US20080112367A1 - Method and apparatus for selecting operating frequency for user equipment in wireless communications system - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method of selecting an operating frequency in a wireless communications system and related communications device, and more particularly to a method of selecting an operating frequency corresponding to a multimedia broadcast multicast service, called MBMS service, for a user equipment in a wireless communications system and related communications device.
- MBMS service multimedia broadcast multicast service
- the third generation (3G) mobile telecommunications system has adopted a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) wireless air interface access method for a cellular network.
- WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
- the WCDMA method also meets all kinds of QoS requirements simultaneously, providing diverse, flexible, two-way transmission services and better communication quality to reduce transmission interruption rates.
- a protocol specification developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) provides Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS).
- MBMS is a point-to-multipoint bearer service and is established on an existing network architecture of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), utilizing Internet Protocol (IP) packets as a medium.
- UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
- IP Internet Protocol
- MBMS offers two delivery modes: MBMS Broadcast delivery mode and MBMS Multicast delivery mode.
- MBMS Broadcast delivery mode When interested in a specific MBMS service, the UE needs to order the MBMS service from a Broadcast Multicast Service Center (BM-SC) by establishing a service agreement including specific service provision phases.
- BM-SC Broadcast Multicast Service Center
- the service provision phase of MBMS Broadcast delivery mode includes Service announcement, Session Start, MBMS notification, Data Transfer and Session Stop.
- the service provision phase of MBMS Multicast delivery mode includes Subscription, Service announcement, Joining, Session Start, MBMS notification, Data Transfer, Session Stop and Leaving.
- Joining and Leaving sessions utilized in MBMS Multicast delivery mode enable the BM-SC to execute authorization and payment recording for the UEs at the Joining session.
- the service provision phases mentioned above are well known in the art, and will not be described in detail.
- RRC radio resource control
- RB Radio Bearer
- the RB comprises one unidirectional, or a pair of, uplink/downlink logic data transmission exchange channels.
- the RB comprises one unidirectional, or a pair of, uplink/downlink logic data transmission exchange channels.
- UTRAN UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network
- an RRC state of the UE can be a disconnection mode or an RRC connection mode.
- the disconnection mode includes Idle mode
- the RRC connection mode includes CELL_PCH, URA_PCH, CELL_FACH and CELL_DCH states.
- the UTRAN may obtain the number of the UEs ordering the MBMS service via a counting procedure, and can adopt either one of the following two transmission modes: point-to-point (p-t-p) transmission and point-to-multipoint (p-t-m) transmission.
- the UTRAN utilizes the p-t-m transmission to transfer data if the Broadcast mode is selected.
- the Multicast mode is selected, the UTRAN utilizes either the p-t-p transmission or the p-t-m transmission to transfer data according to the number of the UEs.
- the p-t-p transmission In the p-t-p transmission, transmission between the UEs and the UTRAN utilizes a dedicated channel, and thereby the Node-B establishes one dedicated channel for one UE to transmit data and configuration. Compared with the p-t-p transmission, the p-t-m transmission allows a core network (CN) to provide the data and the configuration for multiple UEs in the same cell simultaneously.
- CN core network
- MBMS point-to-multipoint Control Channel MCCH
- MTCH MBMS point-to-multipoint Traffic Channel
- MSCH MBMS point-to-multipoint Scheduling Channel
- MCCH is utilized to transmit a corresponding MBMS configuration, including MBMS Neighboring Cell Information, MBMS Radio Bearer Information, MBMS Service Information, and other information.
- MTCH is responsible for transferring service data to the UEs.
- MSCH is used for notifying the UEs with scheduling information of MBMS services. With MSCH, the UEs are allowed to execute reception only when data begins to be transferred, without needing to keep a receiving state on throughout the whole service process.
- the UTRAN includes two or more carrier frequencies for providing a variety of services for UEs, and the UEs are appropriately distributed on these carrier frequencies.
- the UE end when the MBMS service the UE is interested in, or the state of the joined MBMS service, changes, the UE can perform a frequency selection procedure for following service reception operations.
- the UE when the UE receives an information element (IE) “MBMS Preferred frequency information” or an IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information,” or when the preferred MBMS service changes, the UE shall perform an MBMS frequency selection procedure for transferring a current operating frequency to a preferred frequency corresponding with an MBMS service prioritized by upper layers, so as to execute reception of the concerned MBMS service.
- the IE “MBMS Preferred frequency information” is included in a message named “MBMS MODIFIED SERVICES INFORMATION”, and is utilized for notifying the UE of the preferred frequency layer corresponding to the concerned MBMS services.
- the IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” can be sent to the UE through a Radio Bearer Control message, a CELL UPDATE CONFIRM message or an MBMS GENERAL INFORMATION message, and is utilized for notifying the UE that the UTRAN will not provide any new non-MBMS services on the preferred frequency layer, which means that the preferred frequency layer is currently congested.
- the IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is not included in the MBMS GENERAL INFORMATION message for the preferred frequency layer, there are still free radio resources available on the preferred frequency layer where the UTRAN can also provide the non-MBMS services.
- the above Radio Bearer Control message and the CELL UPDATE CONFIRM message are sent on a dedicated control channel (DCCH) for a dedicated UE, and the MBMS GENERAL INFORMATION message is sent on MCCH, which is broadcasted for all UEs in a cell.
- the Radio Bearer Control message can be a RADIO BEARER RECONFIGURATION message, a RADIO BEARER SETUP message, a RADIO BEARER RELEASE message, a TRANSPORT CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION message or a PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION message, which are well known by those skilled in the art, and thus not narrated herein.
- the behavior of performing the MBMS frequency selection procedure is also different, and the following is aimed at a situation in which the UE operates in the CELL_DCH state.
- the UE can proceed to following frequency selection.
- the UE selects a preferred frequency corresponding to an MBMS service prioritized by upper layers as the operating frequency, for which the IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is not included in the MBMS GENERAL INFORMATION message.
- the current operating frequency of the UE is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by upper layers and the preferred frequency is determined to be congested by the UTRAN, i.e. the IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is included in the MBMS GENERAL INFORMATION message for the preferred frequency
- the UE should request to be transferred to another preferred frequency, for which the IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is not included, and cannot continue using the current operating frequency.
- a method for a user equipment of a wireless communications system for selecting an operating frequency corresponding to a multimedia broadcast multicast service comprises determining whether a current operating frequency of the user equipment is equal to a preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by upper layers when a radio resource control state of the user equipment is operated in a CELL_DCH state, and continuing using the current operating frequency when the current operating frequency of the user equipment is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by the upper layers.
- a communications device for selecting an operating frequency corresponding to a multimedia broadcast multicast service, called MBMS service hereinafter, in a wireless communications system comprises a control circuit for realizing functions of the communications device, a processor installed in the control circuit, for executing a program code to command the control circuit, and a memory installed in the control circuit and coupled to the processor for storing the program code.
- the program code comprises determining whether a current operating frequency is equal to a preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by upper layers when a radio resource control state is operated in a CELL_DCH state, and continuing using the current operating frequency when the current operating frequency is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by the upper layers.
- FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a communications device.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram of the program code shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart diagram of a process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart diagram of a process according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a communications device 100 .
- FIG. 1 only shows an input device 102 , an output device 104 , a control circuit 106 , a central processing unit (CPU) 108 , a memory 110 , a program code 112 , and a transceiver 114 of the communications device 100 .
- the control circuit 106 executes the program code 112 in the memory 110 through the CPU 108 , thereby controlling an operation of the communications device 100 .
- the communications device 100 can receive signals input by a user through the input device 102 , such as a keyboard, and can output images and sounds through the output device 104 , such as a monitor or speakers.
- the transceiver 114 is used to receive and transmit wireless signals, delivering received signals to the control circuit 106 , and outputting signals generated by the control circuit 106 wirelessly. From a perspective of a communications protocol framework, the transceiver 114 can be seen as a portion of Layer 1 , and the control circuit 106 can be utilized to realize functions of Layer 2 and Layer 3 . Preferably, the communications device 100 is utilized in a third generation (3G) mobile communications system.
- 3G third generation
- FIG. 2 is a diagram of the program code 112 shown in FIG. 1 .
- the program code 112 includes an application layer 200 , a Layer 3 202 , and a Layer 2 206 , and is coupled to a Layer 1 218 .
- the Layer 3 202 includes a radio resource control (RRC) entity 222 , which is used for controlling the Layer 1 218 and the Layer 2 206 and performing peer-to-peer RRC communication with other communications devices, such as a base station or a Node-B.
- RRC entity 222 can change an RRC state of the communications device 100 , switching between an Idle mode, CELL_PCH, URA_PCH, CELL_FACH or CELL_DCH state.
- a UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network can generate RRC messages and information elements (IEs) to include MBMS configuration and then transmit them with a Point-to-Point Radio Bearer (p-t-p RB) or a Point-to-Multipoint Radio Bearer (p-t-m RB) to the communications device 100 .
- p-t-p RB Point-to-Point Radio Bearer
- p-t-m RB Point-to-Multipoint Radio Bearer
- the RRC entity 222 performs a frequency selection procedure for transferring a current operating frequency to a corresponding carrier frequency to execute following service reception operations.
- the embodiment of the present invention provides an operating frequency selection program code 220 to improve an operating frequency selection mechanism when the frequency selection procedure is executed in the CELL_DCH state, so as to prevent a user equipment from terminating an MBMS service reception improperly.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of a process 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the process 30 is utilized for a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communications system for selecting an operating frequency corresponding to an MBMS service, and can be compiled into the operating frequency selection program code 220 .
- the process 30 includes the following steps:
- Step 300 Start.
- Step 302 Determine whether a current operating frequency of the UE is equal to a preferred frequency corresponding to an MBMS service prioritized by upper layers when the RRC state of the UE is operated in the CELL_DCH state.
- Step 304 Continue using the current operating frequency when the current operating frequency of the UE is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by the upper layers.
- Step 306 End.
- the embodiment of the present invention determines whether the current operating frequency of the UE is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by upper layers.
- the UE can keep using the current operating frequency when the current operating frequency of the UE is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by the upper layers. Therefore, even if the preferred frequency is determined to be congested by the UTRAN, i.e. an information element (IE) “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is included in an MBMS GENERAL INFORMATION message for the preferred frequency sent by the UTRAN, the UE can still stay on the current operating frequency for performing MBMS service reception.
- IE information element
- the UE can continue using the frequency for receiving the MBMS service, and need not to request to be transferred to another preferred frequency, so as to prevent from a situation that the current MBMS service reception is terminating improperly.
- the UTRAN can handover the UE in CELL_DCH state to other frequency if necessary (e.g., the preferred frequency is over-congested) for reducing the cell load.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a process 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the process 40 is utilized for a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communications system for selecting an operating frequency corresponding to an MBMS service, and can be compiled into the operating frequency selection program code 220 .
- the process 40 includes the following steps:
- Step 400 Start.
- Step 402 Determine whether a current operating frequency of the UE is equal to a preferred frequency corresponding to an MBMS service prioritized by upper layers. If so, proceed to Step 404 ; and if not, proceed to Step 406 .
- Step 404 Continue using the current operating frequency, and proceed to Step 408 .
- Step 406 Switch the current operating frequency of the UE to a preferred frequency according to MBMS service priority orders decided by the upper layers, for which the IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is not included, and proceed to Step 408 .
- Step 408 End.
- the embodiment of the present invention when the RRC state of the UE is operated in the CELL_DCH state, the embodiment of the present invention firstly determines whether the current operating frequency of the UE is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by upper layers. When the current operating frequency of the UE is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service, the UE need not further perform frequency selection, and can continue using the current operating frequency (Step 404 ), so as to prevent from terminating reception of the MBMS service.
- the UE should select a preferred frequency for which the IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is not included in the MBMS GENERAL INFORMATION message sent by the UTRAN according to the MBMS service priority orders decided by the upper layers as an operating frequency (Step 406 ).
- the embodiment of the present invention determines in advance whether the current operating frequency of the UE is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by upper layers, for allowing the UE to keep staying on the current operating frequency in case of receiving the MBMS service currently, so as to prevent from terminating the current MBMS service reception improperly.
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In order to prevent from inappropriately terminating a current Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service, called MBMS hereinafter, service reception when a radio resource control (RRC) state of a user equipment (UE) is operated in a CELL_DCH state, the present invention provides a method of selecting an MBMS operating frequency for the UE in a wireless communications system. The method includes determining whether a current operating frequency of the UE is equal to a preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS services prioritized by the upper layers when the RRC state of the UE is operated in the CELL_DCH state, and continuing using the current operating frequency when the current operating frequency of the UE is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS services prioritized by the upper layers.
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- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/865,607, filed on Nov. 13, 2006 and entitled “Method and Apparatus for MBMS Frequency Selection in a Wireless Communications System”, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a method of selecting an operating frequency in a wireless communications system and related communications device, and more particularly to a method of selecting an operating frequency corresponding to a multimedia broadcast multicast service, called MBMS service, for a user equipment in a wireless communications system and related communications device.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- The third generation (3G) mobile telecommunications system has adopted a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) wireless air interface access method for a cellular network. WCDMA provides high frequency spectrum utilization, universal coverage, and high quality, high-speed multimedia data transmission. The WCDMA method also meets all kinds of QoS requirements simultaneously, providing diverse, flexible, two-way transmission services and better communication quality to reduce transmission interruption rates. To enhance multimedia functions in the 3G mobile telecommunications system, a protocol specification developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) provides Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS). MBMS is a point-to-multipoint bearer service and is established on an existing network architecture of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), utilizing Internet Protocol (IP) packets as a medium. Thus, MBMS allows a single source entity to transmit data to multiple user equipments (UEs) simultaneously.
- According to the protocol specification developed by the 3GPP, MBMS offers two delivery modes: MBMS Broadcast delivery mode and MBMS Multicast delivery mode. When interested in a specific MBMS service, the UE needs to order the MBMS service from a Broadcast Multicast Service Center (BM-SC) by establishing a service agreement including specific service provision phases. These two delivery modes have different service provision phases. The service provision phase of MBMS Broadcast delivery mode includes Service announcement, Session Start, MBMS notification, Data Transfer and Session Stop. The service provision phase of MBMS Multicast delivery mode includes Subscription, Service announcement, Joining, Session Start, MBMS notification, Data Transfer, Session Stop and Leaving. For realizing customized services, Joining and Leaving sessions utilized in MBMS Multicast delivery mode enable the BM-SC to execute authorization and payment recording for the UEs at the Joining session. The service provision phases mentioned above are well known in the art, and will not be described in detail.
- On the other hand, from the standpoint of radio resource control (RRC), all logical data communication exchange channels, be they for providing data transmission exchange to the UE or for providing RRC layer control signal transmission exchange, are defined in the context of a Radio Bearer (RB). In the UE end, the RB comprises one unidirectional, or a pair of, uplink/downlink logic data transmission exchange channels. In the network end, the RB comprises one unidirectional, or a pair of, uplink/downlink logic data transmission exchange channels. For example, a UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) transmits MBMS configuration to the UE by establishing RBs, and the UE stops receiving MBMS service by releasing the RBs. Besides, according to the RRC protocol specification provided by the 3GPP, an RRC state of the UE can be a disconnection mode or an RRC connection mode. The disconnection mode includes Idle mode, and the RRC connection mode includes CELL_PCH, URA_PCH, CELL_FACH and CELL_DCH states.
- When providing the MBMS service, the UTRAN may obtain the number of the UEs ordering the MBMS service via a counting procedure, and can adopt either one of the following two transmission modes: point-to-point (p-t-p) transmission and point-to-multipoint (p-t-m) transmission. The UTRAN utilizes the p-t-m transmission to transfer data if the Broadcast mode is selected. On the contrary, if the Multicast mode is selected, the UTRAN utilizes either the p-t-p transmission or the p-t-m transmission to transfer data according to the number of the UEs. In the p-t-p transmission, transmission between the UEs and the UTRAN utilizes a dedicated channel, and thereby the Node-B establishes one dedicated channel for one UE to transmit data and configuration. Compared with the p-t-p transmission, the p-t-m transmission allows a core network (CN) to provide the data and the configuration for multiple UEs in the same cell simultaneously.
- In the protocol specification developed by the 3GPP, three logical channels are defined to transmit corresponding MBMS information: MBMS point-to-multipoint Control Channel (MCCH), MBMS point-to-multipoint Traffic Channel (MTCH), and MBMS point-to-multipoint Scheduling Channel (MSCH). MCCH is utilized to transmit a corresponding MBMS configuration, including MBMS Neighboring Cell Information, MBMS Radio Bearer Information, MBMS Service Information, and other information. MTCH is responsible for transferring service data to the UEs. MSCH is used for notifying the UEs with scheduling information of MBMS services. With MSCH, the UEs are allowed to execute reception only when data begins to be transferred, without needing to keep a receiving state on throughout the whole service process.
- Generally speaking, the UTRAN includes two or more carrier frequencies for providing a variety of services for UEs, and the UEs are appropriately distributed on these carrier frequencies. On the other hand, for the UE end, when the MBMS service the UE is interested in, or the state of the joined MBMS service, changes, the UE can perform a frequency selection procedure for following service reception operations. According to the meeting document R2-063613 of the 3GPP (3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #56), when the UE receives an information element (IE) “MBMS Preferred frequency information” or an IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information,” or when the preferred MBMS service changes, the UE shall perform an MBMS frequency selection procedure for transferring a current operating frequency to a preferred frequency corresponding with an MBMS service prioritized by upper layers, so as to execute reception of the concerned MBMS service. The IE “MBMS Preferred frequency information” is included in a message named “MBMS MODIFIED SERVICES INFORMATION”, and is utilized for notifying the UE of the preferred frequency layer corresponding to the concerned MBMS services. The IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” can be sent to the UE through a Radio Bearer Control message, a CELL UPDATE CONFIRM message or an MBMS GENERAL INFORMATION message, and is utilized for notifying the UE that the UTRAN will not provide any new non-MBMS services on the preferred frequency layer, which means that the preferred frequency layer is currently congested. In other words, if the IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is not included in the MBMS GENERAL INFORMATION message for the preferred frequency layer, there are still free radio resources available on the preferred frequency layer where the UTRAN can also provide the non-MBMS services.
- Additionally, according to the protocol specification developed by the 3GPP, the above Radio Bearer Control message and the CELL UPDATE CONFIRM message are sent on a dedicated control channel (DCCH) for a dedicated UE, and the MBMS GENERAL INFORMATION message is sent on MCCH, which is broadcasted for all UEs in a cell. The Radio Bearer Control message can be a RADIO BEARER RECONFIGURATION message, a RADIO BEARER SETUP message, a RADIO BEARER RELEASE message, a TRANSPORT CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION message or a PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION message, which are well known by those skilled in the art, and thus not narrated herein.
- As the UE operates in different RRC states, the behavior of performing the MBMS frequency selection procedure is also different, and the following is aimed at a situation in which the UE operates in the CELL_DCH state. Initially, if there exists one or more preferred frequencies for services included in a variable MBMS_ACTIVATED_SERVICES, which is stored in the UE, and the latest received CELL UPDATE CONFIRM message or Radio Bearer Control message did not include the IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information”, which is sent by the UTRAN on DCCH, the UE can proceed to following frequency selection.
- Then, the UE selects a preferred frequency corresponding to an MBMS service prioritized by upper layers as the operating frequency, for which the IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is not included in the MBMS GENERAL INFORMATION message. In this case, when the current operating frequency of the UE is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by upper layers and the preferred frequency is determined to be congested by the UTRAN, i.e. the IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is included in the MBMS GENERAL INFORMATION message for the preferred frequency, the UE should request to be transferred to another preferred frequency, for which the IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is not included, and cannot continue using the current operating frequency.
- Therefore, if the UE is currently on the frequency layer for receiving an MBMS service, a situation that the UE terminates the current MBMS service reception due to incapability of staying on the current frequency layer occurs.
- According to the present invention, a method for a user equipment of a wireless communications system for selecting an operating frequency corresponding to a multimedia broadcast multicast service, called MBMS service hereinafter, comprises determining whether a current operating frequency of the user equipment is equal to a preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by upper layers when a radio resource control state of the user equipment is operated in a CELL_DCH state, and continuing using the current operating frequency when the current operating frequency of the user equipment is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by the upper layers.
- According to the present invention, a communications device for selecting an operating frequency corresponding to a multimedia broadcast multicast service, called MBMS service hereinafter, in a wireless communications system comprises a control circuit for realizing functions of the communications device, a processor installed in the control circuit, for executing a program code to command the control circuit, and a memory installed in the control circuit and coupled to the processor for storing the program code. The program code comprises determining whether a current operating frequency is equal to a preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by upper layers when a radio resource control state is operated in a CELL_DCH state, and continuing using the current operating frequency when the current operating frequency is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by the upper layers.
- These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
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FIG. 4 is a flowchart diagram of a process according to another embodiment of the present invention. - Please refer to
FIG. 1 , which is a functional block diagram of acommunications device 100. For the sake of brevity,FIG. 1 only shows aninput device 102, anoutput device 104, a control circuit 106, a central processing unit (CPU) 108, a memory 110, aprogram code 112, and atransceiver 114 of thecommunications device 100. In thecommunications device 100, the control circuit 106 executes theprogram code 112 in the memory 110 through theCPU 108, thereby controlling an operation of thecommunications device 100. Thecommunications device 100 can receive signals input by a user through theinput device 102, such as a keyboard, and can output images and sounds through theoutput device 104, such as a monitor or speakers. Thetransceiver 114 is used to receive and transmit wireless signals, delivering received signals to the control circuit 106, and outputting signals generated by the control circuit 106 wirelessly. From a perspective of a communications protocol framework, thetransceiver 114 can be seen as a portion ofLayer 1, and the control circuit 106 can be utilized to realize functions ofLayer 2 andLayer 3. Preferably, thecommunications device 100 is utilized in a third generation (3G) mobile communications system. - Please continue to refer to
FIG. 2 .FIG. 2 is a diagram of theprogram code 112 shown inFIG. 1 . Theprogram code 112 includes anapplication layer 200, aLayer 3 202, and aLayer 2 206, and is coupled to aLayer 1 218. TheLayer 3 202 includes a radio resource control (RRC)entity 222, which is used for controlling theLayer 1 218 and theLayer 2 206 and performing peer-to-peer RRC communication with other communications devices, such as a base station or a Node-B. In addition, theRRC entity 222 can change an RRC state of thecommunications device 100, switching between an Idle mode, CELL_PCH, URA_PCH, CELL_FACH or CELL_DCH state. - As for Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (MBMS), a UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) can generate RRC messages and information elements (IEs) to include MBMS configuration and then transmit them with a Point-to-Point Radio Bearer (p-t-p RB) or a Point-to-Multipoint Radio Bearer (p-t-m RB) to the
communications device 100. In the CELL_DCH state, when theapplication layer 200 is about to use an MBMS service or the state of a joined MBMS service changes, theRRC entity 222 performs a frequency selection procedure for transferring a current operating frequency to a corresponding carrier frequency to execute following service reception operations. In this situation, the embodiment of the present invention provides an operating frequencyselection program code 220 to improve an operating frequency selection mechanism when the frequency selection procedure is executed in the CELL_DCH state, so as to prevent a user equipment from terminating an MBMS service reception improperly. Please refer toFIG. 3 , which illustrates a schematic diagram of aprocess 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Theprocess 30 is utilized for a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communications system for selecting an operating frequency corresponding to an MBMS service, and can be compiled into the operating frequencyselection program code 220. Theprocess 30 includes the following steps: - Step 300: Start.
- Step 302: Determine whether a current operating frequency of the UE is equal to a preferred frequency corresponding to an MBMS service prioritized by upper layers when the RRC state of the UE is operated in the CELL_DCH state.
- Step 304: Continue using the current operating frequency when the current operating frequency of the UE is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by the upper layers.
- Step 306: End.
- According to the
process 30, when the RRC state of the UE is operated in the CELL_DCH state, the embodiment of the present invention determines whether the current operating frequency of the UE is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by upper layers. The UE can keep using the current operating frequency when the current operating frequency of the UE is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by the upper layers. Therefore, even if the preferred frequency is determined to be congested by the UTRAN, i.e. an information element (IE) “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is included in an MBMS GENERAL INFORMATION message for the preferred frequency sent by the UTRAN, the UE can still stay on the current operating frequency for performing MBMS service reception. In this case, if the UE is currently on the frequency layer for receiving an MBMS service, the UE can continue using the frequency for receiving the MBMS service, and need not to request to be transferred to another preferred frequency, so as to prevent from a situation that the current MBMS service reception is terminating improperly. - Certainly, according to using conditions of radio resources, the UTRAN can handover the UE in CELL_DCH state to other frequency if necessary (e.g., the preferred frequency is over-congested) for reducing the cell load.
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FIG. 4 .FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of aprocess 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Theprocess 40 is utilized for a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communications system for selecting an operating frequency corresponding to an MBMS service, and can be compiled into the operating frequencyselection program code 220. Theprocess 40 includes the following steps: - Step 400: Start.
- Step 402: Determine whether a current operating frequency of the UE is equal to a preferred frequency corresponding to an MBMS service prioritized by upper layers. If so, proceed to Step 404; and if not, proceed to Step 406.
- Step 404: Continue using the current operating frequency, and proceed to Step 408.
- Step 406: Switch the current operating frequency of the UE to a preferred frequency according to MBMS service priority orders decided by the upper layers, for which the IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is not included, and proceed to Step 408.
- Step 408: End.
- According to the
process 40, when the RRC state of the UE is operated in the CELL_DCH state, the embodiment of the present invention firstly determines whether the current operating frequency of the UE is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by upper layers. When the current operating frequency of the UE is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service, the UE need not further perform frequency selection, and can continue using the current operating frequency (Step 404), so as to prevent from terminating reception of the MBMS service. - On the contrary, when the current operating frequency of the UE is not equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by the upper layers, the UE should select a preferred frequency for which the IE “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is not included in the MBMS GENERAL INFORMATION message sent by the UTRAN according to the MBMS service priority orders decided by the upper layers as an operating frequency (Step 406).
- As mentioned above, when the RRC state is operated in the CELL_DCH state, the embodiment of the present invention determines in advance whether the current operating frequency of the UE is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by upper layers, for allowing the UE to keep staying on the current operating frequency in case of receiving the MBMS service currently, so as to prevent from terminating the current MBMS service reception improperly.
- Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.
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1. A method for a user equipment of a wireless communications system for selecting an operating frequency corresponding to a multimedia broadcast multicast service, called MBMS service hereinafter, comprising:
determining whether a current operating frequency of the user equipment is equal to a preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by upper layers when a radio resource control state of the user equipment is operated in a CELL_DCH state; and
continuing using the current operating frequency when the current operating frequency of the user equipment is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by the upper layers.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
switching the current operating frequency of the user equipment to a preferred frequency according to MBMS service priority orders decided by the upper layers, for which an information element “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is not included, when the current operating frequency of the user equipment is not equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by the upper layers.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the preferred frequency is determined to be congested.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MBMS service is a service of Broadcast type.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MBMS service is a service of Multicast type.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communications system is a third generation communications system.
7. A communications device for selecting an operating frequency corresponding to a multimedia broadcast multicast service, called MBMS service hereinafter, in a wireless communications system, the communications device comprising:
a control circuit for realizing functions of the communications device;
a processor installed in the control circuit, for executing a program code to command the control circuit; and
a memory installed in the control circuit and coupled to the processor for storing the program code;
wherein the program code comprises:
determining whether a current operating frequency is equal to a preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by upper layers when a radio resource control state is operated in a CELL_DCH state; and
continuing using the current operating frequency when the current operating frequency is equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by the upper layers.
8. The communications device of claim 7 further comprising:
switching the current operating frequency to a preferred frequency according to MBMS service priority orders decided by the upper layers, for which an information element “MBMS PL Service Restriction Information” is not included, when the current operating frequency is not equal to the preferred frequency corresponding to the MBMS service prioritized by the upper layers.
9. The communications device of claim 7 , wherein the preferred frequency is determined to be congested.
10. The communications device of claim 7 , wherein the MBMS service is a service of Broadcast type.
11. The communications device of claim 7 , wherein the MBMS service is a service of Multicast type.
12. The communications device of claim 7 , wherein the wireless communications system is a third generation communications system.
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