Multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission method
Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, relate more specifically to a kind of multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission method.
Background technology
Multimedia broadcast/group broadcast service (Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service is called for short MBMS) is a kind of shared network resource, transmits the technology of data to a plurality of targets from a data source.In order to effectively utilize mobile network resource, 3GPP has proposed the MBMS business in R6, promptly in the mobile network, provide a data source to send the point-to-multipoint service of data to a plurality of users, share raising utilization rate of network resource (the especially utilance of Bao Gui air interface resource) to realize Internet resources.MBMS can not only realize the classes of messages multicast and the broadcasting of plain text low rate, and can realize the multicast and the broadcasting of high-speed multimedia business, multiple rich video, audio frequency and multimedia service are provided, this has complied with the trend of following mobile data development undoubtedly, for the development of mobile communication provides better professional prospect.
The structural model of MBMS operation system as shown in Figure 1.Broadcast multicast service center (Broadcast/Multicast Service Center, be called for short BM-SC) be newly-increased mobile network functional entity, it is content provider's a inlet, be used for authorizing and initiating the MBMS bearer service at mobile network, and plan transmits the MBMS content to schedule.Wherein, CBC (Cell Broadcast Center) is a CBC, UE (User Equipment) is a subscriber equipment, UTRAN (UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network,) be the universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial access network, GERAN (GSM/EDGERadio Access Network) is global system for mobile communications/evolution enhanced data rates wireless access network, SGSN (Serving General Packet Radio Service SupportNode) is a service universal grouping wireless business supporting node, GGSN (General PacketRadio Service Gateway Support Node) is a gateway GPRS supporting node (GGSN), and BM-SC (Broadcast/Multicast Service Center) is a broadcast multicast service center.
For existing WCDMA Packet Based Network functional entity, gateway GPRS supporting node (GGSN) (General Packet Radio Service Gateway Support Node, abbreviation GGSN), service universal grouping wireless business supporting node (Serving General PacketRadio Service Support Node, abbreviation SGSN), wireless access network (Radio AccessNet, be called for short RAN) and subscriber equipment (User Equipment is called for short UE) all need to increase MBMS correlation function and process.
RAN comprises radio network controller (Radio Network Controller is called for short RNC) and B node (Node B).MBMS has introduced three kinds of new logic channels in RAN: the MBMS point is to multiple spot control channel (MBMS point-to-multipointControl Channel, abbreviation MCCH), MBMS point-to-multipoint service channel (MBMSpoint-to-multipoint Traffic Channel, be called for short MTCH) and the MBMS point to multiple spot scheduling channel (MBMS point-to-multipoint Scheduling Channel is called for short MSCH).Three kinds of newly-increased logic channels all are mapped to forward access channel (ForwardAccess Channel, be called for short FACH) on, and FACH is mapped on the auxilliary public physical control channel (Secondary Common Control Physical Channel is called for short SCCPCH).MBMS has also introduced a kind of new physical channel in RAN: the MBMS point is to multiple spot indicating channel (MBMS point-to-multipoint indicator Channel is called for short MICH).
According to present agreement, UE is not receiving any point to multiple spot (Point ToMultiPoint, being called for short PTM) MBMS of mode is professional or receiving the MBMS business of PTM mode but exist on the MSCH channel under the situation of this professional schedule information, UE can determine whether reading MCCH message by monitoring MICH, can not monitor MICH yet and directly read MCCH message, UE does not monitor MICH and directly reads MCCH message under other situations.Therefore, UE only can realize the discontinuous reception of MCCH by monitoring MICH under limited condition, and whether UE monitor the ability that MICH also depends on UE, also can not read the MCCH control messages so do not monitor MICH.But the MICH configuration information is essential in the MBMS control messages that agreement regulation MCCH upward sends, if therefore require to send control information on MCCH, MICH just must successfully be set up in the sub-district.This means must be newly-built a cover support a large amount of Node B in the Radio Access Network of MBMS or the upgrading existing network, to preserving peace of existing network slip over cross all unfavorable.
Suppose that the sub-district do not support the MCCH control messages to send, the PTM send mode just can't be realized in the sub-district so, even the PTP send mode is only supported in the sub-district, need could set up point-to-point (Point To Point by paging for the UE under idle (IDLE) pattern and access network paging (URA_PCH) state, abbreviation PTP) radio bearer (the Radio Bearer of formula, be called for short RB), so not only increase the complexity that realizes, and can cause the waste of resource.
Therefore, the maintenance of network and compatibility especially at the MBMS business development initial stage, make that the existing network change is minimum and can guarantee that it is very important enjoying continuous MBMS business when UE moves in the minizone.
Summary of the invention
One or more problems in view of the above, the invention provides a kind of multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission method, can save operation cost, continuous MBMS business is provided in whole system, and help UE and in moving process, receive the MBMS business continuously.
Multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission method according to the present invention may further comprise the steps: step S202, whether radio network controller is put the multiple spot indicating channel and is determined whether to be added in the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages putting multiple spot indicating channel configuration information according to successfully having set up, wherein, put multiple spot indicating channel configuration information and in the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages, be optional information; And step S204, after subscriber equipment receives the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages, check whether to comprise a little to multiple spot indicating channel configuration information in the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages and carry out respective handling.
Wherein, in step S202, put under the situation of multiple spot indicating channel successfully having set up, in the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages, add point to multiple spot indicating channel configuration information.Put the multiple spot indicating channel set up under the situation of failure or cell ability support point to the situation of multiple spot indicating channel under, in the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages, do not add point and arrive multiple spot indicating channel configuration information.
Wherein, in step S204, be checked through at subscriber equipment and comprise in the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages a little under the situation of multiple spot indicating channel configuration information, multimedia broadcast-multicast service is put the multiple spot control channel monitor or read according to putting multiple spot indicating channel configuration information.Be checked through at subscriber equipment and do not comprise in the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages a little under the situation of multiple spot indicating channel configuration information, all read the information that multimedia broadcast-multicast service is put the multiple spot control channel in each modification cycle.
Multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission method according to the present invention is simple, practical, and can be under the condition that does not increase any message and cell, the MBMS business that sends with PTP and PTM mode is provided in R99 or R5 system fully, thereby not only can save operation cost, and continuous MBMS business can be provided in whole system, therefore helping UE receives the MBMS business continuously in moving process.
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Accompanying drawing described herein is used to provide further understanding of the present invention, constitutes the application's a part, and illustrative examples of the present invention and explanation thereof are used to explain the present invention, do not constitute improper qualification of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the structural model figure of existing MBMS operation system;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart according to the multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission method of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the flow chart that sends the MBMS control messages according to the RNC of the embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 4 is the flow chart that receives the MBMS control messages according to the UE of the embodiment of the invention.
Embodiment
Below with reference to accompanying drawing, describe the specific embodiment of the present invention in detail.
The present invention relates generally to Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, a kind of multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission method that WCDMA) uses in the mobile communication system.
With reference to figure 2, the multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission method according to the embodiment of the invention is described.As shown in Figure 2, this multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission method may further comprise the steps: S202, whether radio network controller is put the multiple spot indicating channel and is determined whether to be added in the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages putting multiple spot indicating channel configuration information according to successfully having set up, and the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages after will handling sends at least one subscriber equipment, wherein, put multiple spot indicating channel configuration information and in the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages, be optional information; And S204, after subscriber equipment receives the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages, check whether to comprise a little to multiple spot indicating channel configuration information in the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages and carry out respective handling.
Wherein, in step S202, put under the situation of multiple spot indicating channel successfully having set up, in the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages, add point to multiple spot indicating channel configuration information.Put the multiple spot indicating channel set up under the situation of failure or cell ability support point to the situation of multiple spot indicating channel under, in the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages, do not add point and arrive multiple spot indicating channel configuration information.
Wherein, in step S204, be checked through at subscriber equipment and comprise in the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages a little under the situation of multiple spot indicating channel configuration information, multimedia broadcast-multicast service is put the multiple spot control channel monitor or read according to putting multiple spot indicating channel configuration information.Be checked through at subscriber equipment and do not comprise in the multimedia broadcast-multicast service control messages a little under the situation of multiple spot indicating channel configuration information, all read the information that multimedia broadcast-multicast service is put the multiple spot control channel in each modification cycle.
With reference to figure 3, the flow process that sends the MBMS control messages according to the RNC of the embodiment of the invention is described.As shown in Figure 3, this flow process may further comprise the steps: S302, RNC check whether the sub-district has successfully set up MICH; S304, if successfully set up MICH, execution in step S306 then, otherwise, execution in step S308; S306 comprises MICH configuration information (MICH configuration messages) in MBMS General Information (MBMS control messages) message; And S308, do not comprise the MICH configuration messages in the MBMS control messages.
With reference to figure 4, the flow process that receives the MBMS control messages according to the UE of the embodiment of the invention is described.As shown in Figure 4, this flow process may further comprise the steps: S402, and UE receives the MBMS control messages; S404 checks in the message whether comprise the MICH configuration messages, if comprise, and execution in step S406 then, otherwise, execution in step S408; S406 carries out corresponding operating according to present agreement regulation; And S408, all read MCCH information in each modification cycle.
From the above, multimedia broadcast multicast service transmission method according to the present invention is simple, practical, and can be under the condition that does not increase any message and cell, the MBMS business that sends with PTP and PTM mode is provided in R99 or R5 system fully, thereby not only can save operation cost, and continuous MBMS business can be provided in whole system, therefore helping UE receives the MBMS business continuously in moving process.
The above is the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, is not limited to the present invention, and for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various changes and variation.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of being done, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.