Method of transmitting warning message in multiple component carrier system

• US 8,917,659 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2010
• Issued: 12/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Young Dae, Jung, Sung Hoon, Yi, Seung June, Chun, Sung Duck, Park, Sung Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Hamza, Faruk
• Assistant Examiner(s): DECKER, CASSANDRA L
• Application Number:
  US12/914,501
• Publication Number:
  US 20110103308A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,517 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• 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 48/12 using downlink control channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/40 for selective distribution or broadcast

Abstract

A method of transmitting a warning message in a multiple carrier system performed by a network is provided. The method includes transmitting configuration information on aggregated downlink carriers for a user equipment (UE), transmitting, to the UE, carrier information on a first downlink carrier which is used to transmit a warning message, transmitting, to the UE, a notification which informs the UE of the upcoming transmission of the warning message via a second downlink carrier, and transmitting, to the UE, the warning message via the first downlink carrier.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting a warning message in a multiple carrier system performed by a network, the method comprising:

aggregating multiple downlink component carriers including a first downlink component carrier (CC) and a second downlink component carrier (CC);

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), carrier information on the first downlink component carrier, wherein the first downlink CC is a warning CC which is used to transmit a warning message;

transmitting, to the UE, a notification on the second downlink component carrier (CC), the notification informing the UE of an upcoming transmission of the warning message, wherein the second downlink CC is a non-warning CC that is used for transmitting data other than the warning message, including the notification,

wherein the notification includes warning CC information which indicates a specific warning CC or a list of warning CCs, wherein if the warning CC information includes the specific warning CC, the warning message will be transmitted on the specific warning CC, and if the warning CC information includes the list of warning CCs, the warning message will be transmitted on one or more downlink CCs included in the list of warning CCs; and

when the first downlink CC is the specific warning CC or one of the one or more downlink CCs included in the list of warning CCs, transmitting, to the UE, the warning message on the first downlink component carrier,

wherein the first downlink component carrier is different from the second downlink component carrier,

wherein the notification is transmitted via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with a public warning system specific radio network temporary identifier (PWS specific RNTI),

wherein the first downlink component carrier is not used to transmit the notification,

wherein the second downlink component carrier is not used to transmit the warning message,

wherein the UE stores a message identity (ID) and a serial number (SN) of the warning message,

wherein the UE discards the stored message ID and the stored SN if the UE enters into a cell that is different from a current cell, and

wherein the UE does not discard the stored message ID and the stored SN if the UE moves in between aggregated downlink carriers.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the warning message is broadcasted in public.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the carrier information is included in system information of the first downlink component carrier.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification includes a value tag, the value tag changes whenever a different warning message is transmitted.

5. A method of receiving a warning message in a multiple carrier system, in which are aggregated multiple downlink component carriers including a first downlink component carrier (CC) and a second downlink component carrier (CC), performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving, from a network, carrier information on the first downlink component carrier, wherein the first downlink CC is a warning CC which is used to receive a warning message;

receiving, from the network, a notification via the second downlink component carrier, the notification informing the UE of an upcoming transmission of the warning message, wherein the second downlink CC is a non-warning CC that is used for transmitting data other than the warning message, including the notification,

wherein the notification includes warning CC information which indicates a specific warning CC or a list of warning CCs, wherein if the warning CC information includes the specific warning CC, the warning message will be transmitted on the specific warning CC, and if the warning CC information includes the list of warning CCs, the warning message will be transmitted on one or more downlink CCs included in the list of warning CCs; and

when the first downlink CC is the specific warning CC or one of the one or more downlink CCs included in the list of warning CCs, receiving, from the network, the warning message via the first downlink component carrier,

wherein the first downlink component carrier is different from the second downlink component carrier,

wherein the notification is received via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with a public warning system specific radio network temporary identifier (PWS specific RNTI),

wherein the first downlink component carrier is not used to receive the notification,

wherein the second downlink component carrier is not used to receive the warning message,

wherein the UE stores a message identity (ID) and a serial number (SN) of the warning message,

wherein the UE discards the stored message ID and the stored SN if the UE enters into a cell that is different from a current cell, and

wherein the UE does not discard the stored message ID and the stored SN if the UE moves in between aggregated downlink carriers.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the warning message is broadcasted in public.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the carrier information is included in system information of the first downlink component carrier.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the notification includes a value tag, the value tag changes whenever a different warning message is transmitted.