Method and device for bearing and receiving scheduling information of multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) control channel (MCCH) update indication information

• US 8,670,366 B2
• Filed: 04/13/2010
• Issued: 03/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Gou, Wei, Ma, Zijiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Phillips, Hassan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wei, Siren
• Application Number:
  US13/257,702
• Publication Number:
  US 20120008543A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,428 Days
• Field of Search: 370/311, 370/312, 370/313
• US Class Current: 370/312
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/71 Wireless systems
• 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 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0219 where the power saving management affects multiple terminals
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for bearing scheduling information of MCCH update indication information in a MBMS system, comprising: configuring the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information in the MCCH or BCCH, wherein the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information at least comprises information describing a sending rule of the MCCH update indication information. Meanwhile, the present invention discloses a method for receiving scheduling information of MCCH update indication information in the MBMS system, comprising: receiving a MCCH or BCCH, obtaining the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information, and receiving the MCCH update indication information according to information describing a sending rule of the MCCH update indication information in the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information. Meanwhile, the present invention discloses devices for implementing the methods above. The present invention only receives the MCCH when the information born in the MCCH is changed, without receiving information born in the MCCH at all times, to make the mobile terminals save more power.

Claims

1. A method for bearing scheduling information of MCCH update indication information, comprising:

bearing the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information in a BCCH, and sending the scheduling information,

wherein the MCCH update indication information is used for indicating whether information born in an MCCH during a next modification period of the MCCH is updated or not,

wherein the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information comprises;

a multiple, information of a start radio frame of a sending period of the MCCH update indication information, and information of a subframe of the sending period of the MCCH update indication information,

wherein (the multiple)×

(the sending period of the MCCH update indication information)=a modification period of the MCCH,

wherein a system frame number (SFN) of a radio frame carrying the MCCH update indication information is determined by the following formula;

SFN mod (the modification period of the MCCH/the multiple)=offset, where the offset is information of the start radio frame of the sending period of the MCCH update indication information, representing the offset of the start radio frame relative to a radio frame numbering 0.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

indicating the information of the subframe including the MCCH update indication information by indicating subframe number.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information further comprises control information of the MCCH update indication information.

4. A method for receiving scheduling information of MCCH update indication information, comprising:

receiving BCCH, obtaining the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information born in the BCCH, and receiving the MCCH update indication information according to the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information,

wherein the MCCH update indication information is used for indicating whether information born in an MCCH during a next modification period of the MCCH is updated or not,

wherein the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information comprises;

a multiple, information of a start radio frame of a sending period of the MCCH update indication information, and information of a subframe of the sending period of the MCCH update indication information,

wherein (the multiple)×

(the sending period of the MCCH update indication information)=a modification period of the MCCH,

wherein a system frame number (SFN) of a radio frame carrying the MCCH update indication information is determined by the following formula;

SFN mod (the modification period of the MCCH/the multiple)=offset, where the offset is information of the start radio frame of the sending period of the MCCH update indication information, representing the offset of the start radio frame relative to a radio frame numbering 0,

wherein the receiving the MCCH update indication information comprises;

receiving and retrieving control domains of the subframes in the radio frames including the MCCH update indication information.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:

after the control domains are received and retrieved, obtaining control information of the MCCH update indication information, and obtaining the MCCH update indication information included in data domains of the subframes according to the control information of the MCCH update indication information.

6. A device for bearing scheduling information of MCCH update indication information, comprising:

a setting unit, a bearing unit and a sending unit, wherein

the setting unit is used for setting the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information;

the bearing unit is used for configuring the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information in a BCCH; and

the sending unit is used for sending information born in the BCCH,

wherein the MCCH update indication information is used for indicating whether information born in an MCCH during a next modification period of the MCCH is updated or not,

wherein the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information comprises;

a multiple, information of a start radio frame of a sending period of the MCCH update indication information, and information of a subframe of the sending period of the MCCH update indication information,

wherein (the multiple)×

(the sending period of the MCCH update indication information)=a modification period of the MCCH,

wherein a system frame number (SFN) of a radio frame carrying the MCCH update indication information is determined by the following formula;

SFN mod (the modification period of the MCCH/the multiple)=offset, where the offset is information of the start radio frame of the sending period of the MCCH update indication information, representing the offset of the start radio frame relative to a radio frame numbering 0.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information further comprises control information of the MCCH update indication information.

8. A device for receiving scheduling information of MCCH update indication information, comprising:

a first receiving unit and a second receiving unit, wherein

the first receiving unit is used for receiving a BCCH, and obtaining the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information born in the BCCH; and

the second receiving unit is used for further receiving the MCCH update indication information according to the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information,

wherein the MCCH update indication information is used for indicating whether information born in an MCCH during a next modification period of the MCCH is updated or not,

wherein the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information comprises;

a multiple, information of a start radio frame of a sending period of the MCCH update indication information, and information of a subframe of the sending period of the MCCH update indication information,

wherein (the multiple)×

(the sending period of the MCCH update indication information)=a modification period of the MCCH,

wherein a system frame number (SFN) of a radio frame carrying the MCCH update indication information is determined by the following formula;

SFN mod (the modification period of the MCCH/the multiple)=offset, where the offset is information of the start radio frame of the sending period of the MCCH update indication information, representing the offset of the start radio frame relative to a radio frame numbering 0,

wherein the receiving the MCCH update indication information comprises;

receiving and retrieving control domains of the subframes in the radio frames including the MCCH update indication information.

9. The device according to claim 8, the second receiving unit is further used for:

after the control domains are received and retrieved, obtaining control information of the MCCH update indication information, and obtaining the MCCH update indication information included in data domains of the subframes according to the control information of the MCCH update indication information.