network element, a multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description in a multimedia broadcast multicast service control information element to be transmitted to the user terminal, including, by the network element, an assignment to a given multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer depending on the detected requirement for more capacity in the multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description; and
controlling a multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission between the network element and the user terminal on the assigned multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer based on the multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description included in the multimedia broadcast multicast service control information element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A radio system, comprising:
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a network element; and
at least one user terminal supporting multimedia broadcast multicast service, wherein the network element is configured to transmit multimedia broadcast multicast service control information elements from the network element to the user terminal to control a multimedia broadcast multicast service session, wherein the network element comprises a detection unit configured to detect a requirement for more capacity for the multimedia broadcast multicast service session in the radio system, a processing unit configured to include a multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description in a multimedia broadcast multicast service control information element to be transmitted to the user terminal, and to include an assignment to a given multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer depending on the detected requirement for more capacity in the multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description, and a transmission unit for performing a multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission between the network element and the user terminal on the assigned multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer based on the multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description included in the multimedia broadcast multicast service control information element. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A network element of a radio system supporting multimedia broadcast multicast service, wherein the network element comprises:
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a detection unit configured to detect a requirement for more capacity for a multimedia broadcast multicast service session in the radio system;
a processing unit configured to include a multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description in a multimedia broadcast multicast service control information element to be transmitted to the user terminal, the multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description including an assignment to a given multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer depending on the detected requirement for more capacity; and
a transmission unit configured to perform a multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission to the user terminal on the assigned multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer based on the multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description included in the multimedia broadcast multicast service control information element, wherein the network element is configured to transmit multimedia broadcast multicast service control information elements from the network element to the user terminal for controlling the multimedia broadcast multicast service session. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A user terminal of a radio system supporting multimedia broadcast multicast service, the user terminal comprising:
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a processing unit configured to control functions of the user terminal; and
a receiver configured to receive multimedia broadcast multicast service control information elements from a network element of the radio system for controlling a multimedia broadcast multicast service session, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description in the multimedia broadcast multicast service control information element received from the network element, wherein the multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description includes an assignment to a given multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer depending on the requirement for more capacity detected by the network element;
wherein the processing unit is configured to switch to the assigned multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer based on the multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description included in the multimedia broadcast multicast service control information element; and
wherein the receiver is additionally configured to receive a multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission from the network element on the assigned multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process, the process comprising:
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controlling radio resources in a radio system comprising a network element and at least one user terminal supporting multimedia broadcast multicast service, and wherein multimedia broadcast multicast service control information elements are transmitted from the network element to the user terminal for controlling a multimedia broadcast multicast service session;
detecting a requirement for more capacity for the multimedia broadcast multicast service session in the radio system;
including a multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description in a multimedia broadcast multicast service control information element to be transmitted to the user terminal, including an assignment to a given multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer depending on the detected requirement for more capacity in the multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description; and
controlling a multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission between the network element and the user terminal on the assigned multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer based on the multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description included in the multimedia broadcast multicast service control information element. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A computer program distribution medium readable by a computer and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process, the process comprising:
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controlling radio resources in a radio system comprising a network element and at least one user terminal supporting multimedia broadcast multicast service, wherein multimedia broadcast multicast service control information elements are transmitted from the network element to the user terminal to control a multimedia broadcast multicast service session;
detecting a requirement for more capacity for the multimedia broadcast multicast service session in the radio system;
including a multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description in a multimedia broadcast multicast service control information element to be transmitted to the user terminal;
including an assignment to a given multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer depending on the detected requirement for more capacity in the multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description; and
controlling a multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission between the network element and the user terminal on the assigned multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer based on the multimedia broadcast multicast service bearer description included in the multimedia broadcast multicast service control information element. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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