METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING RECEPTION RATIO OF STREAMING SERVICE BY TERMINAL IN A MOBILE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, AND SYSTEM THEREOF

• US 20080045185A1
• Filed: 08/17/2007
• Published: 02/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hwang, Sung-Oh, Lee, Kook-Heui, Jung, Bo-Sun, Lee, Jong-Hyo
• Granted Patent: US 8,463,241 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/12 Arrangements for observation, testing or troubleshooting
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/40 Arrangements for broadcast specially adapted for accumulation-type receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/66 for using the result on distributors' side
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0829 Packet loss
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0876 Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/106 using time related information in packets, e.g. by adding timestamps
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/16 Threshold monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23805 Controlling the feeding rate to the network, e.g. by controlling the video pump
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44209 Monitoring of downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. bandwidth variations of a wireless network arrangements for maintenance or administration in data switching networks involving bandwidth and capacity management H04L41/0896
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6332 directed to client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6373 for rate control , e.g. request to the server to modify its transmission rate flow control in packet networks H04L47/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6377 directed to server one-way streaming services wherein the source is controlled by the destination H04L65/613
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64315 DVB-H
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6437 Real-time Transport Protocol [RTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/658 Transmission by the client directed to the server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38

Abstract

A system for reporting a reception ratio of a broadcast service in a broadcasting system. A network entity sends a reception ratio report indication message indicating at least one measurement type of a reception ratio for a broadcast streaming service. A terminal receives the reception ratio report indication message, and sends a reception ratio report message including the reception ratio indicative of a ratio of an expectedTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets that the terminal expects to receive for a reception ratio measurement interval according to a measurement type indicated by the reception ratio report indication message, to a receivedTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets that the terminal has received for the reception ratio measurement interval.

Claims

1. A system for reporting a reception ratio of a broadcast service in a broadcasting system, the system comprising:

a network entity for sending a reception ratio report indication message indicating at least one measurement type of a reception ratio for a broadcast streaming service; and

a terminal for receiving the reception ratio report indication message, and sending a reception ratio report message including the reception ratio indicative of a ratio of an expectedTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets that the terminal expects to receive for a reception ratio measurement interval according to a measurement type indicated by the reception ratio report indication message, to a receivedTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets that the terminal has received for the reception ratio measurement interval.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein if the measurement type is a session measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed over an entire session of the broadcast streaming service, a SessionMeasurement element indicating the session measurement is included in the reception ratio report indication message.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein if the measurement type is a fixed duration measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed for a fixed duration, a FixedDurationMeasurement element indicating the fixed duration measurement, a startRTPTimestamp attribute indicating a start time of the fixed duration, and an endRTPTimestamp attribute indicating an end time of the fixed duration are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein if the measurement type is an interval measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed at predetermined interval, an IntervalMeasurement element indicating the interval measurement and an attribute indicating the interval are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein if the measurement type is a threshold measurement type such that measurement of such reception ratio is performed when a loss ratio indicative of a ratio of an expectedTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets that the terminal expects to receive, to a lostTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets lost for the measurement interval is greater than a threshold, a ThresholdMeasurement element indicating the threshold measurement, and an attribute indicating the threshold are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein if the measurement type is an event triggered measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed when a predetermined event occurs, an EventTriggeredMeasurement element indicating the event triggered measurement, and an attribute indicating a trigger value for triggering the event are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the reception ratio report message includes at least one of a globalService IDentifier (ID) attribute for identifying the broadcast streaming service that underwent the reception ratio measurement, a DeviceID element indicating an identifier of the terminal, an attribute for defining a type of the DeviceID element, a SessionID element for identifying a session over which the measurement is performed, a globalContentID element for identifying content that underwent the reception ratio measurement, a reporttype attribute indicating a measurement type of the reception ratio, a measurementStart Real Time Transport Protocol (RTP)Timestamp attribute indicating a start time of the reception ratio measurement, and a measurementEndRTPTimestamp attribute indicating an end time of the reception ratio measurement.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the reception ratio report message further includes at least one of an expectedTotalPackets indicating a total number of expected packets, a receivedTotalPackets indicating a total number of received packets, a lostTotalPackets attribute indicating a total number of packets either that the terminal has failed to receive, or that the terminal has received but the received packets have undergone error, a serviceArea attribute indicating an area where the reception ratio measurement is performed, and a cellID attribute indicating a cell where the reception ratio measurement is performed.

9. A terminal apparatus for reporting a reception ratio of a broadcast service in a broadcasting system, the terminal apparatus comprising:

a receiver for receiving a reception ratio report indication message indicating at least one measurement type of a reception ratio for a broadcast streaming service;

a controller for measuring a reception ratio indicative of a ratio of an expectedTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets that the terminal expects to receive for a reception ratio measurement interval according to a reception ratio measurement type indicated by the reception ratio report indication message, to a receivedTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets that the terminal has received for the reception ratio measurement interval; and

a transmitter for sending the reception ratio report message including the measured reception ratio.

10. The terminal apparatus of claim 9, wherein if the measurement type is a session measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed over an entire session of the broadcast streaming service, a SessionMeasurement element indicating the session measurement is included in the reception ratio report indication message.

11. The terminal apparatus of claim 10, wherein the controller measures a reception ratio over an entire session of the broadcast streaming service.

12. The terminal apparatus of claim 9, wherein if the measurement type is a fixed duration measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed for a fixed duration, a FixedDurationMeasurement element indicating the fixed duration measurement, a start Real Time Transport Protocol (RTP)Timestamp attribute indicating a start time of the fixed duration, and an endRTPTimestamp attribute indicating an end time of the fixed duration are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

13. The terminal apparatus of claim 12, wherein the controller measures a reception ratio for the broadcast streaming service for a duration between the startRTPTimestamp and the endRTPTimestamp.

14. The terminal apparatus of claim 9, wherein if the measurement type is an interval measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed at an interval, an IntervalMeasurement element indicating the interval measurement and an attribute indicating the interval are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

15. The terminal apparatus of claim 14, wherein the controller measures a reception ratio for the broadcast streaming service at the interval.

16. The terminal apparatus of claim 9, wherein if the measurement type is a threshold measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed when a loss ratio indicative of a ratio of an expectedTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets that the terminal expects to receive, to a lostTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets lost for the measurement interval is greater than a threshold, a ThresholdMeasurement element indicating the threshold measurement, and an attribute indicating the threshold are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

17. The terminal apparatus of claim 16, wherein the controller measures a reception ratio for the broadcast streaming service each time the loss ratio is greater than the threshold.

18. The terminal apparatus of claim 9, wherein if the measurement type is an event triggered measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed when an event occurs, an EventTriggeredMeasurement element indicating the event triggered measurement, and an attribute indicating a trigger value for triggering the event are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

19. The terminal apparatus of claim 18, wherein the controller measures a reception ratio for the broadcast streaming service when the event occurs.

20. The terminal apparatus of claim 9, wherein the reception ratio report message includes at least one of a globalService IDentifier (ID) attribute for identifying the broadcast streaming service that underwent the reception ratio measurement, a DeviceID element indicating an identifier of the terminal, an attribute for defining a type of the DeviceID element, a SessionID element for identifying a session over which the measurement is performed, a globalContentID element for identifying content that underwent the reception ratio measurement, a reportType attribute indicating a measurement type of the reception ratio, a measurementStart Real Time Transport Protocol (RTP)Timestamp attribute indicating a start time of the reception ratio measurement, and a measurementEndRTPTimestamp attribute indicating an end time of the reception ratio measurement.

21. The terminal apparatus of claim 20, wherein the reception ratio report message further includes at least one of an expectedTotalPackets indicating a total number of expected packets, a receivedTotalPackets indicating a total number of received packets, a lostTotalPackets attribute indicating a total number of packets either that the terminal has failed to receive, or that the terminal has received but the received packets have undergone error, a serviceArea attribute indicating an area where the reception ratio measurement is performed, and a cellID attribute indicating a cell where the reception ratio measurement is performed.

22. A method for reporting a reception ratio of a broadcast service by a terminal in a broadcasting system, the method comprising:

receiving a reception ratio report indication message indicating at least one measurement type of a reception ratio for a broadcast streaming service;

measuring a reception ratio indicative of a ratio of an expectedTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets that the terminal expects to receive for a reception ratio measurement interval according to a reception ratio measurement type indicated by the reception ratio report indication message, to a receivedTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets that the terminal has received for the reception ratio measurement interval; and

sending the reception ratio report message including the measured reception ratio.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein if the measurement type is a session measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed over an entire session of the broadcast streaming service, a SessionMeasurement element indicating the session measurement is included in the reception ratio report indication message.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the measuring of a reception ratio comprises:

measuring a reception ratio over an entire session of the broadcast streaming service.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein if the measurement type is a fixed duration measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed for a fixed duration, a FixedDurationMeasurement element indicating the fixed duration measurement, a start Real Time Transport Protocol (RTP)Timestamp attribute indicating a start time of the fixed duration, and an endRTPTimestamp attribute indicating an end time of the fixed duration are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the measuring of a reception ratio comprises:

measuring a reception ratio for the broadcast streaming service for a duration between the startRTPTimestamp and the endRTPTimestamp.

27. The method of claim 22, wherein if the measurement type is an interval measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed at an interval, an IntervalMeasurement element indicating the interval measurement and an attribute indicating the interval are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the measuring of a reception ratio comprises:

measuring a reception ratio for the broadcast streaming service at the interval.

29. The method of claim 22, wherein if the measurement type is a threshold measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed when a loss ratio indicative of a ratio of an expectedTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets that the terminal expects to receive, to a lostTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets lost for the measurement interval is greater than a threshold, a ThresholdMeasurement element indicating the threshold measurement, and an attribute indicating the threshold are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the measuring of a reception ratio comprises:

measuring a reception ratio for the broadcast streaming service each time the loss ratio is greater than the threshold.

31. The method of claim 22, wherein if the measurement type is an event triggered measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed when an event occurs, an EventTriggeredMeasurement element indicating the event triggered measurement, and an attribute indicating a trigger value for triggering the event are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the measuring of a reception ratio comprises:

measuring a reception ratio for the broadcast streaming service when the event occurs.

33. The method of claim 22, wherein the reception ratio report message includes at least one of a globalService IDentifier (ID) attribute for identifying the broadcast streaming service that underwent the reception ratio measurement, a DeviceID element indicating an identifier of the terminal, an attribute for defining a type of the DeviceID element, a SessionID element for identifying a session over which the measurement is performed, a globalContentID element for identifying content that underwent the reception ratio measurement, a reporttype attribute indicating a measurement type of the reception ratio, a measurementStart Real Time Transport Protocol (RTP)Timestamp attribute indicating a start time of the reception ratio measurement, and a measurementEndRTPTimestamp attribute indicating an end time of the reception ratio measurement.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the reception ratio report message further includes at least one of an expectedTotalPackets indicating a total number of expected packets, a receivedTotalPackets indicating a total number of received packets, a lostTotalPackets attribute indicating a total number of packets either that the terminal has failed to receive, or that the terminal has received but the received packets have undergone error, a serviceArea attribute indicating an area where the reception ratio measurement is performed, and a cellID attribute indicating a cell where the reception ratio measurement is performed.

35. A method for receiving a report on a broadcast service reception ratio from a terminal by a network entity, the method comprising:

determining at least one measurement type of a reception ratio for a broadcast streaming service;

sending to the terminal a reception ratio report indication message indicating the determined measurement type; and

receiving from the terminal a reception ratio report message including the reception ratio indicative of a ratio of an expectedtotalPackets indicating a total number of packets that the terminal expects to receive for a reception ratio measurement interval according to the measurement type, to a receivedTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets that the terminal has received for the reception ratio measurement interval.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein if the measurement type is a session measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed over an entire session of the broadcast streaming service, a SessionMeasurement element indicating the session measurement is included in the reception ratio report indication message.

37. The method of claim 35, wherein if the measurement type is a fixed duration measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed for a fixed duration, a FixedDurationMeasurement element indicating the fixed duration measurement, a start Real Time Transport Protocol (RTP)Timestamp attribute indicating a start time of the fixed duration, and an endRTPTimestamp attribute indicating an end time of the fixed duration are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

38. The method of claim 35, wherein if the measurement type is an interval measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed at an interval, an IntervalMeasurement element indicating the interval measurement and an attribute indicating the interval are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

39. The method of claim 35, wherein if the measurement type is a threshold measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed when a loss ratio indicative of a ratio of an expectedTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets that the terminal expects to receive, to a lostTotalPackets indicating a total number of packets lost for the measurement interval is greater than a threshold, a ThresholdMeasurement element indicating the threshold measurement, and an attribute indicating the threshold are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

40. The method of claim 35, wherein if the measurement type is an event triggered measurement type such that measurement of the reception ratio is performed when an event occurs, an EventTriggeredMeasurement element indicating the event triggered measurement, and an attribute indicating a trigger value for triggering the event are included in the reception ratio report indication message.

41. The method of claim 35, wherein the reception ratio report message includes at least one of a globalService IDentifier (ID) attribute for identifying the broadcast streaming service that underwent the reception ratio measurement, a DeviceID element indicating an identifier of the terminal, an attribute for defining a type of the DeviceID element, a SessionID element for identifying a session over which the measurement is performed, a globalContentID element for identifying content that underwent the reception ratio measurement, a reportType attribute indicating a measurement type of the reception ratio, a measurementStart Real Time Transport Protocol (RTP)Timestamp attribute indicating a start time of the reception ratio measurement, and a measurementEndRTPTimestamp attribute indicating an end time of the reception ratio measurement.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the reception ratio report message further includes at least one of an expectedTotalPackets indicating a total number of expected packets, a receivedTotalPackets indicating a total number of received packets, a lostTotalPackets attribute indicating a total number of packets either that the terminal has failed to receive, or that the terminal has received but the received packets have undergone error, a serviceArea attribute indicating an area where the reception ratio measurement is performed, and a cellID attribute indicating a cell where the reception ratio measurement is performed.