NETWORK SIGNALING FOR POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT SERVICE OVER SINGLE FREQUENCY NETWORK MODE

• US 20080311926A1
• Filed: 06/13/2008
• Published: 12/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Fischer, Patrick, Karmanenko, Sergey, Redkov, Victor
• Granted Patent: US 8,401,575 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/452.1
• 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

Abstract

The present invention relates to communicating between a network and a mobile terminal in a wireless communication system. The invention includes receiving a message from the network for announcing a service. The message includes an attribute for identifying whether the service is to be received according to a specific mode. The specific mode is a mode wherein information is communicated on a frequency having no associated uplink service. The attribute is included in the message according to a session description protocol describing the service.

Claims

1. A method for communicating between a network and a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a message from the network for announcing a service,

wherein the message includes an attribute for identifying whether the service is to be received according to a specific mode,

wherein the specific mode is a mode wherein information is communicated on a frequency having no associated uplink service, and

wherein the attribute is included in the message according to a session description protocol describing the service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the specific mode is a single frequency network mode.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising facilitating reception of the service according to the specific mode if the attribute identifies that the service is to be received according to the specific mode.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining not to facilitate reception of the service according to the specific mode if the attribute identifies that the service is to be received according to a mode different from the specific mode.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising facilitating reception according to the mode different from the specific mode if the attribute identifies that the service is to be received according to the mode different from the specific mode.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising facilitating reception of the service according to the specific mode if the attribute identifies that the service is not to be received according to a mode different from the specific mode.

7. A method for communicating between a network and a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

transmitting a message to a mobile terminal for announcing a service,

wherein the message includes an attribute for identifying whether the service is to be received by the mobile terminal according to a specific mode,

wherein the specific mode is a mode wherein information is communicated on a frequency having no associated uplink service, and

wherein the attribute is included in the message according to a session description protocol describing the service.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the specific mode is a single frequency network mode.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the mobile terminal facilitates reception of the service according to the specific mode if the attribute identifies that the service is to be received according to the specific mode.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the mobile terminal determines not to facilitate reception of the service according to the specific mode if the attribute identifies that the service is to be received according to a mode different from the specific mode.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the mobile terminal facilitates reception according to the mode different from the specific mode if the attribute identifies that the service is to be received according to the mode different from the specific mode.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the mobile terminal facilitates reception of the service according to the specific mode if the attribute identifies that the service is not to be received according to a mode different from the specific mode.

13. A mobile terminal for communicating with a network in a wireless communication system, the mobile terminal comprising:

a receiver for receiving a message from the network for announcing a service,

wherein the message includes an attribute for identifying whether the service is to be received according to a specific mode,

wherein the specific mode is a mode wherein information is communicated on a frequency having no associated uplink service, and

wherein the attribute is included in the message according to a session description protocol describing the service.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the specific mode is a single frequency network mode.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 13, further comprising a processor for facilitating reception of the service according to the specific mode if the attribute identifies that the service is to be received according to the specific mode.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 13, further comprising a processor for determining not to facilitate reception of the service according to the specific mode if the attribute identifies that the service is to be received according to a mode different from the specific mode.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, further comprising a processor for facilitating reception according to the mode different from the specific mode if the attribute identifies that the service is to be received according to the mode different from the specific mode.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 13, further comprising a processor for facilitating reception of the service according to the specific mode if the attribute identifies that the service is not to be received according to a mode different from the specific mode.

19. A network for communicating with a mobile terminal in a wireless communication system, the network comprising:

a transmitter for transmitting a message to a mobile terminal for announcing a service,

wherein the message includes an attribute for identifying whether the service is to be received by the mobile terminal according to a specific mode,

wherein the specific mode is a mode wherein information is communicated on a frequency having no associated uplink service, and

wherein the attribute is included in the message according to a session description protocol describing the service.

20. The network of claim 19, wherein the specific mode is a single frequency network mode.