Method and apparatus for processing multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) counting message
First Claim
1. A method for processing a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) counting message, comprising:
- configuring, by a network side, a counting message for performing feedback counting on an MBMS service; and
determining, by the network side, a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) area to which the counted MBMS service belongs and a Multimedia Control Channel (MCCH) which corresponds to the MBSFN area, and transmitting the counting message to User Equipment (UE) through carrying the counting message on the MCCH which corresponds to the MBSFN area,wherein the network side comprises an MCE and an eNB;
when MBSFN area overlapped coverage exists, the method further comprises;
generating, by the MCE, the counting message for the MBMS service which needs to be subjected to the feedback counting and determining the MBSFN area where the counting message is transmitted, or the MCCH through which the counting message is transmitted; and
transmitting the counting message generated to all relative eNBs in the MBSFN area to which the MBMS service belongs by the MCE; and
transmitting the counting message to UE by the eNBs;
wherein the configuring by a network side a counting message for performing feedback counting on an MBMS service comprises;
configuring a counting message for each MBSFN area respectively by the network side, wherein the counting message is only transmitted in an MBSFN sub-frame corresponding to the each MBSFN area; and
in a cell which is covered by the MBSFN areas in a overlapping manner, the counting message of the each MBSFN area only contains an MBMS service in an MBSFN area for which the counting message is configured.
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a method for processing a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) counting message. The method includes: a network side configures counting message for performing feedback counting on an MBMS service; and the network side determines a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) area to which the counted MBMS belongs and a Multimedia Control Channel (MCCH) which corresponds to the MBSFN area, and transmits the counting message to user equipment (UE) through the MCCH which corresponds to the MBSFN area, or transmits the counting message to the UE through a Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH). The disclosure also discloses an apparatus for processing an MBMS counting message. By using the method and the apparatus provided by the disclosure, the network side can know the reception situation of the MBMS service in the MBSFN area.
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1. A method for processing a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) counting message, comprising:
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configuring, by a network side, a counting message for performing feedback counting on an MBMS service; and determining, by the network side, a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) area to which the counted MBMS service belongs and a Multimedia Control Channel (MCCH) which corresponds to the MBSFN area, and transmitting the counting message to User Equipment (UE) through carrying the counting message on the MCCH which corresponds to the MBSFN area, wherein the network side comprises an MCE and an eNB; when MBSFN area overlapped coverage exists, the method further comprises; generating, by the MCE, the counting message for the MBMS service which needs to be subjected to the feedback counting and determining the MBSFN area where the counting message is transmitted, or the MCCH through which the counting message is transmitted; and transmitting the counting message generated to all relative eNBs in the MBSFN area to which the MBMS service belongs by the MCE; and
transmitting the counting message to UE by the eNBs;wherein the configuring by a network side a counting message for performing feedback counting on an MBMS service comprises; configuring a counting message for each MBSFN area respectively by the network side, wherein the counting message is only transmitted in an MBSFN sub-frame corresponding to the each MBSFN area; and
in a cell which is covered by the MBSFN areas in a overlapping manner, the counting message of the each MBSFN area only contains an MBMS service in an MBSFN area for which the counting message is configured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for processing a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) counting message, applied to a network side, comprising:
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a message configuration module, configured to configure a counting message for performing feedback counting on an MBMS service; and a message transmission module, configured to determine a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) area to which the counted MBMS service belongs and a Multimedia Control Channel (MCCH) which corresponds to the MBSFN area, and transmit the counting message to User Equipment (UE) through carrying the counting message on the MCCH which corresponds to the MBSFN area, wherein when MBSFN area overlapped coverage exists, the message transmission module is further configured to determine the MBSFN area where the counting message is transmitted, or the MCCH through which the counting message is transmitted and transmit the counting message generated to all related eNBs in the MBSFN area to which the MBMS service belongs, so that the eNBs transmit the counting message to UE, and wherein the message configuration module configures a counting message for each MBSFN area respectively by the network side, wherein the counting message is only transmitted in an MBSFN sub-frame corresponding to the each MBSFN area; and
in a cell which is covered by the MBSFN areas in a overlapping manner, the counting message of the each MBSFN area only contains an MBMS service in an MBSFN area for which the counting message is configured. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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