Method for receiving mobile multicast broadcast service in multi-carrier wireless communication system

• US 9,025,508 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2010
• Issued: 05/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Chang, Sung Cheol, Yoon, Chul Sik, Lim, Kwang Jae, Lee, Hyun, Kim, Eunkyung, CHA, Jae Sun, Jung, Soojung
• Primary Examiner(s): Mui, Gary
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHILLIPS, MICHAEL K
• Application Number:
  US13/518,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20120257564A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,595 Days
• Field of Search: 370/236, 370/254, 370/255, 370/311, 370/312, 370/328, 370/329, 370/331, 370/338, 370/464, 370/467, 370/496, 370/522, 370/524
• US Class Current: 370/312
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0007 for multicast or broadcast services, e.g. MBMS multicast or broadcast application services H04W4/06; resource management for broadcast services H04W72/30; connection management for selective distribution or broadcast H04W76/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/06 Reselecting a communication resource in the serving access point
• 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 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/40 for selective distribution or broadcast

Abstract

Method receiving Multicast Broadcast Service (MBS) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises receiving a Dynamic Service Addition (DSA) message through a primary carrier, from a Base Station (BS); switching from the primary carrier to a secondary carrier based on the DSA message; receiving an MBS Configuration message through the secondary carrier, from the BS; and receiving MBS data through the secondary carrier based on the MBS Configuration message, from the BS.

Claims

1. A method of a Mobile Station (MS) receiving Multicast Broadcast Service (MBS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a Dynamic Service Addition (DSA) message through a primary carrier, from a Base Station (BS);

switching from the primary carrier to a secondary carrier based on the DSA message;

receiving an MBS Configuration message through the secondary carrier, from the BS;

receiving MBS data through the secondary carrier based on the MBS Configuration message, from the BS; and

receiving a change indication indicating whether the received MBS Configuration message is identical with or different from an MBS Configuration message received before, and decoding the received MBS Configuration message if the change indication indicates that the received MBS Configuration message has been changed.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising switching to the primary carrier.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting a registration message regarding a negotiation of an MBS capability to the BS or receiving the registration message from the BS, before receiving the DSA message.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein:

the registration message comprises MBS capabilities indicating whether macro-diversity is supported or not, and

the MBS capabilities indicate that the MBS is supported for only a Serving BS, that macro-diversity multi-BS MBS is supported, and that multi-BS MBS not macro-diversity is supported.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the DSA message comprises at least one of Physical Carrier Information indicating a target carrier to which the MS will switch, information about a point of time at which the carrier switch is started, Evolved-MBS (E-MBS) indicating whether macro-diversity is supported, an E-MBS zone ID indicating an MBS zone valid for connection related to an MBS flow, and an MBS flow parameter regarding mapping between the an E-MBS ID and a Flow ID.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the MBS Configuration message comprises at least one of a modulation type of the MBS, a position of an MBS MAP, a point of time at which the MBS MAP is transmitted, and a size of the MBS MAP, and information about an allocation of resources.

7. A method of a Base Station (BS) transmitting Multicast Broadcast Service (MBS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting a Dynamic Service Addition (DSA) message to a Mobile Station (MS) through a primary carrier;

switching from the primary carrier to a secondary carrier based on the DSA message;

transmitting an MBS Configuration message to the MS through the secondary carrier;

transmitting MBS data to the MS through the secondary carrier based on the MBS Configuration message; and

transmitting a change indication indicating whether the transmitted MBS Configuration message is identical with or different from an MBS Configuration message transmitted before.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising switching to the primary carrier again after completing the transmission of the MBS data.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising transmitting a registration message regarding a negotiation of an MBS capability to the MS or receiving the registration message from the MS, before transmitting the DSA message.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein:

the registration message comprises MBS capabilities indicating whether macro-diversity is supported or not, and

the MBS capabilities indicate that the MBS is supported for only a Serving BS, that macro-diversity multi-BS MBS is supported, and that multi-BS MBS not macro-diversity is supported.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the DSA message comprises at least one of Physical Carrier Information indicating a target carrier to which the BS will switch, information about a point of time at which the carrier switch is started, Evolved-MBS (E-MBS) indicating whether macro-diversity is supported, an E-MBS zone ID indicating an MBS zone valid for connection related to an MBS flow, and an MBS flow parameter regarding mapping between the an E-MBS ID and a Flow ID.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the MBS Configuration message comprises at least one of a modulation type of the MBS, a position of an MBS MAP, a point of time at which the MBS MAP is transmitted, and a size of the MBS MAP, and information about an allocation of resources.

13. A base station (BS) for transmitting Multicast Broadcast Service (MBS) in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

a Radio Frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit and receive radio signals; and

a processor connected to the RF unit,

wherein the processor

transmits a Dynamic Service Addition (DSA) message to a Mobile Station (MS) through a primary carrier,

switches from the primary carrier to a secondary carrier based on the DSA message,

transmits an MBS Configuration message to the MS through the secondary carrier,

transmits MBS data to the MS through the secondary carrier based on the MBS Configuration message; and

transmits a change indication indicating whether the transmitted MBS Configuration message is identical with or different from an MBS Configuration message transmitted before.