Warning message transmission method and apparatus

• US 8,670,743 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2010
• Issued: 03/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Yi
• Primary Examiner(s): Chriss, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lequang, John
• Application Number:
  US13/386,363
• Publication Number:
  US 20120269118A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,448 Days
• Field of Search: 370/256, 370/312, 370/335, 370/465, 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 455/500
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• 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 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/40 for selective distribution or broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

The present invention provides a warning message transmission method and apparatus after the warning message transmission procedure is completed. The method comprises: after sending a WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message to an eNB and receiving a WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message corresponding to the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message and returned by the eNB, a mobility management entity (MME) determining areas where warning broadcast fails based on the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message corresponding to the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message and returned by the eNB, and then controlling the eNB to resend a warning message to the areas where warning broadcast fails. The present invention can ensure that disastrous information associated with the ETWS can be timely and effectively notified to all users in areas where broadcast fails so as send an escape or precaution warning to them to further minimize huge losses of human life and property when the disaster comes.

Claims

1. A warning message transmission method comprising:

after sending a WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message to an evolved NodeB (eNB) and receiving a WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message corresponding to the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message and returned by the eNB, a mobility management entity (MME) determining areas where warning broadcast fails based on the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message corresponding to the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message and returned by the eNB, and then controlling the eNB to resend a warning message to the areas where warning broadcast fails, so as to resend the warning message to the area where warning broadcast fails after the warning message transmission procedure is completed.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein

in the determination step, if it is determined that the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message does not contain a list of areas where broadcast is completed, it is believed that warning broadcasts within all warning broadcast areas indicated in the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message corresponding to the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message fail.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein

in the determination step, if it is determined that the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message contains a list of areas where broadcast is completed, the list of areas where broadcast is completed carried in the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message is compared with the warning broadcast areas carried in the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message corresponding to the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message so as to determine the areas where warning broadcast fails.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein

the step of the MME controlling the eNB to resend the warning message to the areas where warning broadcast fails comprises:

the MME using the determined areas where warning broadcast fails as new warning broadcast areas, reestablishing a WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message and sending the reestablished WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message to the eNB.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein

the step of reestablishing the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message at least comprises filling in the broadcast areas in the reestablished WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message with the determined areas where warning broadcast fails, and filling in warning message content in the reestablished WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message with warning message content in the last sent WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message.

13. The method according to claim 2, wherein

the step of the MME controlling the eNB to resend the warning message to the areas where warning broadcast fails comprises:

the MME using the determined areas where warning broadcast fails as new warning broadcast areas, reestablishing a WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message and sending the reestablished WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message to the eNB.

14. The method according to claim 3, wherein

the step of the MME controlling the eNB to resend the warning message to the areas where warning broadcast fails comprises:

the MME using the determined areas where warning broadcast fails as new warning broadcast areas, reestablishing a WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message and sending the reestablished WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message to the eNB.

6. An apparatus for processing warning message transmission comprising a determination module (301) and a control processing module (302), wherein:

the determination module (301) is configured to;

after a Mobility Management Entity (MME) receives a WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message returned by an evolved NodeB (eNB), determine areas where warning broadcast fails based on the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message, and if determining that there are the areas where warning broadcast fails, notify the control processing module of the areas where warning broadcast fails; and

the control processing module (302) is configured to;

after knowing the areas where warning broadcast fails, control the MME to use the areas where warning broadcast fails as new warning broadcast areas, reestablish a WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message, and send the reestablished WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message to the eNB, so as to resend a warning message to the areas where warning broadcast fails after a warning message transmission procedure is completed.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the determination module (301) is further configured to:

if determining that the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message does not contain a list of areas where broadcast is completed, believe that warning broadcasts within all warning broadcast areas indicated in the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message corresponding to the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message fail.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the determination module (301) is further configured to:

if determining that the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message contains the list of areas where broadcast is completed, compare the list of areas where broadcast is completed carried in the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message with the warning broadcast areas carried in the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message corresponding to the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message so as to determine the areas where warning broadcast fails.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the control processing module (302) is further configured to:

when controlling the MME to reestablish the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message, at least control the MME to fill in the broadcast areas in the reestablished WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message with the determined areas where warning broadcast fails, and fill in warning message content in the reestablished WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message with warning message content in the last sent WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message.

15. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the control processing module (302) is further configured to:

when controlling the MME to reestablish the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message, at least control the MME to fill in the broadcast areas in the reestablished WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message with the determined areas where warning broadcast fails, and fill in warning message content in the reestablished WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message with warning message content in the last sent WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message.

16. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the control processing module (302) is further configured to:

when controlling the MME to reestablish the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message, at least control the MME to fill in the broadcast areas in the reestablished WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message with the determined areas where warning broadcast fails, and fill in warning message content in the reestablished WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message with warning message content in the last sent WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message.

10. A determination module (301) for processing warning message transmission, which is configured to:

after a Mobility Management Entity (MME) receives a WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message returned by an evolved NodeB (eNB), determine areas where warning broadcast fails based on the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message; and

if determining that there are the areas where warning broadcast fails, notify a control processing module (302) for processing warning message transmission of information of the areas where warning broadcast fails such that the control processing module (302) can control the MME to use the areas where warning broadcast fails as new warning broadcast areas after knowing the areas where warning broadcast fails, reestablish a WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message, and send the reestablished WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message to the eNB.

11. The determination module (301) according to claim 10, wherein the determination module (301) is further configured to:

if determining that the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message does not contain a list of areas where broadcast is completed, believe that warning broadcasts within all warning broadcast areas indicated in the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message corresponding to the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message fail.

12. The determination module (301) according to claim 10, wherein the determination module (301) is further configured to:

if determining that the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message contains the list of areas where broadcast is completed, compare the list of areas where broadcast is completed carried in the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message with the warning broadcast areas carried in the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST message corresponding to the WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE message so as to determine the areas where warning broadcast fails.