Evolved multimedia broadcast/multicast service base station, user equipment and methods thereof

• US 8,472,364 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2007
• Issued: 06/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Hu, Zhongji, Wang, Yonggang, Chen, Yu, Xing, Pingping
• Primary Examiner(s): BLANTON, JOHN D
• Application Number:
  US12/438,827
• Publication Number:
  US 20100080159A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,136 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/312
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/40 for selective distribution or broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The present invention provides a user equipment (UE), comprising: first receiving means for receiving on a first carrier information for determining a second carrier and a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) notification; second receiving means for receiving Radio Bearer (RB) configuration information and MBMS scheduling information on the second carrier determined from the information; and control means for generating an MBMS scheduling template based on the received RB configuration information and MBMS scheduling information, wherein, the second receiving means receives MBMS data based on the MBMS scheduling template.

Claims

1. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a first receiver that is operative to receive, on a non-MBMS carrier frequency, information for determining a MBMS dedicated carrier frequency and a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) notification;

a second receiver that is operative to receive Radio Bearer (RB) configuration information and MBMS scheduling information on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency which is determined from the information for determining the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency; and

a controller that is operative to generate an MBMS scheduling template based on the received RB configuration information and MBMS scheduling information,

wherein, the second receiver is operative to receive MBMS data based on the MBMS scheduling template.

2. The UE according to claim 1, wherein, if a paging with respect to a non-MBMS service toward the UE is received when the second receiver is receiving the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency, the controller performs prioritization on the non-MBMS service and the MBMS service;

if it is determined that the non-MBMS service is of a higher priority, the controller initiates the non-MBMS service on the non-MBMS carrier frequency via the first receiver; and

the second receiver continues to receive the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency when the non-MBMS service is completed.

3. The UE according to claim 2, wherein, if it is determined that the MBMS service is of a higher priority, the second receiver continues to receive the MBMS data.

4. The UE according to claim 1, wherein, if an instruction of initiating a non-MBMS service is received when the second receiver is receiving the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency, the controller performs prioritization on the non-MBMS service and the MBMS service;

if it is determined that the non-MBMS service is of a higher priority, the controller initiates the non-MBMS service on the non-MBMS carrier frequency by via the first receiver; and

the second receiver continues to receive the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency when the non-MBMS service is completed.

5. The UE according to claim 4, wherein, if it is determined that the MBMS service is of a higher priority, the second receiver continues to receive the MBMS data.

6. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a receiver for receiving, on a non-MBMS carrier frequency, information for determining a MBMS dedicated carrier frequency and a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) notification and for receiving, on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency, Radio Bearer (RB) configuration information and MBMS scheduling information; and

a controller that is operative to generate an MBMS scheduling template based on the received RB configuration information and MBMS scheduling information,

wherein, the receiver receives MBMS data only on the second carrier based on the MBMS scheduling template.

7. A method of receiving data for a User Equipment (UE), comprising:

Receiving, on a non-MBMS carrier frequency, information for determining a MBMS dedicated carrier frequency and a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) notification;

receiving Radio Bearer (RB) configuration information and MBMS scheduling information on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency determined from the information for determining the second carrier, to generate an MBMS scheduling template; and

receiving MBMS data only on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency based on the MBMS scheduling template.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

receiving an MBMS announcement on the non-MBMS carrier frequency; and

joining an interested MBMS group on the non-MBMS carrier frequency.

9. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

when receiving an MBMS count request on the non-MBMS carrier frequency, returning an MBMS count response.

10. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

in a case of receiving a paging with respect to a non-MBMS service toward the UE in receiving the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency, performing prioritization on the non-MBMS service and the MBMS service;

initiating the non-MBMS service on the non-MBMS carrier frequency if it is determined that the non-MBMS service is of a higher priority; and

continuing to receive the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency when the non-MBMS service is completed.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

continuing to receive the MBMS data if it is determined that the MBMS service is of a higher priority.

12. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

in a case of receiving an instruction of initiating a non-MBMS service in receiving the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency, performing prioritization on the non-MBMS service and the MBMS service;

initiating the non-MBMS service on the non-MBMS carrier frequency if it is determined that the non-MBMS service is of a higher priority; and

continuing to receive the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency when the non-MBMS service is completed.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

continuing to receive the MBMS data if it is determined that the MBMS service is of a higher priority.

14. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a first receiver for receiving, on a non-MBMS carrier frequency, information for determining a MBMS dedicated carrier frequency;

a second receiver for receiving a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) notification, Radio Bearer (RB) configuration information and MBMS scheduling information on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency; and

a controller for generating an MBMS scheduling template based on the received RB configuration information and MBMS scheduling information,

wherein, the second receiver receives MBMS data based on the MBMS scheduling template.

15. The UE according to claim 14, wherein, if a paging with respect to a non-MBMS service toward the UE is received when the second receiver is receiving the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency, the controller performs prioritization on the non-MBMS service and the MBMS service;

if it is determined that the non-MBMS service is of a higher priority, the controller initiates the non-MBMS service on the non-MBMS carrier frequency via the first receiver; and

the second receiver continues to receive the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency when the non-MBMS service is completed.

16. The UE according to claim 15, wherein, if it is determined that the MBMS service is of a higher priority, the second receiver continues to receive the MBMS data.

17. The UE according to claim 14, wherein, if an instruction of initiating a non-MBMS service is received when the second receiver is receiving the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency, the control means performs prioritization on the non-MBMS service and the MBMS service;

if it is determined that the non-MBMS service is of a higher priority, the controller initiates the non-MBMS service on the non-MBMS carrier frequency by via the first receiver; and

the second receiver continues to receive the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency when the non-MBMS service is completed.

18. The UE according to claim 17, wherein, if it is determined that the MBMS service is of a higher priority, the second receiver continues to receive the MBMS data.

19. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a receiver that is operative to receive, on a on-MBMS carrier frequency, information for determining a MBMS dedicated carrier frequency and for receiving, on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency, a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) notification, Radio Bearer (RB) configuration information and MBMS scheduling information; and

a controller that is operative to generate an MBMS scheduling template based on the received RB configuration information and MBMS scheduling information,

wherein, the receiver receives MBMS data only on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency based on the MBMS scheduling template.

20. A method of receiving data for a User Equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving on a non-MBMS carrier frequency, information for determining a MBMS dedicated carrier frequency;

receiving a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) notification, Radio Bearer (RB) configuration information and MBMS scheduling information on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency determined from the information for determining the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency, to generate an MBMS scheduling template; and

receiving MBMS data only on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency based on the MBMS scheduling template.

21. The method according to claim 20, further comprising:

receiving an MBMS announcement on the non-MBMS carrier frequency; and

joining an interested MBMS group on the non-MBMS carrier frequency.

22. The method according to claim 20, further comprising:

when receiving an MBMS count request on the non-MBMS carrier frequency, returning an MBMS count response.

23. The method according to claim 20, further comprising:

in a case of receiving a paging with respect to a non-MBMS service toward the UE in receiving the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency, performing prioritization on the non-MBMS service and the MBMS service;

initiating the non-MBMS service on the non-MBMS carrier frequency if it is determined that the non-MBMS service is of a higher priority; and

continuing to receive the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency when the non-MBMS service is completed.

24. The method according to claim 23, further comprising:

continuing to receive the MBMS data if it is determined that the MBMS service is of a higher priority.

25. The method according to claim 23, further comprising:

in a case of receiving an instruction of initiating a non-MBMS service in receiving the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency, performing prioritization on the non-MBMS service and the MBMS service;

initiating the non-MBMS service on the non-MBMS carrier frequency if it is determined that the non-MBMS service is of a higher priority; and

continuing to receive the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency when the non-MBMS service is completed.

26. The method according to claim 25, further comprising:

continuing to receive the MBMS data if it is determined that the MBMS service is of a higher priority.

27. A base station, comprising:

a first transmitter that is operative to transmit on a non-MBMS carrier frequency information for determining a MBMS dedicated carrier frequency and a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) notification; and

a second transmitter that is operative to transmit an MBMS notification, Radio Bearer (RB) configuration information and MBMS scheduling information on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency,

wherein, the second transmitter transmits MBMS data based on the RB configuration information and the MBMS scheduling information.

28. The base station according to claim 27, wherein, if a call toward a user equipment (UE) which is receiving the MBMS data is made when the second transmitter is transmitting the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency, only the first transmitter transmits a paging toward the UE on the non-MBMS carrier frequency.

29. The base station according to claim 27, wherein, if a call toward a user equipment (UE) which is receiving the MBMS data is made when the second transmitter is transmitting the MBMS data on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency, the first transmitter and the second transmitter transmit a paging toward the UE on the non-MBMS carrier frequency and the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency respectively.

30. A base station, comprising:

for a transmitter that is operative to transmit, on a non-MBMS carrier frequency, information for determining a MBMS dedicated carrier frequency and a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) notification, and operative to transmit an MBMS notification, Radio Bearer (RB) configuration information and MBMS scheduling information on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency,

wherein, the transmitter transmits MBMS data only on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency based on the RB configuration information and the MBMS scheduling information.

31. A method of transmitting data for a base station, comprising:

Transmitting, on a non-MBMS carrier frequency, information for determining a MBMS dedicated carrier frequency and a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) notification;

transmitting an MBMS notification, Radio Bearer (RB) configuration information and MBMS scheduling information on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency; and

transmitting MBMS data based on the RB configuration information and the MBMS scheduling information only on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency.

32. The method according to claim 31, further comprising:

transmitting an MBMS announcement on the non-MBMS carrier frequency.

33. The method according to claim 31, further comprising:

transmitting an MBMS count request on the non-MBMS carrier frequency.

34. The method according to claim 31, wherein, if a call toward a user equipment (UE) which is receiving the MBMS data is made when the MBMS data are being transmitted on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency, a paging toward the UE is transmitted only on the non-MBMS carrier frequency.

35. The method according to claim 31, wherein, if a call toward a user equipment (UE) which is receiving the MBMS data is made when the MBMS data are being transmitted on the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency, a paging toward the UE is transmitted on the non-MBMS carrier frequency and the MBMS dedicated carrier frequency.