Random access method for multimedia broadcast multicast service(MBMS)

• US 9,008,006 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2008
• Issued: 04/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Young Dae, Chun, Sung Duck, Yi, Seung Jun, Park, Sung Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): RENNER, BRANDON M
• Application Number:
  US12/452,905
• Publication Number:
  US 20100128648A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,437 Days
• Field of Search: 370/312, 370/329, 370/335, 455/406, 455/450, 455/466
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/002 Transmission of channel access control information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0866 using a dedicated channel for access

Abstract

A method of performing random access procedure in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The present invention includes the steps of receiving a first message transmitted to count the number of user equipments attempting to receive the broadcast/multicast service from a network, transmitting a preamble for a random access to the network, receiving a second message including a user equipment identifier for identifying the user equipment and uplink (UL) radio resource allocation information in response to the preamble from the network, transmitting a third message to the network using the uplink radio resource allocation information, and stopping the random access in case of receiving a contention resolution message from the network.

Claims

1. A method for receiving a broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a user equipment (UE) and comprising:

receiving a first message transmitted to count a number of UEs attempting to receive the MBMS;

transmitting a preamble for a random access process for the MBMS;

receiving a second message including uplink radio resource allocation information in response to the preamble;

transmitting a third message using the uplink radio resource allocation information, the third message including a UE identifier of the UE;

receiving a contention resolution message in response to the third message;

stopping the random access process when the contention resolution message includes the UE identifier of the UE, wherein the contention resolution message including the UE identifier of the UE indicates an ACK (acknowledgement) for the third message; and

stopping the random access process when the contention resolution message does not include the UE identifier of the UE, wherein the contention resolution message not including the UE identifier of the UE indicates an NACK (negative acknowledgement) for the third message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first message includes at least one or more preambles allocated for the MBMS.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first message includes a service identifier for identifying the MBMS.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the preamble for the random access process is selected from the allocated at least one or more preambles.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second message includes a temporary UE identifier for identifying the UE during the random access process.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the third message includes at least the temporary UE identifier and the service identifier.

7. Previously Presented) The method of claim 6, wherein the contention resolution message includes at least the temporary UE identifier and the service identifier.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the temporary UE identifier includes a temporary C-RNTI (Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier).

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the third message is transmitted through MAC (Medium Access Control) control element.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the third message is transmitted after the random access process.