Method for receiving multicast data in wireless communication system and M2M device therefor

• US 9,125,026 B2
• Filed: 02/06/2012
• Issued: 09/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Jeongki, Ryu, Kiseon, Yuk, Youngsoo
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Brian D
• Application Number:
  US13/983,267
• Publication Number:
  US 20130315129A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,303 Days
• Field of Search: 370/312
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/30 Connection release
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 between terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Disclosed are a method for receiving multicast data in a wireless communication system and a machine to machine (M2M) device therefor. The method wherein the M2M device receives multicast data in a wireless communication system according to the present invention includes the steps of: receiving multicast data from a base station; and indicating that the multicast data transmitted from the base station is the last multicast or receiving information including a signal which indicates the end of multicast transmission. The information can be transmitted with or separate from the multicast data, and is piggybacked with the multicast data if the information is transmitted with the multicast data.

Claims

1. A method of receiving multicast data at a machine to machine (M2M) device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a paging message from a base station during a paging listening interval of the M2M device, the paging message includes a multicast traffic indicator indicating receiving multicast traffic;

receiving multicast data from the base station;

receiving a message including a signal indicating that the multicast data corresponds to a last multicast transmission or a signal indicating an end of multicast data transmission from the base station; and

entering a paging unavailable interval upon receiving the message,

wherein the paging message further includes a multicast transmission start time indicating a time at which the multicast data is received, and

wherein the multicast transmission start time is signaled as least significant 8 bits of a frame number in which the base station starts transmitting the multicast data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the multicast traffic indicator is set to 0b10.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the paging message further includes a multicast transmission start time, further comprising operating at a power down state until a frame indicated by the multicast transmission start time.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the message further includes a M2M group identifier (ID) (MGID) corresponding to the M2M device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the message further includes a M2M connection identifier (M2MCID) corresponding to the M2M device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is a AAI-MTE-IND message.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is MOB_MTE-IND message.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is sent by a multicast Assignment A-MAP IE or a broadcast Assignment A-MAP IE.

9. A method of transmitting multicast data at a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting a paging message to a machine to machine (M2M) device during a paging listening interval of the M2M device, the paging message includes a multicast traffic indicator indicating receiving multicast traffic;

transmitting multicast data to the M2M device; and

transmitting a message including a signal indicating that the multicast data corresponds to a last multicast transmission or a signal indicating an end of multicast data transmission from the base station,

wherein the paging message further includes a multicast transmission start time indicating a time at which the multicast data is transmitted, and

wherein the multicast transmission start time is signaled as least significant 8 bits of a frame number in which the base station starts transmitting the multicast data.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the paging message further includes a M2M group identifier (ID) (MGID) corresponding to the M2M device.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the paging message further includes a M2M connection identifier (M2MCID) corresponding to the M2M device.

12. A machine to machine (M2M) device of receiving multicast data in a wireless communication system, the M2M device comprising:

a Radio Frequency (RF) module; and

a processor configured to;

control the RF module,

receive a paging message from a base station during a paging listening interval of the M2M device, the paging message includes a multicast traffic indicator indicating receiving multicast traffic,

receive multicast data from the base station,

receive a message including a signal indicating that the multicast data corresponds to a last multicast transmission or a signal indicating an end of multicast data transmission from the base station, and

enter a paging unavailable interval upon receiving the message,

wherein the paging message further includes a multicast transmission start time indicating a time at which the multicast data is received, and

wherein the multicast transmission start time is signaled as least significant 8 bits of a frame number in which the base station starts transmitting the multicast data.

13. The M2M device of claim 12, wherein the paging message further includes a multicast transmission start time, the processor is further configured to control that operate at a power down state until a frame indicated by the multicast transmission start time.

14. A base station of transmitting multicast data in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a Radio Frequency (RF) module; and

a processor configured to;

control the RF module,

transmit a paging message to a machine to machine (M2M) device during a paging listening interval of the M2M device, the paging message includes a multicast traffic indicator indicating receiving multicast traffic,

transmit multicast data to the M2M device, and

transmit a message including a signal indicating that the multicast data corresponds to a last multicast transmission or a signal indicating an end of multicast data transmission from the base station,

wherein the paging message further includes a multicast transmission start time indicating a time at which the multicast data is received, and

wherein the multicast transmission start time is signaled as least significant 8 bits of a frame number in which the base station starts transmitting the multicast data.