Apparatus and method for MBMS in wireless communication system

• US 8,588,123 B2
• Filed: 08/10/2010
• Issued: 11/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yi, Seung June, Park, Sung Jun, Lee, Young Dae, Chun, Sung Duck
• Primary Examiner(s): Phillips, Hassan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sharma, Gautam
• Application Number:
  US12/853,954
• Publication Number:
  US 20110038296A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,197 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/312
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method and apparatus of allocating a resource for a plurality of logical channels is provided. A transmitter acquires a plurality of available resources for a plurality of component carriers, and allocates the plurality of available resources to the plurality of logical channels based on priority of each of the plurality of logical channels.

Claims

1. A method for receiving a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) service in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving MBMS control information on a first multicast channel (MCH);

receiving at least one MBMS traffic on a second MCH based on the MBMS control information;

receiving a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) on the second MCH,

wherein the MAC PDU includes information indicating a change of the MBMS control information,

wherein the information is a multicast control channel (MCCH) change indication,

wherein the information is a MAC control element (CE) indicating the change of the MBMS control information, and

wherein the MAC PDU further includes a MAC subheader corresponding to the MAC CE, and the MAC subheader includes a logical channel ID (LCID) for identifying the MAC CE; and

receiving changed MBMS control information on the first MCH if the information indicates the change of the MBMS control information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the MBMS control information is not included in the MAC PDU.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, if the MAC CE is included in the MAC PDU, it indicates that there is the change of the MBMS control information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the MBMS control information includes a first value tag, and the MAC CE includes a second value tag, and

wherein if the first value tag and the second value tag are different from each other, it indicates that there is the change of the MBMS control information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the change of the MBMS control information is indicated by using a value tag included in the MCCH change indication.

5. A wireless apparatus for receiving a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) service, the wireless apparatus comprising:

a radio frequency unit for transmitting and receiving a radio signal; and

a processor operatively coupled with the radio frequency unit and configured to;

receive MBMS control information on a first multicast channel (MCH);

receive at least one MBMS traffic on a second MCH based on the MBMS control information;

receive a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) on the second MCH,

wherein the MAC PDU includes information indicating a change of the MBMS control information,

wherein the information is a multicast control channel (MCCH) change indication,

wherein the information is a MAC control element (CE) indicating the change of the MBMS control information, and

wherein the MAC PDU further includes a MAC subheader corresponding to the MAC CE, and the MAC subheader includes a logical channel ID (LCID) for identifying the MAC CE; and

receive changed MBMS control information on the first MCH if the information indicates the change of the MBMS control information.

6. The wireless apparatus of claim 5, wherein the MBMS control information is not included in the MAC PDU.

7. The wireless apparatus of claim 5, wherein, if the MAC CE is included in the MAC PDU, it indicates that there is the change of the MBMS control information.

8. The wireless apparatus of claim 5, wherein the MBMS control information includes a first value tag, and the MAC CE includes a second value tag, and

wherein if the first value tag and the second value tag are different from each other, it indicates that there is the change of the MBMS control information.

10. The wireless apparatus of claim 5, wherein the change of the MBMS control information is indicated by using a value tag included in the MCCH change indication.