CN102165789A

CN102165789A - Method and system to enable adaptation between physical bearers and OMA-BCAST

Info

Publication number: CN102165789A
Application number: CN2009801382759A
Authority: CN
Inventors: J·瓦雷; J·阿拉毛努; H·佩科宁; T·奥拉宁
Original assignee: Nokia Oyj
Current assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
Priority date: 2008-09-29
Filing date: 2009-09-22
Publication date: 2011-08-24
Also published as: EP2329642A4; WO2010035215A1; EP2329642A1

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided that combine Open Mobile Alliance Mobile Broadcast Services (OMA BCAST) with different bearers, such as China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) by associating service-related identifiers within an OMA BCAST electronic service guide with CMMB bearer-specific parameters. Furthermore, associating IP source and/or destination address pairs of a service with the location of the service within the CMMB bearer can be achieved and used with unicast, multicast, and broadcast environments. Further still, systems and methods are provided that allow for electronic service guide bootstrapping., where a desired electronic service guide can be discovered by bootstrapping.

Description

Realize the adaptive method and system between physical support and the OMA-BCAST

Technical field

Each embodiment relates generally to multimedia broadcasting and multicast service system field.More specifically, each embodiment relates to and realizes adaptive between unknowable (bear agnostic) electronic service guidebooks of carrier (ESG) and the different physical support standard.

Background technology

This part aims to provide the background of the different embodiment that set forth in claims or environment.Explanation herein can comprise the notion that can carry out, but may not be the notion of before having conceived or having carried out.Therefore, unless point out in addition here, the described content of this part is not to be prior art for the specification among the application and claims, and be not to admit that by being included in this part it is a prior art.

Recently, mobile multicast and broadcast system are by the different tissues standardization, the technology modules of for example, third generation partner program (3GPP) multimedia broadcast/multi broadcast service (MBMS), digital video broadcasting (DVB) broadcasting and mobile service converges (TM-CBMS) and Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) mobile broadcast service (BCAST) tissue.Other multicast and broadcast system also comprise comprehensive ground digital broadcast service (ISDB-T, Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial), DMB-ground/hand-held (DMB-T/H), DMB (T-DMB), Advanced Television Systems Committee's mobile/handheld (ATSC-M/H), only forward link (FLO) and private system, for example MediaFLO.Two main services that provided by such multicast/broadcast scheme are flow transmission and file delivery service.

OMA BCAST refers to the open global standards about the service of moving, for example mobile TV and Video service as required.Such service can be adapted to transmit and the transmission of end-to-end content based on the content of mobile IP.For example, OMA BCAST supports broadcast technology, for example hand-held (DVB-H), 3GPP MBMS and mobile unicast stream transmission system of DVB-.OMA BCAST standard definition various features, for example comprise that electronic service guidebooks, file transmit, the transmission of stream content, service and content protecting, service provide, notice etc.

DVB IP data broadcasting (IPDC) and OMA BCAST have defined the service guide that carries the description of in question service.IPDC ESG has defined the semanteme of composition characteristics in obtaining fragment (Acquisition Fragment).Receiving terminal can detect the feature of service, and judges whether it can consume this service.OMA BCAST has defined the unknowable electronic service guidebooks of carrier that will transmit on above-mentioned different physical supports.

Electronic service guidebooks makes terminal to transmit available service to end subscriber (receiver), and how indication can visit these services.Electronic service guidebooks is used for providing the information relevant with multiple scheduled program to the user, allows the user according to navigation such as time, theme, channel, type, selection and discovery content.

The electronic service guidebooks fragment is the part of self-existent electronic service guidebooks.The electronic service guidebooks fragment can comprise XML document, Session Description Protocol (SDP) description, text, image and other clauses and subclauses.The electronic service guidebooks fragment is described current available service, the service in future or one or more aspects of broadcast program.These aspects can comprise for example free textual description, program, geographical availability information, price, purchasing method, type and side information (for example preview image or montage).Can transmit the data of the audio frequency, video and the other types that comprise the electronic service guidebooks fragment by polytype network according to many different agreements.The Internet of agreement (for example Internet protocol (IP) and User Datagram Protoco (UDP) (UDP)) that for example, can be by the internet usage protocol suite transmits data.Usually, transmit data by the Internet that is addressed to unique user.Yet, all user's multicasts that can be in the zone (to user's set) or broadcast data.

In electronic service guidebooks, typically according to the time to user's presentation information.For example, present independent audio or video program owing to be predefined in the time period of appointment, so can be according to the electronic service guidebooks of these identical time period tissues about this information, thus at program before following several hrs occurs, the program-associated information that will present Yu will begin.

China's Multimedia Mobile broadcast standard (CMMB) is mobile TV and the multimedia standardization by the broadcasting of China, film and TV national management office (SARFT) exploitation and appointment, and it has been characterized as being satellite service (DVB-SH) standard of the DVB-of the satellite that is similar to digital video and terrestrial broadcasting to handheld device.CMMB has specified unknowable data link layer of application layer and the physical layer that is used for service (for example mobile TV) transmission.Yet, utilize OMABCAST so that complete end-to-end system is provided at CMMB " top ", will cause the service signaled among the OMA BCAST ESG and the position of the service signaled according to the CMMB standard between the mapping disappearance.

Summary of the invention

Each embodiment has been described, its by with among the OMA BCAST ESG with the relevant identifier of service and CMMB specific to (bearer-specific) parameter association of carrier, allow the combination of OMABCAST and different carriers (for example CMMB).That is to say, realized the flexible mapping between the CMMB ad-hoc location of application layer identifier (for example GlobalserviceID, IP address etc.) and same services.Identify position by multiplexed frame identifier (MF_ID), multiplexed subframe identifier (MSF_ID), service identifier (serviceID) and frequency_point_number specific to CMMB.Each embodiment can be used for will service the IP source and/or the location association of the service in destination address pair and the CMMB carrier, and can be used in clean culture, multicast and the broadcast environment.Can transmit OMABCAST ESG by radio network or by any two-way interactive network (for example 3G).The table that proposes among the application also can pass through some different paths, for example by the radio network and/or the Internet, is sent to terminal.In addition, the transmission mechanism that is used for signal transmission can be the combination in any by the different signalings of the radio network and the Internet.

In addition, described each embodiment, it allows electronic service guidebooks key instruction (bootstrapping),, can find desired electronic service guidebooks by key instruction, for example OMA BCAST ESG that is.According to an electronic service guidebooks key instruction embodiment, find key instruction information from key instruction service association table (BSAT), wherein for example, in specific multi-path multiplexing frame, carry BSAT.After the service of having selected expectation, receiver is searched service association table (SAT), and afterwards, receiver can be found the position of desired service.

And two signaling tables (BSAT and SAT) will be transmitted with existing signaling table (for example continuous/short time is served multiplexed allocation list (CMCT/SMCT)) in the CMMB signaling concurrently.As mentioned above, SAT be provided at the serviced component announced in the electronic service guidebooks and CMMB multiplexed in mapping between the position of these services, wherein according to an embodiment, SAT is being similar to the electronic service guidebooks that defines substantially in OMA BCAST service guide on grammer, structure and/or the content.BSAT then is provided for the key instruction of the available electron service guide that the CMMB network provides.

According to the following specifically describes, these and other advantages of each embodiment and the tissue of characteristics and operation and mode will become clear in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and wherein in some accompanying drawings described below, identical element has identical label.

Description of drawings

By the reference accompanying drawing example of each embodiment is described, wherein:

Exemplary exemplary configurations and the grammer that illustrates according to the service association table of an embodiment of Fig. 1;

The exemplary end-to-end model that carries out the transmission of OMA BCAST type of service according to each embodiment by the CMMB system that illustrates of Fig. 2;

Exemplary another exemplary configurations and the grammer that illustrates according to the service association table of another embodiment of Fig. 3 a;

Exemplary another exemplary configurations and the grammer that illustrates according to the service association table of another embodiment of Fig. 3 b;

Fig. 4 is exemplary to illustrate the exemplary configurations of the service association table by Fig. 3 and the exemplary association that grammer is realized;

The exemplary exemplary relation between CMMB element, multi-path multiplexing frame, multiplexed subframe, signaling information and service that illustrates according to each embodiment of Fig. 5;

Fig. 6 is exemplary to be illustrated and is used for realizing the identifier relevant with service of OMA BCAST ESG and the end-to-end related example process of CMMB element according to an embodiment;

The exemplary example process that is used for finding from the CMMB carrier electronic service guidebooks that illustrates according to each embodiment of Fig. 7 via key instruction service association table;

The exemplary exemplary receiver implementation procedure that is used for service discovery that illustrates according to each embodiment of Fig. 8;

Fig. 9 is exemplary illustrate according to each embodiment from the performed processing of the visit of ESG key instruction is found flow process up to the exemplary services of finding the service position of CMMB multiplexed, wherein multiplexed allocation list refers to CMCT/SMCT;

The exemplary exemplary multi-path multiplexing frame that illustrates according to each embodiment of Figure 10 with the data filling;

Exemplary example syntax and the structure that the multi-path multiplexing frame of Figure 10 is shown of Figure 11;

Figure 12 is exemplary to illustrate each processing that the exemplary embodiment that is used for beginning carrying out " service " is carried out;

Exemplary another the exemplary receiver implementation procedure that is used for service discovery that illustrates according to other different embodiment of Figure 13;

The exemplary exemplary broadcast channel frame that illustrates according to another embodiment of Figure 14;

The exemplary various exemplary syntax that illustrates according to the multiplexed allocation list of IP of different embodiment of Figure 15 a-15b;

The exemplary exemplary syntax that illustrates according to the multiplexed allocation list contingency table of the IP of various different embodiment of Figure 16 a-16b;

The exemplary example package situation that illustrates according to the data segment of various different embodiment of Figure 17 a-17b;

Exemplary other the exemplary receiver service discovery process that illustrate according to different embodiment of Figure 18 a-18b;

Figure 19 is the overview diagram that can realize the system of different embodiment therein;

Figure 20 is the perspective view in conjunction with the spendable electronic installation of realization of different embodiment; And

Figure 21 can be included in schematically showing of circuit in the electronic installation of Figure 10.

Embodiment

Each embodiment has realized the combination of OMA BCAST and different carriers, for example, and with the combination (by with identifier and the CMMB elements correlation relevant among the OMA BCAST ESG) of CMMB with service.It should be noted that described herein according to each embodiment OMA BCAST and CMMB between adaptive only be exemplary.Identical or basic similarly system and method also can be used for electronic service guidebooks identifier and the elements correlation that is used for other carriers with similar functions.According to each embodiment, provide mapping function by definition service association table, this service association table for example can be used on (in PSI/SI (PSI/SI) mode) in the data link layer.In addition, can in application layer XML metadata, embed the service association table.

Following table 1 is the exemplary services contingency table according to each embodiment definition, its provide have with the related OMA BCAST ESG that serves in one or more identifiers between mapping.Such association can be directly, for example points to service itself.Can globalserviceID (global service ID) realizes this direct correlation by for example using.Replacedly, can realize association by pointing to service via one or more IP address.Association also can be an indirect association, wherein points to service and can realize by pointing to the paragraph of service association.In addition, each embodiment comprises the private data field that can allow to define in future new identifier.

Type of identifier	Explanation
		GlobalserviceID	0x01
The IPv4 address	0x02
		The IPv6 address	0x03
Service_FragmentID	0x04
		Service guide fragmentID	0x05
Visit fragmentID	0x06
		Scheduling fragmentID	0x07
Content fragmentID	0x08
		PurchaseData?fragmentID	0x09
Buy channel fragmentID	0x0A
		Reserved_future_use	0x0B-0xFF

Table 1

Can include but not limited to such as above-mentioned identifier, for example universal resource identifier (URI).According to OMA-BCAST, URI is widely used in the signaling of different identification symbol.That is, in the service association table, transmit those type of identifier that present in the table 1 for example with signal.URI is used for the sign of for example electronic service guidebooks service (passing through GlobalserviceID) or fragment (passing through fragmentID).

Fig. 1 illustrates exemplary configurations and the grammer according to the service association table of an embodiment.Fig. 2 illustrates the end-to-end model that carries out the transmission of OMA BCAST type service according to this embodiment by the CMMB system.According to such an embodiment, with OMA BCAST and/or the parameter maps of other application layers specific to the identifier of service and 4 CMMB specific to carrier arbitrarily.4 CMMB indicate the position of serving in the CMMB physical layer specific to the parameter of carrier.For example, the latter's parameter can be frequency_point_number, MF_ID, MSF_ID and serviceID.

The previous parameter of listing among Fig. 1 comprises following: table_id refers to the identifier of table; Section_syntax_indicator (section grammer designator) refers to 1 bit field that can be set to " 1 "; Section_length (segment length) is 12 bit fields, and the byte number of specified section (section) begins immediately after the section_length field and comprises CRC; And version_number (version number), refer to 5 bit fields of the version number of dial gauge.It should be noted that version_number should increase by 1 when loaded information changes in the table.When version number for example reaches 31 value, version number's wraparound 0.As above-mentioned current_next_indicator (current-next designator) when being set to " 1 ", version_number should be the version number of current free list.When current_next_indicator was set to " 0 ", version_number should be the version number of next free list.

Additional parameter comprises: current_next_indicator, 1 bit indicator, indicating this table when being set to " 1 " is current available table, and the table that indication is sent when this bit is set to " 0 " is also unavailable, and should be that next table will be effective; And section_number (segment number), this is 8 bit fields that provide segment number, wherein first section section_number in the table should be " 0x00 ".It should be noted that section_number should increase by 1 for each the additional section with identical table_id (table id), service_id (service id), transport_stream_id (transport stream id) and original_network_id (primitive network id).In this case, this table can be built as a plurality of joints (segment), and wherein in each joint, for each additional section, section_number should increase by 1.Yet allowing at the final stage of joint and closing between first section of joint has the numbering gap.

Other parameter comprises: last_section_number (last segment number), the final stage of named list (that is, having the section of maximum section_number) number 8 bit fields, wherein this section is a part of showing; Identifier_Loop_length (identifier length of the cycle) is 12 bit fields, the length of the identifier_loop (identifier circulation) of indication back; Identifier_type (type of identifier), the field of the type of the identifier (those that list in for example above table 1) that indication is related; URI_length (URI length), 8 bit fields of the length of the byte of appointment URI; URI_byte (URI byte), another 8 bit field, the URI of " uri_char " field designated identification service wherein, and text message is coded in the 8 bit Unicode format transformations (UTF-8); Identifier number (number of identifiers) is illustrated in the identifier number related with serviceID in the iteration of identifier circulation; IPv4_src_addr (IPv4 source address), this is 32 bit fields of specifying IPv4 clean culture/multicast/broadcast source address, wherein the IPv4 address is divided into 48 bit fields, and first field comprises IPv4 address the most remarkable (significant) piece of (dotted line is represented, dotted notation); IPv4_dst_addr (IPv4 destination address), 32 bit fields of assigned ip v4 clean culture/multicast/broadcast destination address, wherein the IPv4 address is divided into 48 bit fields, and first field comprises the IPv4 address the most remarkable piece of (dotted line is represented); IPv6_src_addr (IPv6 source address), assigned ip v6 clean culture/multicast/appoint 128 bit fields of broadcasting source address, wherein the IPv6 address is divided into the field of 8 16 bits, and first field comprises the IPv6 address the most remarkable piece of (dotted line is represented); And IPv6_dst_addr (IPv6 destination address), assigned ip v6 clean culture/multicast/appoint another 128 bit field broadcast destination address, wherein the IPv6 address is divided into 8 16 bit fields, and first field comprises the IPv6 address the most remarkable piece of (dotted line is represented).

In addition, parameter comprises: serviceID, the service in its sign CMMB system; MF_ID, it is the field of the identifier of multi-path multiplexing frame in the indication CMMB system; MSF_ID, the field of the multiplexed subframe in the sign CMMB system; And Fraquency_point_number (frequency period), be 8 bit fields, refer to relevant and be attached to the sequence number of the Frequency point of the MF_ID, the MSF_ID that announce in the special services contingency table and serviceID with CMCT/SMCT.And another embodiment can comprise for example parameter of service_loop_length (service length of the cycle), is 12 bit fields of length of the service_loop (service circulation, not shown) of indication back.It should be noted that the above-mentioned parameter of indicating among Fig. 1 and field length only are exemplary according to an embodiment.It shall yet further be noted that CMCT/SMCT is used to describe the information of each continuous/short time service multi-path multiplexing frame configuration in certain time period.Such information comprises position, channel processing method and the subframe of each multi-path multiplexing frame and the comformity relation between the service identifier.

Although as application layer with specific to the interface of layer between 2 (L2) signaling of carrier (bearer-specific), each embodiment provides flexible interface to IP usually, it allows any application layer identifier and the CMMB structure connection specific to carrier.Although the IP that is not defined in the CMMB standard on the CMMB transmits, by allowing the function that provides such that sends of IP in the data segment for example.

As mentioned above, Fig. 2 illustrates the end-to-end model that the CMMB system carries out the transmission of OMABCAST type service that passes through according to an embodiment.According to such an embodiment, with OMABCAST and/or the parameter maps of other application layers specific to the identifier of service and 4 CMMB specific to carrier arbitrarily, wherein indicate the position of serving in the CMMB physical layer, for example frequency_point_number, MF_ID, MSF_ID and serviceID specific to the parameter of carrier.

Fig. 2 also illustrates the relation between each territory.That is, can in physical domain, dispose 40 time slots, for example ts0, ts1, ts2...ts39, wherein ts0 can be preserved for the signaling purpose.Multiplexed territory has defined maximum 40 multi-path multiplexing frames therein, for example MF 0, MF 1, MF n...MF m, and wherein MF ID 0 is preserved for signaling, and MF ID 1 is preserved for ESG.Each multi-path multiplexing frame can be made of one or more multiplexed subframes, and each multi-path multiplexing frame has maximum 15 multiplexed subframes.For example, Fig. 2 illustrates multi-path multiplexing frame MP n and is made of multiplexed subframe MSF 1 and MSFj, and multi-path multiplexing frame MP m is by himself multiplexed subframe MSF 1 ' and MSF j ' formation.

In CMMB, each multiplexed subframe is equal to service.In addition, each multiplexed subframe can be made of different sections.For example, MSF 1 is by constituting such as subframe header, video-frequency band, audio section and data segment, and MSF 1 ' is made of himself subframe header, video-frequency band, audio section and data segment.Each data segment can correspondingly be made of maximum 255 data unit.For example, data segment 200 comprises

data cell

202a and 202b, and data segment 200 ' comprises data cell 202a ' and data cell 202b '.The type of each data cell and length are indicated in the data segment header, for example, and the data segment header 204 of data segment 200 and the data segment header 204 ' of data segment 200 '.

In the IP territory, for example in OMA BCAST IP world, IP grouping (for example the IP grouping 206) is mapped to one or more multiplexed sub-frame data sections.Therefore, the collection of " CMMB service " will form an OMA BCAST ESG territory.

According to another embodiment, can utilize the version of deleting of service association table, wherein the service association table lacks parameter MF_ID, MSF_ID and frequency_point_number.In this case, therefore receiver visit CMCT/SMCT obtaining the parameter of these disappearances, and finishes the discovery of the service position in the CMMB physical support.Fig. 3 a illustrates this version of deleting of service association table.

Fig. 3 b illustrates another version according to the exemplary services contingency table of another embodiment.In this embodiment, the service association list structure comprises the interior circulation in the identifier circulation, makes some identifiers to bind together.Therefore, the identifier of binding can with the serviceID parameter association.Such feature has been avoided the possible redundancy that experiences when repeating to signal identical serviceID parameter.Following table 2 also is another exemplary services contingency table according to another embodiment definition.

Type of identifier	Explanation
		The IPv4 address	0x01
The IPv6 address	0x02
		Privately owned identifier	0x03
Reserved_future_use	0x04-0xFF

Table 2

By three URI 412,414 and 416 and CMMB specific to the exemplary association of the parameter (being serviceID, frequency_point_number, MF_ID and MSF_ID parameter in this example) of carrier, to " simulation " of the structure described among Fig. 2 and grammer by with among the exemplary Fig. 4 of being illustrated in of form that simplifies.That is, service association table 400 comprises " header portion " 405 and identifier circulation 410, wherein " announcement " URI 412,414 and 416.

Be described in relation between multi-path multiplexing frame, multiplexed subframe and service or the signaling information with reference to Fig. 5.As shown in Figure 2, the multi-path multiplexing frame with specific MF_ID 500 comprises a plurality of multiplexed subframes, for example, and multiplexed subframe 502,504,506...510.In these a plurality of subframes each (for example multiplexed subframe 502) correspondingly relates to service or signaling information, for example service or signaling information 520,522...526.

Fig. 6 illustrates the process of carrying out in order to realize end-to-end mapping according to each embodiment in " 3 one step process ", wherein URI that announces in OMA BCAST ESG and CMMB are specific to (element/bearer-specific) parameter association of element/carrier.600, in OMA BCASTESG internal structure, announce identifier, and have interrelated (wherein, generation such as for example system service, content supplier, Virtual network operator, broadcast service provider and transmit its OMA-BCAST ESG and/or its fragment to the multicast group address).That is, service fragment is with further related with related service and GlobalserviceID such as access fragment.Identifier can be any URI or for example IPv4 or IPv6 address.In addition, can use arbitrarily other identifiers, if define for the privately owned field in the service association table for example.

610, come the type of distinguishing identifier symbol by identifier_type (type of identifier) field.In addition, in the service association table, identifier and CMMB elements correlation promptly, have defined the parameter specific to carrier of the position of serving in the CMMB physical layer.In order to simplify and continuity, exemplary parameter is above-mentioned latter's parameter, that is, and and MF_ID, MSF_ID, frequency_point_number and serviceID.

According to an embodiment, for example, about the described embodiment of Fig. 2, CMMB all announces in the service association table specific to the position of parameter f requency_point_number, MF_ID, MSF_ID and the serviceID of carrier.Therefore, the potential receiver of the content of indicating among the ESG, service etc. can obtain the visit to content/service only based on loaded information in the service association table and OMA BCAST ESG.

According to another above-mentioned embodiment, the service association table can lack the parameter of CMMB specific to carrier, for example, and frequency_point_number, MF_ID and MSF_ID parameter.In this example, receiver is directed to the one or more CMMB tables of visit, with the service (identifier that promptly is used for this purpose, for example globalserviceID or IP address) that obtains to announce among the OMA BCAST ESG and the full mapping between the position in the CMMB physics laminar flow.Therefore, 620, can be by in 610 signs that provide, multi-path multiplexing frame and multiplexed subframe from multi-path multiplexing frame than big collection filtration expectation, wherein, described sign is directed to receiver and for example comprises necessary frequency_point_number, MF_ID and the multiplex_configuration_table (multiplexed allocation list) of MSF_ID parameter.

Except map of services, each embodiment is provided for the key instruction of desired electronic service guidebooks (for example OMABCAST ESG).That is, each embodiment considers from the discovery of the ESG of CMMB carrier.It should be noted that OMA BCAST ESG only as example, and each embodiment supports the key instruction for various electronic service guidebooks.First embodiment according to electronic service guidebooks key instruction feature, " dst " address, destination and/or an IP source " src " with announcement in the first service association table (SAT) identify the electronic service guidebooks key instruction, and the port numbers that wherein is used for this key instruction is fixed.According to second embodiment of electronic service guidebooks key instruction feature, with announce among the SAT and first identifier related with the CMMB carrier identify the electronic service guidebooks key instruction.According to the 3rd embodiment of electronic service guidebooks key instruction feature, sign electronic service guidebooks key instruction in particular pilot command service contingency table (BSAT) (it has the structure identical with the structure of SAT).Yet BSAT only is used to announce the key instruction position.All the time in first multi-path multiplexing frame (being MF_ID=0), carry BSAT.

Fig. 7 illustrates the example of finding via the service flow of BSAT and SAT.700, find key instruction information from BSAT, wherein, for example in multi-path multiplexing frame MF 0, carry BSAT.After selecting desired service, 710, receiver is sought SAT.720, receiver can be found the position of desired service.

Fig. 8 is the flow chart that the processing of carrying out service discovery from the receiver angle according to each embodiment is shown.It should be noted that and to carry out more or less processing, and realize various features and function described here with different order.800, searcher receiver CMMB signal is up to finding a CMMB signal.810, according to the CMMB signal that finds, receiver is sought OMA BCASTESG.When visit OMA BCAST ESG, 820, receiver is resolved the ESG and the associated metadata of decoding.OMA BCAST ESG can be fixed to the specific serviceID among the CMMB.In addition, announcement and the related serviceID of different electronic service guidebooks in the beginning of service association table.Replacedly, the service association table can be related with OMA BCAST ESG with the identifier of at first listing.For example, the identifier of at first listing will be " a key instruction identifier ".Again and as mentioned above, use BSAT (it has the structure identical with the structure of SAT) according to other embodiment.In addition, it should be noted that transmission BSAT in first multi-path multiplexing frame (being MF_ID=0).Then, to the end subscriber display element data of receiver, and end subscriber can be selected one or more desired services from electronic service guidebooks.

830, search is about the whole needed identifier of desired service, and all related with each desired service needed identifier of receiver storage.These identifiers can be for example globalserviceID, IP address, accessfragmentID (access fragment ID) etc., and this depends on how scheme is realized in the mapping of the higher layer identifier of the parameter of carrier and one or more services at CMMB.840, first subframe of first multi-path multiplexing frame among the receiver visit CMMB (the service association table that its carrying proposes).850, receiver begins the part search service contingency table since first subframe of first multi-path multiplexing frame.When finding the service association table, 860, receiver can be found associating information and the positional information that before be stored in one or more identifiers of memory specific to carrier with CMMB.If the service association table does not have carrying to be used to find the whole essential parameter of the position served, then receiver continues to seek and check for example previously described multiplex_configuration_table, to finish the discovery to serving.

It should be noted that according to an embodiment transmission of service association table can be similar to the CMMB particular table via the transportation in the L2 signaling.According to another embodiment, the transmission of the service association table of proposition can be, for example, and the transportation in the metadata of electronic service guidebooks.In addition, service association table or similar information can be passed through the Internet, and for example the network by client terminal to customize transmits.Such service may be public.

Fig. 9 illustrates according to each embodiment, finds flow process from another exemplary services of the performed processing of the service position of visit ESG key instruction up to finding the multiplexed allocation list of CMMB (for example CMCT/SMCT).900, BSAT is shown leaves over CMMB table with one or more other and be carried among the multi-path multiplexing frame MF_ID=0.The electronic service guidebooks key instruction finds that the IP address of information IP source (IP_src_addr) and address, destination (IP_dst_addr) is right to an IP address that is advertised as all the time among the above-mentioned BSAT.In addition and as mentioned above, can be fixed for visiting the port numbers that the electronic service guidebooks key instruction is found information.It should be noted that according to an embodiment if do not use key instruction mechanism, then the IP address among the BSAT is to the available electron service guide that can lead.

910, terminal or subscriber equipment (UE) can find the electronic service guidebooks key instruction of being announced to find the position of information from CMCT/SMCT based on the service identifiers (serviceID) of the IP address among the BSAT to following.This positional information comprises aforesaid multiplexed frame identification, multiplexed subframe sign and Frequency point.Then, receive the electronic service guidebooks key instruction and find information, wherein said electronic service guidebooks key instruction finds that information can comprise one or more clauses and subclauses, and described clauses and subclauses comprise and have the right electronic service guidebooks provider sign in IP address.

920, based on (it is similar to 102471 " the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) at the standard TS of ETSI (ETSI) substantially at electronic service guidebooks provider identifier; IPDatacast over DVB-H:Electronic Service Guide (ESG) " in ESGProviderDiscovery (discoverys of the ESG provider) descriptor of appointment) in the tabulation of available ESG provider, execution is for the selection of desired ESG provider.The ESGProviderDiscovery descriptor specifies in the ESG provider that transmits ESG in the given IP platform, but should note, if do not support a plurality of IP platforms " notion ", can still use ESG Provider DiscoveryDescriptor (just as having only an IP platform).The ESGProviderDiscovery descriptor table is shown text XML file.Based on the ESGProviderDiscovery descriptor, the UE/ terminal can select electronic service guidebooks to start (boot) by it.Based on the ESGProviderID (ESG provider ID) related with each described ESG provider or with the related ESG_URI of each described ESG, terminal/UE can analytically dependent ESGAccessDescriptor (ESG visits descriptor) to start electronic service guidebooks.In addition, ESGAccessDescriptor is the binary representation of ESG Information Monitoring.ESGAccessDescriptor specify with the ESGProviderDiscovery descriptor in the relevant Information Monitoring of specific ESGProviderID signaled.ESG provider can provide the some electronic service guidebooks by unique ESG_URI sign.For each electronic service guidebooks, in AccessDescriptor, signal access point, wherein, can extract DeliveryList (transmitting tabulation) and ESG fragment from this access point.Each access point is all by identifier, and for example accessPointID (accessing points ID) identifies.Function and the context of the specific ESG_URI that " alternately " and " replenishing " access point meaning is related with it, and " repairing " access point provide all the time with broadcast transmission in the identical ESG fragment that provided.

Also can from associated metadata, find visit information, comprise that the IP address is to, port numbers and URI for the electronic service guidebooks of desired electronic service guidebooks provider.In electronic service guidebooks provider sign, ESGProviderID is the example of URI.In addition, and according to an embodiment, can be to the selection of desired ESG provider based on current unsettled reservation, and existing under the situation of some reservations, can select by the user.According to another embodiment, selection can wherein can be obtained positional information from sub-district or the transmitter information that is received based on user (or UE) position.Can show the tabulation of ESG provider to the user, perhaps replacedly, can select to extract automatically electronic service guidebooks based on reservation or predetermined user.

In fact, the selection of ESG provider is equivalent to selection to electronic service guidebooks.According to an embodiment, the selection of electronic service guidebooks is comprised the combination of selecting service from some electronic service guidebooks provider, wherein receiver/terminal only has the visit of those services that it has been subscribed.In addition, only those services are visible for the user.According to each embodiment, user interface can present and the different non-booking service of service of subscribing.In one embodiment, ESG provider can provide the electronic service guidebooks more than, for example is used for the different time span, is used for different service describings (for example, different language, different dialect, different service content are described (length/weak point)).In such embodiments, can increase some descriptive information to the data in the electronic service guidebooks key instruction discovery information.IP address in the electronic service guidebooks key instruction discovery information is to being that to be used for the IP address of electronic service guidebooks right.

930, seek and the related positional information of finding that is used for serviceID (announcing) of ESG visit information at BSAT from CMCT/SMCT.940, from the content of multiplexed subframe MSF (relevant SAT and electronic service guidebooks (this exemplary embodiment) that its carrying has data type=SAT are OMA BCAST ESG) the inspection MSF_ID related with the serviceID of request.950, carry out selection for desired service from the electronic service guidebooks that offers the user.960, find to have the right serviceID that is used for selected service in IP address from SAT, and process proceeds to the inspection to CMCT/SMCT once more.970, find the position of desired serviceID from CMCT/SMCT, and can receive the data of selected service 1.

Each embodiment described herein comprises to the definition of new data type and to the definition of the syntax and semantics of BSAT and SAT.As implied above, in multi-path multiplexing frame MF_ID=0, carry BSAT.Correspondingly, SAT and relevant electronic service guidebooks are carried in the identical multiplexed subframe together.Therefore, each electronic service guidebooks all has " entirely " SAT.For the data segment (as mentioned above) of the CMMB system in the multiplexed subframe that can carry SAT and IP address, the definable new data type includes but not limited to: SAT=0x1; IPv4=0x2; And IPv6=0x3.The syntax and semantics of BSAT and SAT is mutually the same.The grammer that is used for the SAT that proposed and BSAT structure is the definition to each field as shown in previous Fig. 3 B subsequently.The syntax and semantics that it should be noted that the exemplary size that comprises field only is the example according to an embodiment.Replacedly, in an IP address to the related service sign that comprises the data relevant under the situation in circulation with electronic service guidebooks key instruction discovery information, the grammer of BSAT may be different from the grammer of SAT.

Figure 10 illustrates exemplary multi-path multiplexing frame 1000 and how/where fill multi-path multiplexing frame with data.Multi-path multiplexing frame 1000 comprises multi-path multiplexing frame header 1010 (as mentioned above).Multi-path multiplexing frame 1000 also comprises the field 1020 that is used for protocol version, and (for example when upgrading the information of BSAT and SAT) upgrades described protocol version when needed.In addition, in multi-path multiplexing frame 1000, comprise field 1030 and field 1040, be respectively applied for sequence number that indication ESG upgrades and (B) sequence number upgraded of SAT.It should be noted that the sequence number of these sequence numbers corresponding to appointment in CMMB.And, it should be noted that after the ESG renewal of having upgraded for (B) SAT, use the bit that keeps.That is, if the IP mapping of carrying changes in specific multi-path multiplexing frame (MF 1000), if perhaps (B) SAT change, but the reservation bit shown in Change Example such as Fig. 1,3a and the 3b then.

Figure 11 illustrates the grammer and the structure of exemplary multi-path multiplexing frame (for example MF 1000).4 reservation bits in the multi-path multiplexing frame header (according to the CMMB standard) have been defined, with the sequence number (following more detailed description) of indication BSAT and SAT or IMCT and IAT.Whenever in BSAT and/or SAT, or when changing in the information of describing among IMCT and/or the IAT, add 1, also change the corresponding sequence number in this (a bit) field by the cycle values of employing scope from 0 to 15 and to each renewal.

Figure 12 illustrates each processing of carrying out in the exemplary embodiment of beginning " service ".1200, terminal or UE send tune command, to initiate listening to the multi-path multiplexing frame that for example sends via the broadcasting or the Internet.In addition, time slot (ts0) file is set up.As mentioned above, time slot is configured in physical domain, and wherein the duration of physical layer frame is 1 second, comprises 40 time slots of numbering to 39 from 0.1210, from next ts0, terminal/UE extracts BSAT, and wherein BSAT notice IP mapping is used for ESG key instruction (BS), the ESG rotating disc type transmits (ESG Carousel) and relevant SAT.1220, from BS service-creation filter.1230, when receiving the transmission of ESG BS rotating disc type, can select desired ESG provider.1240,, the ESG rotating disc type creates filter for transmitting (and SAT).1250, receive SAT (being used for the IP mapping of ESG) and ESG.Afterwards, can receive any service based on ESG+SAT.

Figure 13 illustrates another the exemplary receiver implementation procedure that is used for service discovery according to other various embodiment.1300, searcher receiver CMMB signal is up to finding one or more CMMB signals.If find one or more signals,, send filter, and receiver is waited for next ts0 about ts0 then 1310.In case receive ts0,1320, receiver filters and checks BSAT (extracting from next ts0 as mentioned above).1330, be key instruction service-creation filter.In case receive the key instruction service, 1340, the information of inspection and key instruction service association, and the ESG provider of selection expectation.1350, for the ESG rotating disc type transmits and the SAT of selected ESG provider is provided with filter.In case receive electronic service guidebooks, 1360, check the information related with electronic service guidebooks, and the optional service of selecting a time and hoping.1370, based on the information in SAT and the electronic service guidebooks, for the service of expecting is provided with filter.

For switching, can use continuous service configuration table (CSCT) and short time service configuration table (SSCT) to shine upon service identifier and Frequency point.CSCT and SSCT describe the comformity relation information of all continuous/short time services and carrier frequencies.That is, the data among the CSCT/SSCT comprise service identifiers (serviceID)-channel center frequency about all services of carrying in the network (frequency_point_number) are right.Therefore, can between transfer period, use mapping, to determine and to find from which (a bit) frequency/service.In addition, the CSCT/SSCT mapping makes that also signaling (for example receiver) becomes possibility about the service that needn't occur in the current frequency, because CSCT/SSCT can be included among the SAT.It should be noted that CSCT has identical parameter with SSCT except its table identifier number.

Figure 14 illustrates the broadcast channel frame 1400 according to another embodiment.Frame 1400 comprises the ts0 field and is used for the field of multiple service, by ServiceID 1, ServiceID 2 and ServiceID 3 signs.Can find broadcast channel frame 1400 from key instruction FLUTE session.Ts0 can comprise the tabulation 1410 with the ESG provider (IP address) of each service association.It should be noted that and used the public ip address scheme that transmits for key instruction and all ESG rotating disc types, and have the possibility that belongs to different ESG provider for identical or different scheme IP.

According to other embodiment, the signaling expansion for OMA BCAST on CMMB can comprise new signaling table, that is, and and multiplexed allocation list of IP (IMCT) and IMCT contingency table (IAT).IMCT can liken above-mentioned SAT to, and IAT can liken BSAT to.That is, IMCT provides the mapping between IP address and the CMMB serviceID, and IAT correspondingly provides the key instruction function, and it helps receiver to find desired IMCT.In addition, use with these new signaling elements equally and leave over the CMMB signaling structure.

IMCT is specific to platform, and it should be related with CMMBserviceID with the IP address of a platform.The IP address of announcing among the IMCT is to be unique among the platform_id (platform id) in association.Except the IP address, IMCT can be with other identifiers and given platform_id and related with CMMB serviceID.The example syntax of IMCT has been described in Figure 15 a.The semanteme of IMCT with for example before about Fig. 1,3a and 3b describe identical or basic identical.Yet Figure 15 a illustrates platform identifier " platform_id ", and this is 12 bit fields, the length of its indication identifier_loop subsequently.Another example syntax of IMCT has been described among Figure 15 b.The semanteme of the IMCT grammer shown in Figure 15 b comprises the following content that may be different with previous exemplary IMCT grammer or may be identical: table identifier number/table_id, and this is 8 bit identifier of table; The length of section field (section field), this is 16 bit fields, comprises the table identifier number, but does not comprise the CRC_32 field, and unit is a byte; Segment number refers to 8 bit fields that provide segment number, and wherein first section section_number in the table is " 0x00 ", and it adds 1 for each additional section; The quantity of section field, this is 8 bit fields, the quantity of the section that indication is divided in IMCT; And the sequence number of IMCT renewal, this is 4 bit fields, when the information that its indication is described in the IMCT table changes, thus the value of signaling in this table is from " 0 ".

IAT provide platform and CMMB serviceID between association.Each platform to announcement in this table is signaled 24 bit platform_id and titles.A CMMB serviceID can be related with a plurality of platform_id, but a platform_id is not related with the CMMB serviceID more than.IAT comprises the connection for all available in particular network platforms.The example syntax of IAT shown in Figure 16 a.By IMCT, above be described with reference to the exemplary IMCT grammer shown in Figure 15 a about the most semantic of IAT.Yet IAT also comprises platform_id (as mentioned above), and 24 bit fields are the identifiers that are used for overall unique platform.In addition, IAT comprises: the platform_name_length field, and this is 8 bit fields, is used to specify the byte length of platform title; And serviceID, refer to 16 bit identifier in this embodiment, be used to provide the association between IAT and the CMCT/SMCT, wherein this identifier is unique in network number.Figure 16 b illustrates another example syntax of the IAT suitable with the IMCT grammer shown in Figure 15 b.That is, the semanteme of this exemplary IAT comprises, for example, table identifier number/table_id, the quantity of the length of section field, segment number, section field, IMCT be the sequence number of newer field more.

It is different being encapsulated between IAT and the IMCT.For the encapsulation of IAT, be similar to above about leaving over the description of CMMB signaling table (for example BSAT), table identifier value of being set to " 0x07 " of IAT wherein, perhaps replacedly, the value of being set to " 0x08 ".If comprise sequence number field in the grammer of IMCT/IAT, then the sequence number of IAT is identical with the sequence number of IMCT.Service based on IMCT, ESG and IP is encapsulated in the data cell, and wherein following content is suitable for: the type of the data cell of carrying IMCT, and it is set to for example be worth " 0x01 " or " 0xAA "; The table identifier of IMCT, its value of being set to " 0x08 ", or replacedly, the value of being set to " 0x09 "; The type of the data cell of carrying IP datagram, its value of being set to " 0x02 ", or at other embodiment, the value of being set to " 0xAB "; And the type of the data cell of carrying electronic service guidebooks, its value of being set to " 0x02 ".

Figure 17 a illustrates the example package according to the data segment that comprises IMCT, electronic service guidebooks and IP datagram of such embodiment.As mentioned above, data segment 1700 is made of data segment header 1704 and a plurality of data cell (for example comprising the data cell 1702c of the data cell 1702a of type 0x1, the data cell 1702b of type 0x0 and type 0x2).Data cell 1702a encapsulates IMCT 1710, data cell 1702b packaging electronic service guide 1720.Data cell 1702x encapsulation IP datagram 1730a, 1730b and 1730c.But it should be noted that more or less data cell composition data section 1700, and more or less IP datagram can be encapsulated in more or less data cell.Figure 17 b illustrates another example of the encapsulation of data segment.Among Figure 17 b, section 1750 is made of data segment header 1754 and a plurality of data cell.A plurality of data cells comprise the data cell 1752a of type 0xAA, the data cell 1752b of type 0xAB, by that analogy, and up to the data cell 1752n of type 0xAB.Data cell 1752a encapsulates IMCT 1760, and data cell 1752b encapsulation IP datagram 1770a.Data cell 1752n encapsulation IP datagram 1770b-d.Data segment header 1754 comprises the information about the number of data cell, comprises data type and data length information for data cell 1752a each data cell to the data cell 1752n in addition.In conjunction with the context-descriptive of different value and data length each embodiment.Should note.These values and data length only are exemplary.

For transmission, per second sends IAT at least one time, and sends IAT among the multi-path multiplexing frame MF_ID=0 in ts0.In addition, announcement IMCT upgrades in the multi-path multiplexing frame header of carrying IMCT.Per second also sends IMCT at least one time, and sends IMCT and relevant electronic service guidebooks thereof in identical multi-path multiplexing frame.According to an embodiment, serviceID should be with not related more than one IMCT, and can announce IMCT and upgrade in the multi-path multiplexing frame header, and in described multiplexed positive header, the transmission that relates to IAT as mentioned is described, carries IMCT.

Figure 18 a illustrates according to about above Figure 15 a and the described IAT/IMCT of 16a, uses IAT, IMCT and CMCT another example based on the receiver service discovery of the signaling of IP service.1800, after receiver found the one or more CMMB signals with enough signal qualitys, receiver was from multi-path multiplexing frame MF_ID=0 decoding IAT and CMCT.Receiver is interested in the platform that name is called " SARFT ", and it has platform_id=1.IAT has the available platform of expectation, and it points to serviceID=24.Receiver is checked CMCT, and discovery frequency_point_number, MF_ID and the MSF_ID related with serviceID=24.1810, receiver receives the decode multiplexed subframe MSF based on such tuple (tuple): serviceID=24; Frequency_point_number=10; MF_ID=2; And MSF_ID=7.Find the position of the IMCT among the MSF_ID=7 based on " type=IMCT of data cell ", and find the position of electronic service guidebooks based on " type of data cell=0 ".1820, after the decoding to electronic service guidebooks, receiver is selected desired service.From the serviceID=10 of IMCT discovery with selected service association.1830, check CMCT, and determine the association of serviceID=10 therefrom.1840, CMCT is related with serviceID=10 and tlv triple (frequency_point_number=10, MF_ID=14 and MSF_ID=3).Then, receiver receives the decode the sensing for MSF_ID, and can receive service data.It should be noted that the service discovery process under the SMCT situation is identical or similar at least substantially with service discovery process in the CMCT situation described herein.

Figure 18 b illustrates according to about above Figure 15 b and the described IAT/IMCT of 16b, uses another example based on the receiver service discovery of the signaling of IP service of IAT, IMCT and CMCT.1850, after receiver had found the one or more CMMB signals with enough signal qualitys, receiver was from multi-path multiplexing frame MF_ID=0 decoding IAT and CMCT.Receiver is interested in the platform that name is called " SARFT ", and it has platform_id=1.IAT has the available platform of expectation, and it points to serviceID=24.Receiver is checked CMCT, and discovery frequency_point_number, MF_ID and the MSF_ID related with serviceID=24.1855, receiver receives the decode multiplexed subframe based on such tuple: serviceID=24; Frequency_point_number=10; MF_ID=2 and MSF_ID=7.Based on the position of finding IMCT in MSF_ID=7 at IMCT data designated type (being 0xAA).1860, receiver is from the mapping between IMCT searching ESG key instruction address and the serviceID=10.1865, receiver is from the mapping between CMCT inspection serviceID=10 and frequency_point_number, MF_ID and the MSF_ID.Receiver is from the location filtering that finds and the ESG key instruction structure of decoding.1870, receiver is sought the IP address related with the SARFT ESG in the key instruction.Receiver is sought and is used for from the right relevant serviceID in the IP address that IMCT finds.1875, receiver is sought related between other parameters of CMCT and the serviceID that finds.1880, receiver is based on the IP address and the CMMB tuple is filtered and decoding SARFT ESG.1885, receiver is for example served A, and is sought the relevant serviceID that is used to serve A IP address from IMCT from the service that SARFT ESG selects expectation.1890, receiver is checked the association between serviceID and other CMMB parameters once more.1895, receiver filters service A and decodes.As mentioned above, identical or similar at least substantially in the service discovery process under the SMCT situation with service discovery process under the CMCT situation described herein.

Figure 19 illustrates the system 10 that wherein can use each embodiment, and it comprises a plurality of communicators that can communicate by one or more networks.System 10 can comprise the combination in any of wired or wireless network, includes but not limited to mobile telephone network, WLAN (wireless local area network) (LAN), Bluetooth personal regional network, bluetooth LAN, token ring lan, wide area network, the Internet etc.System 10 can comprise wired and radio communication device.

For example, the system 10 shown in Figure 19 comprises mobile telephone network 11 and the Internet 28.28 connection can include but not limited to the Internet, and is long apart from wireless connections, short-distance wireless connection and various wired connection, includes but not limited to telephone wire, cable, power line etc.

The exemplary communication devices of system 10 can include but not limited to, the electronic installation 12 of mobile phone form, combination PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) and mobile phone 14, PDA 16, integrated information transfer device (IMD) 18, desktop computer 20, notebook 22 etc.Communicator can be static, or moves when being carried by the individual in moving.Communicator also can be under the Transportation Model, includes but not limited to motor vehicle, truck, taxi, bus, train, boats and ships, aircraft, bicycle, motorcycle etc.Partly or entirely communicator can transmission and receipt of call and message, and the wireless connections 25 that pass through to base station 24 are communicated by letter with the service provider.Base station 24 can be connected to the webserver 26, and this server allows the communication between mobile telephone network 11 and the Internet 28.System 9 can comprise additional communicator and dissimilar communicators.

Communicator can use various transmission technologys to communicate by letter, include but not limited to that code division multiple access (CDMA), global system for mobile communications (GSM), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP), short message transmit service (SMS), Multimedia Message transmits service (MMS), Email, instant message transmission service (IMS), bluetooth, IEEE 802.11 etc.The communicator that relates in realizing each embodiment can use various media to communicate, and includes but not limited to radio, infrared, laser, cable connection etc.

Figure 20 and 21 illustrates a representative electronic installation 12 wherein can realizing each embodiment.However, it should be understood that each embodiment is not limited to the device of a particular type.Figure 20 and 21 electronic installation 12 comprise the display 32, keypad (keypad) 34, microphone 36, earphone 38, battery 40, infrared port 42, antenna 44 of housing 30, LCD form, according to smart card 46, card reader 48, radio interface circuit 52, codec circuit 54, controller 56 and the memory 58 of the UICC form of an embodiment.Each circuit and element all are types well known in the art.

Each embodiment described here has been described in the general environment of method step or processing, it can be realized by computer program in one embodiment, be embedded in computer-readable medium, comprising can be by the computer executable instructions of the execution of the computer in the networked environment, for example program code.Computer-readable medium can comprise removable and movable memory equipment not, includes but not limited to read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (ram), compact disk (CD), digital universal disc (DVD) etc.Usually, program module can comprise the routine carrying out particular task or realize particular abstract, program, object, assembly, data structure etc.Computer executable instructions, the data structure that is associated and program module represent to be used to carry out the example of the program code of method step disclosed herein.The particular sequence of this executable instruction or the data structure that is associated represent to be used to be implemented in this step or handle described in the example of corresponding actions of function.

Each embodiment can realize in the combination of software, hardware, applied logic or software, hardware and applied logic.Software, applied logic and/or hardware for example can reside on chipset, mobile device, desktop, kneetop computer or the server.Standard program technology that can be by having rule-based logic and other logics realizes software and the web scheme of each embodiment to realize various database search steps or processing, associated steps or processing, comparison step or processing and determination step or processing.Each embodiment also can completely or partially realize in network element or module.It should be noted that used herein and the word " assembly " in the claim and " module " are intended to include embodiment and/or the hardware embodiment of using delegation or multirow software code and/or receive the manually equipment of input subsequently.

The exemplary configuration of the device of the specific function of in each and the ad hoc structure described in the above example should be understood that to be configured for carrying out claim subsequently, describing, but when not using term " device " here, the qualification in the claim should not be understood that to constitute the restriction of " device adds function ".In addition, the use of the term in above specification " step " should not be understood that any specific restrictive interpretation in the claim to constituting the restriction of " step adds function ".Quote aspect for each that describe or mention here, comprise patent, patent application and the non-patent disclosure of issue, these lists of references are not and should be understood that restriction to the scope of following claim.

For exemplary and illustration purpose, provide the above description of embodiment.More than describe and non exhaustive or each embodiment is restricted to disclosed precise forms, and make amendment and modification is possible according to the instruction that the practice of above or each embodiment is obtained.Select and describe embodiment disclosed herein and use,, and make the various modifications that are suitable for specific use so that those of ordinary skills can use each embodiment with principle that each embodiment is described and feature and practicality thereof.The feature of the embodiments described herein makes up in can might making up in the institute of method, equipment, module, system and computer program.

Claims

1. method comprises:

At least one identifier of announcement in electronic service guidebooks;

By described at least one identifier of type classification; And

Via the service association table with described at least one identifier with specific to the elements correlation of carrier, the position of the wherein said bearer service of signaling specific to the element definition of carrier.

2. the method for claim 1, wherein said electronic service guidebooks are Open Mobile Alliance mobile broadcast service electronic service guidebooks, and described bearer service is based on the service that Chinese multimedia broadcasting carrier criteria provides.

3. the method for claim 1, wherein said element specific to carrier comprises at least one in frequency_point_number parameter, multiplexed frame identifier parameter, multiplexed subframe identifier parameter and the service ID parameter.

4. the method for claim 1, also comprise: determining that described service association table disappearance is described in the element of carrier at least one the time, receiver is directed to multiplexed allocation list, to obtain the full mapping between described electronic service guidebooks and the described bearer service.

5. method as claimed in claim 4, the multi-path multiplexing frame of wherein said receiver from described service association table filter desired multi-path multiplexing frame and at least one in the multiplexed subframe than big collection.

6. the method for claim 1, wherein said at least one identifier comprises the unified resource identifier, it is configured to point to the fragment of the bearer service in the described electronic service guidebooks and at least one in the bearer service by one directly and indirectly.

7. the method for claim 1, also comprise: with described at least one identifier and one other identification symbol binding at least, and the binding of described at least one identifier and described one other identification at least symbol is related with described in the element of carrier one, this element specific to carrier comprises the service ID parameter.

8. a computer program is included on the computer-readable medium, comprises the computer code that is configured to carry out according to each processing in the claim 1 to 7.

9. equipment comprises:

Processor; And

Memory comprises computer program code;

Described memory and described computer program code are configured to, and cause that by described processor described equipment carries out at least:

At least one identifier of announcement in electronic service guidebooks;

By described at least one identifier of type classification; And

Via the service association table with described at least one identifier with close specific to the element of carrier

Connection, the position of the wherein said bearer service of signaling specific to the element definition of carrier.

10. equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein said electronic service guidebooks are Open Mobile Alliance mobile broadcast service electronic service guidebooks, and described bearer service is based on the service that Chinese multimedia broadcasting carrier criteria provides.

11. equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein said element specific to carrier comprise in frequency_point_number parameter, multiplexed frame identifier parameter, multiplexed subframe identifier parameter and the service ID parameter at least one.

12. equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein said electronic equipment also is configured to, determining that described service association table disappearance is described in the element of carrier at least one the time, receiver is directed to multiplexed allocation list, to obtain the full mapping between described electronic service guidebooks and the described bearer service.

13. equipment as claimed in claim 12, the multi-path multiplexing frame of wherein said receiver from described service association table filter desired multi-path multiplexing frame and at least one in the multiplexed subframe than big collection.

14. equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein said at least one identifier comprises the unified resource identifier, and it is configured to point to the fragment of the bearer service in the described electronic service guidebooks and at least one in the bearer service by one in direct and indirect.

15. equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein said electronic equipment also is configured to, with described at least one identifier and one other identification symbol binding at least, and the binding of described at least one identifier and described one other identification at least symbol is related with described in the element of carrier one, this element specific to carrier comprises the service ID parameter.

16. a method comprises:

The search vector signal;

Seek electronic service guidebooks, resolve described electronic service guidebooks, and from described electronic service guidebooks decoding metadata;

Search and storage are used at least one required identifier of the described electronic service guidebooks of desired service;

Visit first subframe of first multi-path multiplexing frame in the described carrier signal, and the search service contingency table; And

Discovery is used for the positional information of signaling of described at least one required identifier of service association table, described at least one required identifier with specific to the elements correlation of carrier.

17. method as claimed in claim 16 also comprises: when determining at least one of the described element specific to carrier of described service association table disappearance, visit and check that multiplexed allocation list is to finish service discovery.

18. method as claimed in claim 16, wherein said electronic service guidebooks are Open Mobile Alliance mobile broadcast service electronic service guidebooks, and described bearer service is based on the service that Chinese multimedia broadcasting carrier criteria provides.

19. method as claimed in claim 16, wherein said element specific to carrier comprise in frequency_point_number parameter, multiplexed frame identifier parameter, multiplexed subframe identifier parameter and the service ID parameter at least one.

20. method as claimed in claim 16, wherein said electronic service guidebooks is fixed to the special services ID of carrier.

21. method as claimed in claim 16, the key instruction identifier of wherein said electronic service guidebooks is related with first identifier of at least one required identifier in the described service association table.

22. the first Internet protocol source address of announcing in the method as claimed in claim 16, the key instruction identifier of wherein said electronic service guidebooks and described service association table and at least one in the Internet protocol destination-address are related.

23. the key instruction service association table that carries in the method as claimed in claim 16, the key instruction identifier of wherein said electronic service guidebooks and first multi-path multiplexing frame of carrier signal is related.

24. method as claimed in claim 23 also comprises: searching and visit and the related service association table of described key instruction association service table, and find the position of desired service.

25. method as claimed in claim 16 also comprises: when the described metadata of decoding,, be used for selection to desired service to end subscriber display element data.

26. method as claimed in claim 16, wherein said service association table transmits in the transportation of one of the metadata of layer 2 signalings, the described electronic service guidebooks of carrier and Internet.

27. a computer program is comprised on the computer-readable medium, comprises the computer code that is configured to carry out according to each processing in the claim 16 to 26.

28. an equipment comprises:

Processor; And

Memory comprises computer program code;

The search vector signal;

29. equipment as claimed in claim 28, wherein said electronic equipment also is configured to, and when determining at least one of the described element specific to carrier of described service association table disappearance, visits and checks that multiplexed allocation list is to finish service discovery.

30. equipment as claimed in claim 28, wherein said electronic service guidebooks are Open Mobile Alliance mobile broadcast service electronic service guidebooks, and described bearer service is based on the service that Chinese multimedia broadcasting carrier criteria provides.

31. equipment as claimed in claim 28, wherein said element specific to carrier comprise in frequency_point_number parameter, multiplexed frame identifier parameter, multiplexed subframe identifier parameter and the service ID parameter at least one.

32. equipment as claimed in claim 28, wherein said electronic service guidebooks is fixed to the special services ID of carrier.

33. equipment as claimed in claim 28, the key instruction identifier of wherein said electronic service guidebooks is related with first identifier of at least one required identifier in the described service association table.

34. the first Internet protocol source address of announcing in the equipment as claimed in claim 28, the key instruction identifier of wherein said electronic service guidebooks and described service association table and at least one in the Internet protocol destination-address are related.

35. the key instruction service association table that carries in the equipment as claimed in claim 28, the key instruction identifier of wherein said electronic service guidebooks and first multi-path multiplexing frame of carrier signal is related.

36. equipment as claimed in claim 35, wherein said electronic equipment also is configured to, searching and visit and the related service association table of described key instruction association service table, and find the position of desired service.

37. equipment as claimed in claim 28, wherein said electronic equipment also is configured to, and when the described metadata of decoding, to end subscriber display element data, is used for the selection to desired service.

38. equipment as claimed in claim 28, wherein said service association table transmits in the transportation of one of the metadata of layer 2 signalings, the described electronic service guidebooks of carrier and Internet.

39. equipment as claimed in claim 28, wherein said electronic equipment comprises receiver.

40. a method comprises:

The search vector signal;

Be provided for first filter of first time slot, and wait for that follow-up time slot corresponding, described time slot corresponding comprise key instruction service association table;

When extracting described key instruction service association table, create second filter that is used for the key instruction service, and when the key instruction that reception is used for described key instruction service is found information, select desired electronic service guidebooks provider;

Be provided for that the electronic service guidebooks rotating disc type transmits and the 3rd filter of the service association table of selected electronic service guidebooks provider;

Select desired service based on the electronic service guidebooks that is received from described electronic service guidebooks provider; And

The filter that is used for desired service based on the information setting in described service association table and the described electronic service guidebooks.

41. method as claimed in claim 40, wherein said key instruction service association table is carried in first multi-path multiplexing frame of carrier signal with the multiplexed allocation list of at least one Chinese multimedia broadcasting.

42. method as claimed in claim 41, wherein the described key instruction of announcement is found information in the multiplexed allocation list of described at least one Chinese multimedia broadcasting.

43. method as claimed in claim 41 also comprises, based on the service identifiers of Internet protocol address to following in the described key instruction service association table, finds described key instruction to find the position of information.

44. method as claimed in claim 43, the positional information of wherein said position comprise multiplexed frame identification, multiplexed subframe sign and Frequency point.

45. method as claimed in claim 40, wherein said key instruction discovery information comprises at least one identifier with the right electronic service guidebooks provider of Internet protocol address.

46. the Internet protocol address that method as claimed in claim 45, wherein said key instruction are found information is to being that the identical Internet protocol address of described electronic service guidebooks is right.

47. method as claimed in claim 40, wherein to the selection of the desired electronic service guidebooks provider tabulation based on a plurality of electronic service guidebooks provider, it is included in desired electronic service guidebooks provider available in the electronic service guidebooks provider descriptor.

48. method as claimed in claim 47, wherein said electronic service guidebooks provider descriptor specify in a plurality of electronic service guidebooks provider that transmits a plurality of electronic service guidebooks in the given the Internet protocol platform.

49. method as claimed in claim 40, wherein to the selection of desired electronic service guidebooks based at the current unsettled reservation of at least one of desired service and during the search vector signal one in the position of subscriber equipment.

50. a computer program is comprised on the computer-readable medium, comprises the computer code that is configured to carry out according to each processing in the claim 40 to 49.

51. an equipment comprises:

Processor; And

Memory comprises computer program code;

The search vector signal;

52. equipment as claimed in claim 51, wherein said key instruction service association table is carried in first multi-path multiplexing frame of carrier signal with the multiplexed allocation list of at least one Chinese multimedia broadcasting.

53. equipment as claimed in claim 52, wherein the described key instruction of announcement is found information in the multiplexed allocation list of described at least one Chinese multimedia broadcasting.

54. equipment as claimed in claim 52, wherein said electronic equipment also is configured to, and based on the service identifiers of Internet protocol address to following in the described key instruction service association table, finds described key instruction to find the position of information.

55. equipment as claimed in claim 54, the positional information of wherein said position comprise multiplexed frame identification, multiplexed subframe sign and Frequency point.

56. equipment as claimed in claim 51, wherein said key instruction discovery information comprises at least one identifier with the right electronic service guidebooks provider of Internet protocol address.

57. the Internet protocol address that equipment as claimed in claim 56, wherein said key instruction are found information is to being that the identical Internet protocol address of described electronic service guidebooks is right.

58. equipment as claimed in claim 51, wherein to the selection of the desired electronic service guidebooks provider tabulation based on a plurality of electronic service guidebooks provider, it is included in desired electronic service guidebooks provider available in the electronic service guidebooks provider descriptor.

59. equipment as claimed in claim 58, wherein said electronic service guidebooks provider descriptor specify in a plurality of electronic service guidebooks provider that transmits a plurality of electronic service guidebooks in the given the Internet protocol platform.

60. equipment as claimed in claim 51, wherein to the selection of desired electronic service guidebooks based at the current unsettled reservation of at least one of desired service and during the search vector signal one in the position of subscriber equipment.

61. a method comprises:

Announcement is used for the positional information of service identifier in key instruction service association table, wherein via the service association table with described service identifier with specific to the elements correlation of carrier, the position of the described bearer service of signaling specific to the element definition of carrier; And

The announcement key instruction is found information in described key instruction service association table, and described key instruction discovery information comprises at least one electronic service guidebooks provider identifier of the electronic service guidebooks that is provided for described bearer service.

62. method as claimed in claim 61, wherein said key instruction service association table is carried in first multi-path multiplexing frame of carrier signal with the multiplexed allocation list of at least one Chinese multimedia broadcasting.

63. method as claimed in claim 62, wherein said key instruction find that the announcement of information occurs in the multiplexed allocation list of described at least one Chinese multimedia broadcasting.

64. method as claimed in claim 61 wherein will be used for described key instruction and find that the Internet protocol address of information is right to being advertised as described key instruction service association table the first Internet protocol.

65. as the described method of claim 64, wherein said positional information comprises multiplexed frame identification, multiplexed subframe sign and Frequency point.

66. method as claimed in claim 61, wherein said service association table comprises the multiplexed allocation list of Internet protocol, and described key instruction service association table comprises the multiplexed allocation list contingency table of Internet protocol.

67. a computer program is comprised on the computer-readable medium, comprises the computer code that is configured to carry out according to each processing in the claim 61 to 66.

68. an equipment comprises:

Processor; And

Memory comprises computer program code;

69. as the described equipment of claim 68, wherein said key instruction service association table is carried in first multi-path multiplexing frame of carrier signal with the multiplexed allocation list of at least one Chinese multimedia broadcasting.

70. as the described equipment of claim 69, wherein said key instruction finds that the announcement of information occurs in the multiplexed allocation list of described at least one Chinese multimedia broadcasting.

71., wherein will be used for described key instruction and find that the Internet protocol address of information is right to being advertised as described key instruction service association table the first Internet protocol as the described equipment of claim 68.

72. as the described equipment of claim 70, wherein said positional information comprises multiplexed frame identification, multiplexed subframe sign and Frequency point.

73. as the described equipment of claim 68, wherein said service association table comprises the multiplexed allocation list of Internet protocol, and described key instruction service association table comprises the multiplexed allocation list contingency table of Internet protocol.

74. a system comprises:

Be used for being used for the device of the positional information of service identifier in the announcement of key instruction service association table, wherein via the service association table with described service identifier with specific to the elements correlation of carrier, the position of the wherein said bearer service of signaling specific to the element definition of carrier;

The device that is used for the search vector signal;

Be used to be provided for first filter of first time slot, and the device of waiting for follow-up corresponding time slot, described corresponding time slot comprises key instruction service association table;

Be used for when extracting described key instruction service association table, establishment is used for second filter of key instruction service, and when reception is used for the key instruction discovery information of described key instruction service, select the device of desired electronic service guidebooks provider, wherein the described key instruction of announcement is found information in described key instruction service association table;

Be used to be provided for that the electronic service guidebooks rotating disc type transmits and the device of the 3rd filter of the service association table of selected electronic service guidebooks provider;

Be used for selecting from described electronic service guidebooks provider the device of desired service based on the electronic service guidebooks that is received;

Be used for being used for the device of the filter of desired service based on the information setting of described service association table and described electronic service guidebooks; And

Reception is for the data of described bearer service.

75. as the described system of claim 74, wherein said key instruction service association table is carried in first multi-path multiplexing frame of carrier signal with the multiplexed allocation list of at least one Chinese multimedia broadcasting.