CN1691676A - Method for determining number of receiving users in multimedia broadcast/multicast service - Google Patents

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CN1691676A
CN1691676A CNA2004100372814A CN200410037281A CN1691676A CN 1691676 A CN1691676 A CN 1691676A CN A2004100372814 A CNA2004100372814 A CN A2004100372814A CN 200410037281 A CN200410037281 A CN 200410037281A CN 1691676 A CN1691676 A CN 1691676A
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Abstract

The invention discloses determining method for receiving user number in MBMS, and comprises: 1) during the dialog, BSC/RNC sends inquire mask used to show whether BSC/RNC ask user to receive the MBMS dialog; 2) before building wireless resource or BSC/RNC, BSC/RNC decide it whether in effect of inquire mask from kernel network side, if yes, ask UE if receive the MBMS dialog, and determine the receiving user number according to response of response back from UE; or else, determine the number in case of that all user activated the MBMS business. The method of this invention can decrease waste of wireless interface, simplify internet signaling flow, avoid not needed UE response process, save more power and increase stand-by time of UE.

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Determine to receive the method for number of users in the multimedia broadcast/group broadcast service
Technical field
The present invention relates to the implementation method of transmitting multimedia broadcast/multicast service, determine to receive the method for number of users in particularly a kind of multimedia broadcast/group broadcast service (MBMS).
Background technology
Along with the development of 3G (Third Generation) Moblie technology, 3G (Third Generation) Moblie can provide than the more service of high data rate of second generation mobile communication, thereby supports the multiple business form.Download, browse at a high speed services such as Internet network such as visual telephone, picture.Wherein have a class business features to be: this business can be simultaneously give subscribed in the wireless network should business the user send.Such as weather forecast, news film, the sports tournament collection of choice specimens or the like.The characteristics of utilizing these business to send simultaneously, 3G (Third Generation) Moblie have been introduced the notion of multicast/broadcast.
Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the operation principle schematic diagram of MBMS.Wherein, for an intermediate node, for example: among the figure 10 or 101 or 102, its upstream node always sends a piece of data to this intermediate node; After this intermediate node is received data, the number of nodes that receives data according to its downstream expectation duplicates this data, and distribute this data to the node that each expectation of its downstream receives these data, like this, each bar branch of multicast/broadcast business data transmission tree all has only a piece of data to transmit, take a transfer resource, the transfer of data of root node and its downstream node also is like this.The distinctive points of multicast service and broadcasting service only is: multicast service only sends corresponding information to the user who has subscribed to some information, and the broadcasting service then user of all in wireless network sends information.As seen from the above description, provide identical information to a large number of users simultaneously, can greatly save Internet resources by multicast/broadcast is professional.
Referring to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is for supporting the wireless network architecture schematic diagram of multicast/broadcast business.As shown in Figure 2, the wireless network architecture of supporting the multicast/broadcast business in the existing third generation partner program (3GPP) is that broadcast/multicast service center (BM-SC) 201 is by Gmb interface or Gi interface and gateway general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (GGSN, Gateway GPRS Support Node) 202 link to each other, and a BM-SC201 can link to each other with a plurality of GGSN202; GGSN202 links to each other by Gn/Gp interface and Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN, Serving GPRS Support Node) 203, and a GGSN202 can link to each other with a plurality of SGSN203; SGSN203 can link to each other with universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) land radio access web (UTRAN) 204 by the Iu interface, UTRAN204 links to each other with communication terminal 206 by the Uu interface then, SGSN203 also can strengthen wireless access network (GERAN) 205 by Iu/Gb interface and global system for mobile communications (GSM) and link to each other, and GERAN205 links to each other with communication terminal 206 by Um Interface then.
The MBMS bearer context is used to preserve the MBMS bearing capacity, and this context comprises all information descriptions that define a MBMS service bearer, and this context is created at all nodes of carrying MBMS data.Referring to shown in the table one, the MBMS bearer context comprises: the MBMS bearing capacity of IP multicast address, APN, TMGI, State, requirement, QoS, MBMS coverage, downstream node listing, UEs quantity etc.Wherein, the IP multicast address sign is by the MBMS carrying of this MBMS bearer context description; The APN that APN has been defined for this IP multicast address; TMGI is a Temporary Mobile Group Identity of distributing to the MBMS carrying; State is the activity state (' static ' or ' activation ') of MBMS carrying, and whether sign requires to set up the load plane resource that is used for the MBMS transfer of data; The minimum bearing capacity that the MBMS bearing capacity sign UE that requires need support.QoS is the service quality of this MBMS load bearing requirements; The zone that the MBMS coverage sends for the MBMS service needed; The downstream node listing is the tabulation of having asked the downstream node that MBMS carrying and MBMS data must be issued to; UEs quantity is the quantity of the UE that adds this multicast service that has of this node.
Parameter Describe RAN SGSN GGSN BM-SC
IP multicast address The MBMS carrying that the IP multicast address sign is described by this MBMS bearer context X X X X
?APN The APN that this IP multicast address has been defined X X X Wait to study
?TMGI Distribute to the Temporary Mobile Group Identity of MBMS carrying X X X X
?State The activity state (' static ' or ' activation ') of MBMS carrying Wait to study X X X
The MBMS bearing capacity that requires The minimum bearing capacity that sign UE need support X X X
?QoS The service quality of this MBMS load bearing requirements X X X X
The MBMS coverage The zone that the MBMS service needed sends X X X X
The downstream node listing Asked the MBMS carrying, the downstream node listing that the MBMS data must be issued to X X X
UEs quantity The UE ground quantity that adds this multicast service that this node has Wait to study X X Wait to study
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An existing MBMS conversation procedure comprises two parts: at first partly notify a MBMS session of RNC to be about to begin by core net; Be that BSC/RNC foundation is used for the Radio Resource of MBMS transmission data to necessity of UE interested then.Wherein, whether BSC/RNC sets up radio bearer, and the radio bearer of setting up point-to-point is still put the radio bearer of multiple spot, is determined by carrying out counting process by BSC/RNC.
When BM-SC is ready to send data, trigger the MBMS session and begin process.The session process that begins activates in the network and is used for the bearing resource of all needs of MBMS transmission data, and notifies interested UE to be about to begin transfer of data.By this process, BM-SC offers interested relevant network node with QoS, MBMS business domains, the estimation length of session parameter session attributes such as (if present) of MBMS.By this process, can cause relevant RNC and carry out conversation informing at Access Network, the community user counting, radio bearer type is selected, work such as wireless and wired load plane foundation.
At network configuration shown in Figure 2, below the conversation procedure of prior art MBMS is introduced.
Referring to Fig. 3, Fig. 3 begins schematic flow sheet for prior art MBMS session.This flow process may further comprise the steps:
Step 301, the GGSN that BM-SC preserves in " downstream node listing " parameter in its corresponding MBMS bearer context sends session and begins request message (Session Start Request), the indication transmission that is about to begin, and the status attribute that the MBMS bearer context is set is " activation ".QoS, MBMS business domains are provided in this request, have estimated the session attributes such as length of this session.
Step 302, after GGSN receives that session begins request message, the session attribute that provides in this message is provided in the middle of the MBMS bearer context, the status attribute that the MBMS bearer context is set is " activation ", and begins response message (Session Start Response) to session of BM-SC transmission.
Step 303, the SGSN that GGSN preserves in " downstream node listing " parameter in its corresponding MBMS bearer context sends a MBMS session and begins request message (MBMS SessionStart Request).
Step 304, after SGSN receives that the MBMS session begins request message, in the middle of the MBMS bearer context, preserve session attribute, and the status attribute that the MBMS bearer context is set is " activation ", send a MBMS session to GGSN and begin response message (MBMS Session StartResponse), the tunnel destination node sign (TEID) that is used for load plane is provided in this message, has been used for GGSN and sends the MBMS data.
Step 305, SGSN sends a MBMS session and begins request message (MBMS Session Start Request) to each BSC/RNC that links to each other with this SGSN, has comprised session attribute in this message.
Step 306, BSC/RNC judges it whether in the MBMS business domains, if BSC/RNC in the MBMS business domains, then earlier in the MBMS bearer context, preserves session attribute, the status attribute that the MBMS bearer context is set is " activation ", execution in step 307 then; Otherwise direct execution in step 307.
Step 307, BSC/RNC sends a MBMS session to SGSN and begins response message (MBMS Session Start Request).
A BSC/RNC has received a plurality of MBMS sessions and has begun request message, carries Iu load plane parameter in the message, only returns a MBMS session and begins response message, is used to set up an Iu planes carry that arrives a SGSN.
If BSC/RNC is in the MBMS business domains, then BSC/RNC begins to comprise TEID in the response message in the MBMS session, is used for the Iu load plane that this SGSN is used to send the MBMS data.
If BSC/RNC is not in the MBMS business domains, then it begins in the response message to the MBMS session that SGSN sends, and BSC/RNC is not in the MBMS business domains in indication.
Then, BSC/RNC just can set up in the MBMS business domains and be used for the Radio Resource of MBMS transmission data to necessity of UE interested.
In the prior art, after BSC/RNC received that MBMS session that SGSN sends begins message, the number of users that expectation in each sub-district in this BSC/RNC is received this MBMS session was added up, thereby whether decision sends the MBMS session data in this sub-district.
Referring to Fig. 4, the flow chart that Fig. 4 adds up the reception user for BSC/RNC.This flow process comprises following three steps:
Step 401, BSC/RNC has activated this MBMS business in the sub-district UE sends apply for information, inquires whether this UE receives this MBMS session.
Step 402 agrees that the UE that receives this MBMS session returns inquiry response messages to BSC/RNC.
Step 403, BSC/RNC agrees that to having returned the UE that receives response adds up, and determines to receive number of users according to statistics.Concrete method is: if the UE that is inquired agrees to receive this MBMS session, then BSC/RNC has returned this and has agreed that the UE that receives response charges to the number of users that expectation receives this MBMS session; Otherwise BSC/RNC will not charge to the number of users that expectation receives this MBMS session to this UE.
BSC/RNC has set in advance a user number counting threshold value, if after all UE that return response have been added up, the total number that expectation receives the user of this MBMS session does not reach the user number counting threshold value, and then this total number is exactly the reception number of users that the radio bearer mode is set up in decision.If the UE that returns response is being carried out in the statistic processes, the total number that expectation receives the user of this MBMS session has reached the number of users threshold value, then BSC/RNC stops to receive the inquiry response messages that other UE return, and the user number counting threshold value is exactly the reception number of users that the radio bearer mode is set up in decision.
BSC/RNC is according to the number of users of this MBMS session of expectation reception, and whether decision sends.If send, also receive the number of users of this MBMS session and the mode that other RRM algorithms determine to set up accordingly the Radio Resource carrying according to expectation.Fewer at the number of users that expectation receives, just number of users does not reach under the situation of counting threshold value, adopts the transmission means of point-to-point; Many at number of users, just number of users reaches under the situation of counting threshold value, adopts the transmission means of point to multiple spot.
At present, the MBMS business can be carried multiple business, comprises that video, audio frequency need the user to confirm the business that receives like this; Comprising such as text, little picture, file download, advertisement etc. does not need the user to confirm the business that receives yet.If these do not need the user to confirm that the service-user that receives proceeds inquiry and BSC/RNC is also to having added the back, the load and the mutual complexity of network signal of wave point have then been increased.Also increased simultaneously the answering of UE, power consumption more.
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In view of this, main purpose of the present invention is to provide the method for determining to receive number of users in a kind of multimedia broadcast/group broadcast service, reduces the waste meaningless to wireless interface resource, simplifies the network signal flow process.
For achieving the above object, technical scheme of the present invention specifically is achieved in that
Determine to receive the method for number of users among a kind of multimedia broadcast/group broadcast service MBMS, this method may further comprise the steps:
1) begin in the process in session, core-network side sends the inquiry sign to base station controller BSC/radio network controller (RNC), and this inquiry sign is used to indicate BSC/RNC whether to inquire whether the user receives this MBMS session;
2) before BSC/RNC sets up Radio Resource, BSC/RNC judges whether the inquiry sign that receives from core-network side is effective, if effectively, then whether receive this MBMS session, and determine to receive user's number according to the UE that is ready to receive this session to the user equipment (UE) inquiry; Otherwise, all be ready to receive the number that this session determines to receive the user according to the user of all activated this MBMS business.
Wherein, described step 1) can comprise:
11) when session begins, whether broadcast/multicast service center BM-SC is effective according to the inquiry sign that Business Nature is provided with indication BSC/RNC;
12) BM-SC begins request by critical point GPRS support node GGSN to service GPRS support node SGSN initiation session, and this session begins to comprise in the request described inquiry sign;
13) after SGSN receives that the session of GGSN transmission begins request, send the MBMS session to BSC/RNC and begin request, this session begins to comprise in the request described inquiry and identifies.
Described step 12) can begin request message for: BM-SC sends the session that comprises described inquiry sign to GGSN; After GGSN receives that this session begins request, send the MBMS session that comprises described inquiry sign to SGSN and begin request message.
Step 2) described judgement inquiry whether identify effective method can for: begin to obtain the inquiry sign the request from session, and judge whether this inquiry identifies effective.
Step 2) described BSC/RNC can comprise to the process whether the UE inquiry receives this MBMS session:
21) BSC/RNC has activated the UE transmission inquiry request of this MBMS business in the sub-district;
22) agree that the UE that receives this MBMS session returns inquiry response messages to BSC/RNC.
Step 2) the described basis UE that is ready to receive this session determine to receive the user number method can for: the UE that returns inquiry response messages is added up, determines to receive number of users by the number of the UE of statistics.Concrete method is: if after BSC/RNC had added up all UE that return query-response, the UE number of statistics did not reach predetermined user counting threshold value, then Tong Ji UE number is defined as receiving user's number; If the UE that returns query-response is carried out in the statistic processes at BSC/RNC, the UE number of statistics has reached predetermined user counting threshold value, then BSC/RNC stops to receive the query-response that UE returns, and predetermined user is counted the number that threshold value is defined as receiving the user.
Step 2) described user according to all activated this MBMS business is ready to receive this session and determines that the process that receives number of users can comprise:
23) BSC/RNC has activated the UE transmission counting request of this MBMS business in the sub-district;
24) all receive that the UE of counting request responds to the BSC/RNC feedback count;
25) BSC/RNC adds up the UE of feedback count response; Determine to receive user's number by the UE number of statistics.
Described step 25) can for:
After if the UE that BSC/RNC responds all feedback count has added up, the UE number of statistics does not reach predetermined user counting threshold value, and then Tong Ji UE number is defined as receiving user's number;
If the UE of feedback count response is carried out in the statistic processes at BSC/RNC, the UE number of statistics has reached predetermined user counting threshold value, then BSC/RNC stops to receive the counting response of UE feedback, and predetermined user is counted the number that threshold value is defined as receiving the user.
As seen from the above technical solutions, determine to receive the method for number of users in this multimedia broadcast/group broadcast service of the present invention, begin in the request message in the MBMS session that sends to BSC/RNC, carry an inquiry sign, this inquiry sign is used to indicate BSC/RNC before setting up Radio Resource, whether inquires whether the user receives this MBMS session.Whether BSC/RNC inquires whether the user receives this MBMS session when counting according to this sign decision.If indication does not need to inquire whether the user receives this MBMS session, then BSC/RNC is ready to receive the number that the reception user is determined in this session according to the user of all activated this MBMS business.So just omitted BSC/RNC inquiry user and whether received the flow process of this MBMS session, thereby simplified the network signal flow process, reduced waste wireless interface resource.Simultaneously can reduce the UE power consumption, increase the stand-by time of UE.
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Fig. 1 is the operation principle schematic diagram of MBMS;
Fig. 2 is for supporting the wireless network architecture schematic diagram of multicast/broadcast business;
Fig. 3 is prior art MBMS session a beginning schematic flow sheet;
Fig. 4 adds up flow chart for BSC/RNC to receiving the user;
Fig. 5 sets up the flow chart of Radio Resource for BSC/RNC in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
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For making purpose of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearer, below with reference to the accompanying drawing embodiment that develops simultaneously, the present invention is described in more detail.
Determine to receive the method for number of users in this multimedia broadcast/group broadcast service of the present invention, by comprising correlated identities in the message of core-network side to the access network transmission, whether Access Network inquires according to this sign decision whether the user receives this MBMS session.If indication does not need to inquire whether the user receives this MBMS session, then BSC/RNC is ready to receive the number that the reception user is determined in this session according to the user of all activated this MBMS business.
Be that preferred embodiment is elaborated with the weather forecast business that sends a text formatting to the process of having subscribed to MBMS user that should business below.
In the present embodiment, BM-SC is according to this MBMS session character, when decision is added up receiving number of users at BSC/RNC, do not need BSC/RNC inquiry user whether to receive this MBMS session, the inquiry of therefore indicate BSC/RNC whether to inquire whether the user receives this MBMS session identify be set to invalid.
The session of present embodiment begins process and to Figure 3 shows that prior art MBMS session begins flow process identical, just begins that request message, GGSN begin request message for the MBMS session of SGSN, SGSN begins to have carried in the request message the above-mentioned invalid inquiry sign that is set to for the MBMS session of BSC/RNC for the session of GGSN at BM-SC.This flow process may further comprise the steps:
Step 301, the GGSN that BM-SC preserves in " downstream node listing " parameter in its corresponding MBMS bearer context sends session and begins request message (Session Start Request), the indication transmission that is about to begin, and the status attribute that the MBMS bearer context is set is " activation ".QoS, MBMS business domains are provided in this request, have estimated the session attributes such as length of this session, this message has also been carried simultaneously and has been set to invalid inquiry sign.
Step 302, after GGSN receives that session begins request message, the session attribute that provides in this message is provided in the middle of the MBMS bearer context, the status attribute that the MBMS bearer context is set is " activation ", and begins response message (Session Start Response) to session of BM-SC transmission.
Step 303, the SGSN that GGSN preserves in " downstream node listing " parameter in its corresponding MBMS bearer context, send a MBMS session and begin request message (MBMS SessionStart Request), this message has also been carried simultaneously and has been set to invalid inquiry sign.
Step 304, after SGSN receives that the MBMS session begins request message, in the middle of the MBMS bearer context, preserve session attribute, and the status attribute that the MBMS bearer context is set is " activation ", send a MBMS session to GGSN and begin response message (MBMS Session StartResponse), the tunnel destination node sign (TEID) that is used for load plane is provided in this message, has been used for GGSN and sends the MBMS data.
Step 305, SGSN is to each BSC/RNC that links to each other with this SGSN, send a MBMS session and begin request message (MBMS Session Start Request), comprised session attribute in this message, this message has also been carried simultaneously and has been set to invalid inquiry sign.
Step 306, BSC/RNC judges it whether in the MBMS business domains, if BSC/RNC in the MBMS business domains, then earlier in the MBMS bearer context, preserves session attribute, the status attribute that the MBMS bearer context is set is " activation ", execution in step 307 then; Otherwise direct execution in step 307.
Step 307, BSC/RNC sends a MBMS session to SGSN and begins response message (MBMS Session Start Request).
A BSC/RNC has received a plurality of MBMS sessions and has begun request message, carries Iu load plane parameter in the message, only returns a MBMS session and begins response message, is used to set up an Iu planes carry that arrives a SGSN.
If BSC/RNC is in the MBMS business domains, then BSC/RNC begins to comprise TEID in the response message in the MBMS session, is used for the Iu load plane that this SGSN is used to send the MBMS data.
If BSC/RNC is not in the MBMS business domains, then it begins in the response message to the MBMS session that SGSN sends, and BSC/RNC is not in the MBMS business domains in indication.
Then, BSC/RNC just can set up in the MBMS business domains and be used for the Radio Resource of MBMS transmission data to necessity of UE interested.
After BSC/RNC received that MBMS session that SGSN sends begins message, the number of users that expectation in each sub-district in this BSC/RNC is received this MBMS session was added up, thereby whether decision sends the MBMS session data in this sub-district.
Referring to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 sets up the flow chart of Radio Resource for BSC/RNC in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.In the present embodiment, BSC/RNC has set in advance a user number counting threshold value by the method that prior art is provided with the user number counting threshold value.This flow process may further comprise the steps:
Step 501, the MBMS session that BSC/RNC receives the SGSN transmission begins message.
Whether the inquiry sign that step 502, the MBMS session that the BSC/RNC judgement receives begin in the message is effective, if effectively, then execution in step 503; Otherwise execution in step 504.
In the present embodiment, it is invalid that BM-SC inquires that according to Business Nature sign is set to, so the direct execution in step 504 of present embodiment.
Step 503 is carried out the prior art flow process, and the UE that returns inquiry response messages is added up, and determines to receive number of users by the number of the UE that adds up.Execution in step 505 then.
Existing procedure described here, BSC/RNC shown in Figure 4 exactly is to receiving the flow process that the user adds up.
Step 504 all is ready to receive the number that this session determines to receive the user according to the user of all activated this MBMS business.Specifically may further comprise the steps:
A, BSC/RNC have activated this MBMS business in the sub-district UE sends the counting request;
B, the UE that all receive that counting is asked respond to the BSC/RNC feedback count;
C, BSC/RNC add up the UE of feedback count response; Determine to receive user's number by the UE number of statistics.
After if the UE that BSC/RNC responds all feedback count has added up, the UE number of statistics does not reach predetermined user counting threshold value, and then Tong Ji UE number is defined as receiving user's number;
If the UE of feedback count response is carried out in the statistic processes at BSC/RNC, the UE number of statistics has reached predetermined user counting threshold value, then BSC/RNC stops to receive the counting response of UE feedback, and predetermined user is counted the number that threshold value is defined as receiving the user.
Step 505, BSC/RNC sets up the Radio Resource carrying according to the number of users decision transmission means that expectation receives this MBMS session.
Same as the prior art, if decision sends, also receive the number of users of this MBMS session and the mode that other RRM algorithms determine to set up accordingly the Radio Resource carrying according to expectation.Fewer at the number of users that expectation receives, just do not reach under the situation of user number counting threshold value, adopt the transmission means of point-to-point; Many at number of users, just reached under the situation of user number counting threshold value, adopt the transmission means of point to multiple spot.
MBMS business of the present invention is meant multicast service.Because multicast service only sends corresponding information to the user who has subscribed to some information, the broadcasting service then user of all in wireless network sends information, therefore, multicast service need be added up receiving the user, and broadcasting service does not need to add up receiving the user.
By the above embodiments as seen, for not needing the user to confirm the business that receives such as text, little picture, file download, advertisement etc., adopt and determine among this MBMS of the present invention to receive after the method for number of users, reduce the waste of radio network interface resource, simplified the network signal flow process.Avoid unnecessary UE answering, made UE power saving more, increased the stand-by time of UE.

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1, determine to receive the method for number of users among a kind of multimedia broadcast/group broadcast service MBMS, it is characterized in that this method may further comprise the steps:
1) begin in the process in session, core-network side sends the inquiry sign to base station controller BSC/radio network controller (RNC), and this inquiry sign is used to indicate BSC/RNC whether to inquire whether the user receives this MBMS session;
2) before BSC/RNC sets up Radio Resource, BSC/RNC judges whether the inquiry sign that receives from core-network side is effective, if effectively, then whether receive this MBMS session, and determine to receive user's number according to the UE that is ready to receive this session to the user equipment (UE) inquiry; Otherwise, all be ready to receive the number that this session determines to receive the user according to the user of all activated this MBMS business.
2, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that: described step 1) comprises:
11) when session begins, whether broadcast/multicast service center BM-SC is effective according to the inquiry sign that Business Nature is provided with indication BSC/RNC;
12) BM-SC begins request by critical point GPRS support node GGSN to service GPRS support node SGSN initiation session, and this session begins to comprise in the request described inquiry sign;
13) after SGSN receives that the session of GGSN transmission begins request, send the MBMS session to BSC/RNC and begin request, this session begins to comprise in the request described inquiry and identifies.
3, method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described step 12) is: BM-SC sends the session that comprises described inquiry sign to GGSN and begins request message; After GGSN receives that this session begins request, send the MBMS session that comprises described inquiry sign to SGSN and begin request message.
4, method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that step 2) described judgement inquiry identifies whether effective method is: begins to obtain the inquiry sign the request from session, and judges whether this inquiry identifies effective.
5, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that step 2) described BSC/RNC comprises to the process whether UE inquiry receives this MBMS session:
21) BSC/RNC has activated the UE transmission inquiry request of this MBMS business in the sub-district;
22) be ready that the UE that receives this MBMS session returns inquiry response messages to BSC/RNC.
6, method as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, step 2) the described basis UE that is ready to receive this session determines to receive the method for user's number and is: the UE that returns inquiry response messages is added up, determine to receive number of users by the number of the UE of statistics.
7, method as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, step 2) the described basis UE that is ready to receive this session determines to receive the method for user's number and is: if after BSC/RNC has added up all UE that return query-response, the UE number of statistics does not reach predetermined user counting threshold value, and then Tong Ji UE number is defined as receiving user's number;
If the UE that returns query-response is carried out in the statistic processes at BSC/RNC, the UE number of statistics has reached predetermined user counting threshold value, then BSC/RNC stops to receive the query-response that UE returns, and predetermined user is counted the number that threshold value is defined as receiving the user.
8, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that step 2) described user according to all activated this MBMS business is ready to receive this session and determines that the process that receives number of users comprises:
23) BSC/RNC has activated the UE transmission counting request of this MBMS business in the sub-district;
24) all receive that the UE of counting request responds to the BSC/RNC feedback count;
25) BSC/RNC adds up the UE of feedback count response; Determine to receive user's number by the UE number of statistics.
9, method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described step 25) be:
After if the UE that BSC/RNC responds all feedback count has added up, the UE number of statistics does not reach predetermined user counting threshold value, and then Tong Ji UE number is defined as receiving user's number;
If the UE of feedback count response is carried out in the statistic processes at BSC/RNC, the UE number of statistics has reached predetermined user counting threshold value, then BSC/RNC stops to receive the counting response of UE feedback, and predetermined user is counted the number that threshold value is defined as receiving the user.
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