Background technology
MBMS (multimedia broadcast-multicast service) technology is used to that the user provides multimedia broadcasting and multicast services in the wireless area.MBMS in LTE (Long Term Evolution) system is called eMBMS (evolvedMBMS) again, and major function is to realize broadcasting and multicast service in the LTE system.
Below in conjunction with Fig. 1 several basic conceptions relevant with MBMS in the LTE system is described.
MBSFN (multicast single-frequency network) transmission: be meant at one time and carry out synchronous transmission in a plurality of sub-districts with same frequency.Use this transmission means can save frequency resource, improve the availability of frequency spectrum.
MBSFN retaining zone: be meant that all eNode (evolution base station) all can obtain synchronously and the zone of carrying out the MBSFN transmission.
Transmission/announcement sub-district, MBSFN zone: be meant the class sub-district in the MBSFN zone, such sub-district had both participated in MBSFN and had sent the announcement that also participates in MBSFN transmission availability in the sub-district.
MBSFN zone sends the sub-district: be meant the class sub-district in the MBSFN zone, such sub-district only participates in MBSFN and sends and do not participate in the announcement that the MBSFN sub-district in transmits availability.
The MBSFN zone keeps the sub-district: be meant the class sub-district in the MBSFN zone, it does not participate in MBSFN and sends.
The MBMS transmission can be divided into many cell transmission and single cell transmission, and many cell transmission adopt the MBSFN transmission, and single cell transmission adopts PTM (putting multiple spot) transmission.The sub-district that is used for the MBMS transmission is divided into MBMS dedicated cell and MBMS/ clean culture mixed cell, in the MBMS dedicated cell, and a MBMS transmission business, and in MBMS/ clean culture mixed cell, existing MBMS business also has unicast service, and the two transmits with cooperative mode.
EMBMS need transmit by corresponding logic channel and transmission channel.Logic channel is MAC (medium access control) layer definition and interface upper-layer protocol, and MAC provides data transmission service for logic channel, and logical channel type is used to distinguish the type of data transmission service.Transmission channel is the interface that is used to transmit data that physical layer provides to layer 2 (as the MAC layer), and the type of transmission channel defines according to the transmission feature and the transmission means of data on physical layer.In addition, also defined physical channel, employed running time-frequency resource and coded system etc. when being used for showing transfer of data in physical layer.
In the LTE system, the logic channel relevant with the eMBMS transmission mainly contains: BCCH (Broadcast Control Channel), MCCH (multicast control channel) and MTCH (multicast service channel).Transmission channel mainly contains: MCH (Multicast Channel) and DL-SCH (DSCH Downlink Shared Channel).Physical channel has: PBCH (Physical Broadcast Channel), PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel), PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) and PMCH (Physical Multicast Channel).Wherein, BCCH is used for the broadcast system control information, and MTCH is used for sending the MBMS business datum by eNB (evolution base station) to UE (subscriber equipment), and MCCH is used for sending the MBMS control information corresponding with one or more MTCH by eNB to UE.
Because a sub-district in the MBSFN retaining zone scope can belong to a plurality of MBSFN zone, as shown in Figure 2, all comprises sub-district 4 in MBSFN zone 1, MBSFN zone 2, the MBSFN zone 3.Therefore, the general-purpose control information that not only will comprise MBMS among the MCCH of MBSFN overlay cells (as sub-district among Fig. 2 4), also to comprise the information that the MBSFN transmission merges that is used at variant MBSFN zone, as: the schedule information of each corresponding MTCH in MBSFN zone.For this reason, in the prior art, propose the MCCH structure of layering, defined P-MCCH (Primary MCCH, main MCCH) and S-MCCH (Secondary MCCH, auxilliary MCCH).
As shown in Figure 3, be the MCCH structural representation of each sub-district in the MCCH structure of existing layering.
Wherein, carry the schedule information of S-MCCH among the P-MCCH, can also comprise other information, as the control information commonly used of MBMS.When the schedule information that only comprises S-MCCH among the P-MCCH (general information that also can also comprise some MBMS), P-MCCH will not participate in concrete MBSFN transmission and merge.S-MCCH is corresponding with concrete MBSFN transmission region, will carry the concrete MBMS business information of transmitting in the corresponding MBSFN zone, as: the pairing physical resource of the MTCH position of carrying professional particular content.Each corresponding S-MCCH in MBSFN zone if the MBMS business information of transmitting in certain MBSFN zone is carried, should not need corresponding S-MCCH in the zone so in P-MCCH.
There is overlapping situation though the MCCH frame mode of this layering can solve the MBSFN zone, sends, can not obtain MBSFN and merge gain, thereby can influence the demodulation performance of P-MCCH because P-MCCH is single sub-district.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service sending method and equipment on the one hand, makes P-MCCH can obtain MBSFN and merges gain, improves the demodulation performance of P-MCCH.
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service method of reseptance and equipment on the other hand, and the MBSFN subframe at P-MCCH place is received rational application, and improves the demodulation performance of P-MCCH.
For this reason, the embodiment of the invention provides following technical scheme:
A kind of control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service sending method comprises:
The schedule information of S-MCCH is added among the P-MCCH;
If there is the big MBSFN zone to cover all little MBSFN zones, then P-MCCH is placed in the subframe at place, described big MBSFN zone and sends;
The subframe at indication P-MCCH place in BCCH.
A kind of control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service transmitting apparatus comprises:
Adding device is used for adding the schedule information of S-MCCH to P-MCCH;
First transmitting element when being used to exist the big MBSFN zone that can cover all little MBSFN zones, being placed into P-MCCH in the subframe at place, described big MBSFN zone and sending;
Indicating member is used for the subframe at B-CCH indication P-MCCH place.
A kind of control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service method of reseptance comprises:
Obtain P-MCCH place subframe according to BCCH;
Receive P-MCCH by the MBSFN mode, demodulation P-MCCH obtains the schedule information of S-MCCH;
Schedule information according to S-MCCH obtains MBSFN transmission control information corresponding in this little MBSFN zone.
A kind of control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service receiving equipment comprises:
The subframe acquiring unit is used for obtaining P-MCCH place subframe according to BCCH;
Demodulating unit is used for receiving P-MCCH by the MBSFN mode, and demodulation P-MCCH obtains the schedule information of S-MCCH;
The control information acquiring unit is used for obtaining this little MBSFN zone MBSFN transmission control information corresponding according to the schedule information of S-MCCH.
Embodiment of the invention control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service sending method and equipment add the schedule information of S-MCCH among the P-MCCH to; If there is the big MBSFN zone to cover all little MBSFN zones, then P-MCCH is placed in the subframe at place, described big MBSFN zone and sends; The subframe at indication P-MCCH place in BCCH.Merge gain thereby can make P-MCCH can obtain MBSFN, improve the demodulation performance of P-MCCH.
Correspondingly, embodiment of the invention control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service method of reseptance and equipment obtain P-MCCH place subframe according to BCCH; Receive P-MCCH by the MBSFN mode, demodulation P-MCCH obtains the schedule information of S-MCCH; Schedule information according to S-MCCH obtains MBSFN transmission control information corresponding in this little MBSFN zone.Merge gain thereby can make P-MCCH can obtain MBSFN, improve the demodulation performance of P-MCCH.
Embodiment
In order to make those skilled in the art person understand the scheme of the embodiment of the invention better, the embodiment of the invention is described in further detail below in conjunction with drawings and embodiments.
With reference to Fig. 4, be the flow chart of embodiment of the invention control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service sending method, mainly may further comprise the steps:
Step 401 is added the schedule information of S-MCCH among the P-MCCH to;
Step 402 if there is the big MBSFN zone can cover all little MBSFN zones, then is placed into P-MCCH in the subframe at place, described big MBSFN zone and sends;
Step 403, the subframe at indication P-MCCH place in BCCH.
In embodiments of the present invention, described method also can further may further comprise the steps:
If there is no can cover the big MBSFN zone in all little MBSFN zones, specific MBSFN subframe then is set, be that all little MBSFN zones send described P-MCCH on described specific subframe, and the time of notifying the UE in each little MBSFN zone can use the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe time-division by high-level signaling.
The UE time-division in notify each little MBSFN zone by high-level signaling is when taking in the described MBSFN subframe surplus resources outside the P-MCCH, can adopt multiple mode, such as, can in described P-MCCH, carry UE time-division in each little MBSFN zone and use the temporal information of the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe; Can also in described S-MCCH, carry UE time-division in each little MBSFN zone and use the temporal information of the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe.
Embodiment of the invention embodiment of the invention control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service sending method, adopt the MBSFN mode to send P-MCCH, particularly, under the situation that has the big MBSFN zone to cover all little MBSFN zones, P-MCCH is placed in the subframe at place, described big MBSFN zone and sends; If there is no can cover the big MBSFN zone in all little MBSFN zones, specific MBSFN subframe then is set, be that all little MBSFN zones send described P-MCCH on described specific subframe, thereby the MBSFN subframe at P-MCCH place is received rational application, make P-MCCH obtain MBSFN and merge gain, can improve the demodulation performance of P-MCCH.
Respectively embodiment of the invention control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service sending method under above-mentioned two kinds of different MBS FN coverage conditions is elaborated below.
With reference to Fig. 5, be the situation schematic diagram that MBSFN has overlapping covering in the embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 5, wherein, MBSFN area I D 1, MBSFN area I D 2, MBSFN area I D 3 and MBSFN area I D 4 are MBSFN zones independently, and MBSFN area I D 4 can overlapping covering MBSFN area I D 1, MBSFN area I D 2 and MBSFN area I D 3.Therefore, for the MBSFN that makes the control information recipient obtain P-MCCH merges gain, adopt the MBSFN mode to send P-MCCH, specifically P-MCCH can be placed among the subframe SFN ID4 at MBSFN area I D 4 places and send, the information of P-MCCH can be received in all MBSFN zones like this.
Such as, the subframe situation at each place, MBSFN zone is as shown in table 1 below:
Table 1:
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According to the method described above, the S-MCCH that has comprised P-MCCH and corresponding MBSFN ID 4 in the subframe at MBSFN ID 4 places has comprised the S-MCCH that distinguishes corresponding MBSFN ID 1, MBSFN ID 2 and MBSFN ID 3 respectively in the subframe at MBSFN ID 1-3 place.
Like this, the UE in each MBSFN zone receives P-MCCH by the MBSFN mode, and it is carried out the schedule information that demodulation obtains its S-MCCH that carries, and the schedule information according to S-MCCH obtains this SFN zone MBSFN transmission control information corresponding then.
With reference to Fig. 6, be the situation schematic diagram that MBSFN does not have overlapping covering in the embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 6, wherein, MBSFN area I D 1, MBSFN area I D 2, MBSFN area I D 3 are MBSFN zones independently, these three MBSFN zones are in the boundary covering that overlaps, but do not exist one can cover the big MBSFN zone that all little MBSFN zones are MBSFN area I D 1, MBSFN area I D 2, MBSFN area I D 3.Therefore, for the MBSFN that makes the control information recipient obtain P-MCCH merges gain, adopt the MBSFN mode to send P-MCCH, a specific MBSFN subframe specifically can be set, be a virtual MBSFN subframe, P-MCCH be placed in the subframe at place, this specific MBSFN zone and send.Be specific MBSFN sub-frame allocation same asset recited above in same sub just just for each MBSFN zone, comprise time slot, frequency etc., to guarantee that all UE can both receive P-MCCH in each MBSFN zone, guarantee that simultaneously P-MCCH obtains MBSFN and merges gain, improve the demodulation performance of P-MCCH.
Such as, the subframe situation at each place, MBSFN zone is as shown in table 2 below:
Table 2:
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According to the method described above, in the subframe at specific MBSFN place, comprise P-MCCH, in the subframe of MBSFN ID 1-3 place, comprised the S-MCCH of difference corresponding MBSFN ID 1, MBSFN ID 2 and MBSFN ID 3 respectively.
In this case, because P-MCCH can not occupy all sub-frame resources, so the surplus resources in this subframe can be distributed to different MBSFN zones the time-division.The different time period that concrete each MBSFN zone takies is flexible allocation according to actual needs, and notifies UE in each MBSFN zone by high-level signaling.Such as, above-mentioned, can in described P-MCCH, carry UE time-division in each little MBSFN zone and use the temporal information of the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe; Can also in described S-MCCH, carry UE time-division in each little MBSFN zone and use the temporal information of the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe.
Like this, the UE in each MBSFN zone receives P-MCCH by the MBSFN mode, and it is carried out the schedule information that demodulation obtains its S-MCCH that carries, and the schedule information according to S-MCCH obtains this SFN zone MBSFN transmission control information corresponding then.
Certainly, the embodiment of the invention also is not limited only to above-mentioned this mode, such as, if the UE time-division of having carried in described P-MCCH in each little MBSFN zone uses under the situation of the temporal information of the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe, the S-MCCH in corresponding each MBSFN zone can also be placed in the subframe at this place, specific MBSFN zone in the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH.
As seen, embodiment of the invention control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service sending method adopts the MBSFN mode to send to P-MCCH, and the MBSFN subframe at P-MCCH place can be received rational application, the merging that makes UE can access P-MCCH gains, and has improved the demodulation performance of P-MCCH.
Correspondingly, the embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service transmitting apparatus, as shown in Figure 7, is the structural representation of this equipment.
In this embodiment, described equipment 700 comprises: adding device 701, first transmitting element 702 and indicating member 703.Wherein:
Adding device 701 is used for adding the schedule information of S-MCCH to P-MCCH;
First transmitting element 702 when being used to exist the big MBSFN zone that can cover all little MBSFN zones, being placed into P-MCCH in the subframe at place, described big MBSFN zone and sending;
Indicating member 703 is used for the subframe at B-CCH indication P-MCCH place.
In embodiments of the present invention, also can further comprise: unit 704 and second is set sends subelement 705.Wherein:
Unit 704 is set, when being used for not existing the big MBSFN zone that can cover all little MBSFN zones, specific MBSFN subframe is set;
Second sends subelement 705, is used for sending described P-MCCH for all little MBSFN zones on described specific subframe.
In embodiments of the present invention, also can further comprise notification unit 706, be used for described second when sending subelement 705 and on described specific subframe, sending described P-MCCH, notify the time that the UE time-division in each little MBSFN zone uses the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe by high-level signaling for all little MBSFN zones.
It is multiple that notification unit 706 notifies UE time-division in each little MBSFN zone to use the mode of the time of the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe to have by high-level signaling, such as, by P-MCCH or S-MCCH.For this reason, can comprise that at described notification unit 706 first information adds subelement or second information is added subelement (not shown), wherein, the described first information adds subelement, is used for using the temporal information of the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe to add among the described P-MCCH UE time-division in each little MBSFN zone; Described second information is added subelement, is used for using the temporal information of the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe to add among the described S-MCCH UE time-division in each little MBSFN zone.
The detailed process that embodiment of the invention control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service transmitting apparatus carries out the control information transmission can not repeat them here with reference to the description in the embodiment of the invention method of front.
With reference to Fig. 8, be the flow chart of embodiment of the invention control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service method of reseptance, mainly may further comprise the steps:
Step 801 obtains P-MCCH place subframe according to BCCH.
Step 802 receives P-MCCH by the MBSFN mode, and demodulation P-MCCH obtains the schedule information of S-MCCH.
Mention in front, what adopt when P-MCCH sends is the MBSFN mode, and correspondingly, the UE in each MBSFN zone adopts the MBSFN mode too when receiving P-MCCH, thereby can obtain the MBSFN gain, improves the demodulation performance of P-MCCH.
Step 803 obtains MBSFN transmission control information corresponding in this little MBSFN zone according to the schedule information of S-MCCH.
Particularly, obtain this corresponding physical resource position of S-MCCH in the subframe of place, little MBSFN zone, obtain MBSFN transmission control information corresponding then from this physical resource position according to the schedule information of S-MCCH.
Mention in the description of embodiment of the invention control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service method of reseptance in front, in the practical application, the situation that can exist different as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6 MBSFN region overlappings to cover.Under second kind of situation, P-MCCH is arranged in a specific subframe, and in this case, UE in each little MBSFN zone can also use the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe time-division, the time that network side uses the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe by each little MBSFN zone time-division of high-level signaling notice UE.
Therefore, in embodiments of the present invention, can also may further comprise the steps:
UE obtains the time that the UE in this little MBSFN zone can use the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe time-division by high-level signaling.Like this, when if the M-CCH in corresponding one or more little MBSFN zone uses this surplus resources, UE also needed during MBSFN transmission control information corresponding in obtaining this little MBSFN zone according to this high-level signaling notice in the described time that can use the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe time-division, obtained MBSFN transmission control information corresponding in this little MBSFN zone according to the schedule information of S-MCCH.Certainly, the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH does not carry S-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe if the UE time-division in each little MBSFN zone uses, but carry other information, then need not according to this high-level signaling, a need can obtain corresponding S-MCCH according to the schedule information of the S-MCCH that P-MCCH carries.
Can use the high-level signaling difference of the time of the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe time-division at the UE that carries in each little MBSFN zone, the described UE that obtains in this little MBSFN zone by high-level signaling can use the time of the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe to comprise the time-division: the described P-MCCH of demodulation obtains the time that the UE time-division in the little MBSFN of its basis of the carrying zone uses the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe; Perhaps read described S-MCCH and obtain the time that the UE time-division in the little MBSFN of its basis of the carrying zone uses the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe.
As seen, embodiment of the invention control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service method of reseptance, UE receives P-MCCH by the MBSFN mode, can obtain MBSFN and merge gain, has improved the demodulation performance of P-MCCH.
Correspondingly, the embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service receiving equipment, as shown in Figure 9, is a kind of structural representation of this equipment.
In this embodiment, described equipment 900 comprises: subframe acquiring unit 901, demodulating unit 902 and control information acquiring unit 903.Wherein:
Subframe acquiring unit 901 is used for obtaining P-MCCH place subframe according to BCCH;
Demodulating unit 902 is used for receiving P-MCCH by the MBSFN mode, and demodulation P-MCCH obtains the schedule information of S-MCCH;
Control information acquiring unit 903 is used for obtaining this little MBSFN zone MBSFN transmission control information corresponding according to the schedule information of S-MCCH.
In embodiments of the present invention, also can further comprise: time-division information acquisition unit 904 is used for obtaining the time that the UE in this little MBSFN zone can use the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe time-division by high-level signaling.Particularly, described time-division information acquisition unit 904 can obtain the time that the UE time-division in the little MBSFN of its basis of the carrying zone uses the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe by the described P-MCCH of demodulation; Perhaps obtain the time that the UE time-division in the little MBSFN of its basis of the carrying zone uses the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe by reading described S-MCCH.
Described control information acquiring unit 903 can also be further in the described time that can use the surplus resources outside the P-MCCH in the described MBSFN subframe time-division, obtain MBSFN transmission control information corresponding in this little MBSFN zone according to the schedule information of S-MCCH.
The detailed process that embodiment of the invention control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service receiving equipment carries out the control information transmission can not repeat them here with reference to the description in the embodiment of the invention method of front.
In actual applications, described control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service transmitting apparatus can be MCE (Multi-Cell/Multicast Coordination Entity, many sub-districts/multicast coordination entity), described control information of multimedia broadcast multicast service transmitting apparatus can be UE.
The networking schematic diagram of MCE and other network entities as shown in figure 10.
Wherein, the interface definition between eNB and the MBMS gateway is the M1 interface, and the interface definition between eNB and the MCE is the M2 interface, and the interface definition between MCE and the MBMS gateway is the M3 interface.MCE is according to the description of the invention described above embodiment method, and the subframe position at decision P-MCCH place adopts the MBSFN mode to send P-MCCH by eNB.
Correspondingly, the UE in each MBSFN zone receives P-MCCH by the MBSFN mode, and the MBSFN that can obtain P-MCCH merges gain, improves the demodulation performance of P-MCCH.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of step that realizes in the foregoing description method is to instruct relevant hardware to finish by program, described program can be stored in the computer read/write memory medium, described storage medium, as: ROM/RAM, magnetic disc, CD etc.
More than the embodiment of the invention is described in detail, used embodiment herein the present invention set forth, the explanation of above embodiment just is used for help understanding method and apparatus of the present invention; Simultaneously, for one of ordinary skill in the art, according to thought of the present invention, the part that all can change in specific embodiments and applications, in sum, this description should not be construed as limitation of the present invention.