APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL INFORMATION FOR CONTINUOUS MBMS SERVICE

• US 20140112236A1
• Filed: 04/30/2012
• Published: 04/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pantech Co. Ltd. (Pantech Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Pantech Co. Ltd. (Pantech Incorporated)
• Inventors: Jung, Myung Cheul, Kwon, Ki Bum, Ahn, Jae Hyun
• Application Number:
  US14/114,579
• Publication Number:
  US 20140112236A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/312
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0007 for multicast or broadcast services, e.g. MBMS multicast or broadcast application services H04W4/06; resource management for broadcast services H04W72/30; connection management for selective distribution or broadcast H04W76/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0064 of control information between different access points
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00692 using simultaneous multiple data streams, e.g. cooperative multipoint [CoMP], carrier aggregation [CA] or multiple input multiple output [MIMO] allocation of physical resources in CoMP or in CA H04L5/0035
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/08 Reselecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/302 due to low signal strength
• 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 76/40 for selective distribution or broadcast

Abstract

The present specification discloses an apparatus and a method for transmitting control information for a continuous MBMS service. The present specification discloses a terminal comprising: a terminal processor for generating a measurement report related to source and target cells, reconfiguring RRC connections on the basis of an RRC connection reconfiguration message, and generating an RRC reconfiguration completion message comprising a flag indicating whether or not the MBMS service has been received and/or active MBMS service information indicating the type of MBMS service; a terminal transmission part for transmitting the measurement report to the source base station and the RRC connection reconfiguration completion message to the target base station; and a terminal reception part for receiving the RRC connection reconfiguration message from the source base station.

Claims

1. A user equipment (UE), which transmits control information for continuity of a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) service, as a terminal performing handover from a source base station (BS) (or a source eNB) to a target BS (or a target eNB), the UE comprising:

a UE reception unit configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message from the source BS;

a UE processor configured to reconfigure an RRC connection of the UE on the basis of the RRC connection reconfiguration message, and generate an RRC connection reconfiguration complete message including at least one of a flag indicating whether an MBMS service is received and active MBMS service information indicating a type of the MBMS service; and

a UE transmission unit configured to transmit the RRC connection reconfiguration complete message to the target BS.

2. The UE of claim 1, wherein the UE reception unit receives an MBMS point-to-multipoint radio bearer (MRB) initiation message indicating that the MBMS service is provided through an MRB as a radio bearer for an MBMS, from the target BS.

3. The UE of claim 1, wherein the UE reception unit receives an MBMS information request message for requesting the flag or the active MBMS service information from the target BS,

the UE processors generates an MBMS information response message including the flag or the active MBMS service information, as a response with respect to the MBMS information request message, and

the UE transmission unit transmits the MBMS information response message to the target BS.

4. The UE of claim 3, wherein a type of the MBMS service is identified by a temporary mobile group identity (TMGI) with respect to the MBMS service.

5. A method for transmitting control information for continuity of a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) service by a user equipment (UE), which performs handover from a source base station (BS) to a target BS, the method comprising:

generating a measurement report regarding a source cell and a target cell;

transmitting the measurement report to the source BS;

receiving a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message from the source BS;

reconfiguring an RRC connection on the basis of the RRC connection reconfiguration message;

generating an RRC connection reconfiguration complete message including at least one of a flag indicating whether an MBMS service is received and active MBMS service information indicating a type of the MBMS service; and

transmitting the RRC connection reconfiguration complete message to the target BS.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving an MBMS point-to-multipoint radio bearer (MRB) initiation message indicating that the MBMS service is provided through an MRB as a radio bearer for an MBMS, from the target BS.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving an MBMS information request message for requesting the flag or the active MBMS service information from the target BS;

generating an MBMS information response message including the flag or the active MBMS service information, as a response with respect to the MBMS information request message; and

transmitting the MBMS information response message to the target BS.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein a type of the MBMS service is identified by a temporary mobile group identity (TMGI) with respect to the MBMS service.

9. A target base station (BS) to provide continuity of a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) service with respect to user equipment (UE), the target BS comprising:

a target processor configured to generate an MBMS information request message for requesting at least one of information regarding whether the UE receives an MBMS service, information regarding a type of the MBMS service, and information regarding a cell in which the MBMS service is transmitted, from the UE, and to generate an MBMS point-to-multipoint radio bearer (MRB) initiation message indicating that the MBMS service is provided to the UE through an MRB as a bearer for an MBMS;

a target transmission unit configured to transmit the MBMS information request message or the MRB initiation message to the UE; and

a target reception unit configured to receive an MBMS information response message including at least one of information regarding whether the UE receives an MBMS service, information regarding a type of the MBMS service, and information regarding a cell in which the MBMS service is transmitted, from the UE, as a response with respect to the MBMS information request message.

10. The target BS of claim 9, wherein the target reception unit receives, from a source BS, a handover request message for requesting handover of the UE from the source BS to the target BS,

the target processor performs admission control of the handover, and

the target transmission unit transmits a handover request acceptance message indicating that the handover is accepted.

11. The target BS of claim 9, wherein the target reception unit receives a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message indicating that the UE has completed reconfiguration of an RRC connection and including at least one of information regarding whether the UE receives the MBMS service and information regarding a type of the MBMS service, from the UE.

12. The target BS of claim 9, wherein a type of the MBMS service is identified by a temporary mobile group identity (TMGI) with respect to the MBMS service.

13. A method for providing continuity of a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) service by a target base station (BS) with respect to a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

transmitting, to the UE, an MBMS information request message for requesting at least one of information regarding whether the UE receives an MBMS service, information regarding a type of the MBMS service, and information regarding a cell in which the MBMS service is transmitted from the UE;

receiving an MBMS information response message including at least one of information regarding whether the UE receives an MBMS service, information regarding a type of the MBMS service, and information regarding a cell in which the MBMS service is transmitted, from the UE, as a response with respect to the MBMS information request message; and

transmitting an MBMS point-to-multipoint radio bearer (MRB) initiation message indicating that the MBMS service is provided to the UE through an MRB as a bearer for an MBMS.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a handover request message requesting handover of the UE from a source BS to the target BS;

performing admission control of the handover; and

transmitting a handover request acceptance message indicating that the handover is accepted to the source BS.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message indicating that the UE has completed reconfiguration of an RRC connection and including at least one of information regarding whether the UE receives the MBMS service and information regarding a type of the MBMS service, from the UE.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein a type of the MBMS service is identified by a temporary mobile group identity (TMGI) with respect to the MBMS service.