Method and wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for receiving multimedia broadcast/multicast service

• US 9,756,481 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2015
• Issued: 09/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Terry, Stephen E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Crutchfield, Christopher
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lindenbaum, Alan
• Application Number:
  US14/667,571
• Publication Number:
  US 20150201310A1
• Time in Patent Office: 896 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• 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 72/1263 Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices

Abstract

A method and wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for receiving a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) data is disclosed. A WTRU receives MBMS data segments from a first MBMS transmitting source along with segmentation information. The WTRU receives MBMS data segments and segmentation information from a second MBMS transmitting source. The MBMS data segments from the first MBMS transmitting source and the MBMS data segments from the second MBMS transmitting source are received in different order. The WTRU reassembles the MBMS data segments based on the segmentation information received from the first MBMS transmitting source and the second MBMS transmitting source.

Claims

1. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for receiving a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) data, the WTRU comprising:

an antenna for transmission or reception of MBMS signals;

an MBMS receiver to;

receive data of an MBMS service from a first source over a first channel comprising one of a secondary common control physical channel (S-CCPCH) or a dedicated channel, and receive out of band scheduling information for the data received from the first source, the scheduling information being out of band with the first channel, and

after the reception of the data of the MBMS service over the first channel, receive data of the MBMS service from a second source over a second channel in response to a movement of the WTRU, and receive out of band scheduling information for the data received from the second source, the scheduling information being out of band with the second channel, the second channel comprising a channel type different than the first channel and comprising the other of the dedicated channel or the S-CCPCH; and

an MBMS reassembly device to reassemble the received MBMS data from both the first channel and the second channel based, at least in part, on the received out of band transmission scheduling information for the data received from the second source.

2. The WTRU of claim 1, wherein the WTRU is configured to switch the receiving of the data over the S-CCPCH to the dedicated channel in further response to a signal indicating the switch.

3. The WTRU of claim 2, wherein the WTRU is configured to perform the switch at an indicated radio frame.

4. The WTRU of claim 3, wherein:

the MBMS receiver is to receive the MBMS data over the first channel and the second channel from a plurality of unsynchronized cells.

5. The WTRU of claim 2, wherein the signal indicates the out of band transmission scheduling information.

6. The WTRU of claim 1, wherein the first channel comprises the S-CCPCH and the second channel comprises the dedicated channel, and wherein:

the MBMS receiver is to receive a first wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the first channel and a second wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the second channel, the second signal being a beam formed signal.

7. The WTRU of claim 1, wherein the first channel comprises the dedicated channel and the second channel comprises the S-CCPCH, and the WTRU further comprising:

the MBMS receiver is to receive a first wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the first channel and a second wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the second channel, the first signal being a beam formed signal.

8. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for receiving a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) data, the WTRU comprising:

means for receiving data of an MBMS service from a first source over a first channel comprising one of a secondary common control physical channel (S-CCPCH) or a dedicated channel, and for receiving out of band scheduling information for the data received from the first source, the scheduling information being out of band with the first channel;

after the reception of the data of the MBMS service over the first channel, means for receiving data of the MBMS service from a second source over a second channel in response to a movement of the WTRU, and for receiving out of band scheduling information for the data received from the second source, the scheduling information being out of band with the second channel, the second channel comprising a channel type different than the first channel and comprising the other of the dedicated channel or the S-CCPCH; and

means for reassembling the received MBMS data from both the first channel and the second channel based, at least in part, on the received out of band transmission scheduling information for the data received from the second source.

9. The WTRU of claim 8, wherein the WTRU is configured to switch the receiving of the data over the S-CCPCH to the dedicated channel in further response to a signal indicating the switch.

10. The WTRU of claim 9, wherein the signal indicates the out of band transmission scheduling information.

11. The WTRU of claim 10, further comprising:

means for receiving the MBMS data from a plurality of unsynchronized cells.

12. The WTRU of claim 9, wherein the WTRU is configured to perform the switch at an indicated radio frame.

13. The WTRU of claim 8, wherein the first channel comprises the S-CCPCH and the second channel comprises the dedicated channel, and the WTRU further comprising:

means for receiving a first wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over first channel and a second wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the second channel, the second signal being a beam formed signal.

14. The WTRU of claim 8, wherein the first channel comprises the dedicated channel and the second channel comprises the S-CCPCH, and the WTRU further comprising:

means for receiving a first wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the first channel and a second wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the second channel, the first signal being a beam formed signal.

15. A method for use by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for receiving multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) data, the method comprising:

receiving data of an MBMS service from a first source over a first channel comprising one of a secondary common control physical channel (S-CCPCH) or a dedicated channel, and receiving out of band scheduling information for the data received from the first source, the scheduling information being out of band with the first channel;

after the reception of the data of the MBMS service over the first channel, receiving data of the MBMS service from a second source over a second channel in response to a movement of the WTRU, and receiving out of band scheduling information for the data received from the second source, the scheduling information being out of band with the second channel, the second channel comprising a channel type different than the first channel and comprising the other of the dedicated channel or the S-CCPCH; and

reassembling the received MBMS data from both the first channel and the second channel based, at least in part, on the received out of band transmission scheduling information for the data received from the second source.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising switching the reception of the data over the S-CCPCH to the dedicated channel in further response to a signal indicating the switch.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the signal indicates the out of band transmission scheduling information.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving the MBMS data from a plurality of unsynchronized cells.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the switching is performed at an indicated radio frame.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the first channel comprises the S-CCPCH and the second channel comprises the dedicated channel, and the method further comprising:

receiving a first wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the first channel and a second wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the second channel, the second signal being a beam formed signal.

21. The method of claim 15, wherein the first channel comprises the dedicated channel and the second channel comprises the S-CCPCH, and the method further comprising:

receiving a first wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the first channel and a second wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the second channel, the first signal being a beam formed signal.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving data of an MBMS service from a first source over a first channel comprising one of a secondary common control physical channel (S-CCPCH) or a dedicated channel, and receiving out of band scheduling information for the data received from the first source, the scheduling information being out of band with the first channel;

after the reception of the data of the MBMS service over the first channel, receiving data of the MBMS service from a second source over a second channel in response to a movement of the WTRU, and receiving out of band scheduling information for the data received from the second source, the scheduling information being out of band with the second channel, the second channel comprising a channel type different than the first channel and comprising the other of the dedicated channel or the S-CCPCH; and

reassembling the received MBMS data from both the first channel and the second channel based, at least in part, on the received out of band transmission scheduling information for the data received from the second source.