Signaling method, querying method, mobile type wireless network and subscriber terminal equipment
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of querying method, mobile type wireless network and subscriber terminal equipment of utilizability of signaling method, broadcast service of utilizability of broadcast service.
Background technology
An english nouns " broadcasting " meaning (Broadcast) that Germany's communication speciality circle is commonly used is meant via wireless network carries out transfer of data, herein the data that are referred to as be meant by a transmitter send and the expection meeting by not specific masses via a kind of suitable data that receiving equipment received.So-called broadcast service is meant the data collection that can be sent to not specific many possible recipient simultaneously and combines, and the supplier of broadcast service need not to know whom these possible recipients are.The broadcast service that provides via wireless network also can be received by the receiving equipment of free-standing, for example can be moved the formula receiving equipment and receive.The normally typical content of multimedia of the data that in so-called content broadcast network (Content-Broadcast-Netzwerk), are transmitted.Station broadcast network and TV station's network are exactly modal content broadcast network.Provide " content " broadcast service data packets for transmission (Content) to draw together voice data, image data, literal, software, recreation etc.
For example ultrashort wave (UKW) radio broadcast program and/or digital audio broadcasting (DAB) radio broadcast program belongs to analog and/or digital sound radio service exactly.The analog TV programme that sends by the base station of land or satellite support and all be to belong to analog and/or digital common people's formula image broadcast service for example via the TV programme of digital element element image broadcasting (DVB) transmission.In the moving wireless network of GSM mobile type wireless network or UMTS journey, be exactly to belong to a kind of text broadcast service to the brief Word message (news in brief) that mobile radio subscriber transmits for example via cellular broadcasting service (CBS:CellBroadcast Service).
(the European long range communication research on standard institute: Digital VideoBroadcasting because the DVB-H communication standard, Transmission System for Handheld Terminals, ETSI-Dokument EN 302304) the technical possibility widely that is had, therefore the content of multimedia miscellaneous that is specially adapted to be provided by many kinds of broadcast service is transferred to simultaneously and relies on battery powered miniature movable type receiving equipment.Via with the binding of the subscriber terminal equipment (for example mobile phone or personal digital assistant device) of mobile type wireless network or combine and to utilize a Return Channel that the characteristic of the transfer of data of broadcast service is exerted an influence, for example be used for interactive television or download software or the payment program that carries out the service of paying formula.Elasticity on these are used has not only been opened many new business opportunities, has also improved the attraction to the supplier of network operater and broadcast service simultaneously.Can be that the basis multiplexingly sends out thousands of kinds of different MBMS service via frequency division multiplexing and time-division simultaneously in same place with DVB-H in theory.
If there are many broadcast service of content that provide to exist simultaneously, the user of broadcast service may feel that situation is too complicated and can't come into plain view.Therefore a problem can running into when the user to broadcast service provides information is that those broadcast service are provided, and how to allow the user of broadcast service obtain these broadcast service.
In order to address this problem, the method that DVB-H proposes is to allow receiving equipment search possible radio-frequency spectrum according to receivable radio network, receives a signal then and send table in a receivable radio network.The content of this signal transmission table can comprise broadcast service supplier's list and these suppliers' access address, and receiving equipment just can receive information about the broadcast service that is provided via these access addresses like this.The shortcoming of this method is to carry out this program all can need a period of time at every turn, and carries out electric power that this program consumes and can shorten maximum power-on time for the very important rechargeable battery of portable receiving equipment.
In addition, the user of receiving equipment also can obtain information about the broadcast service that is provided via the pipeline beyond the receiving equipment, for example via relevant program magazine or world-wide web.Therefore this method has too loaded down with trivial details, time-consuming and shortcoming such as facility inadequately for the user.
Summary of the invention
The receiving equipment that the objective of the invention is to propose a kind of user of allowing can and be obtained the method for the information that broadcast service provides via content broadcast network with extremely low power consumption to the mode of User-friendly.
Querying method, mobile type wireless network and the subscriber terminal equipment of utilizability of signaling method, broadcast service of utilizability of broadcast service that employing has the feature of every independent claims of the present invention can achieve the above object.
The signaling method of the utilizability of the broadcast service that the present invention proposes is will to send about the information that how to obtain the broadcast service that available content broadcast network and/or content broadcast network provide via a channel of mobile type wireless network.
In the method for the utilizability of the inquiry broadcast service that the present invention proposes, being set a subscriber terminal equipment being used for receiving the broadcast service that is provided by content broadcast network (or be set the subscriber terminal equipment that the receiving equipment that is used for receiving the broadcast service that is provided by content broadcast network links) in the mobile type wireless network can give notice.This subscriber terminal equipment can activate the program that the utilizability of the broadcast service that is provided by content broadcast network is provided channel via mobile type wireless network signal sends.Information about the available broadcast service that how to obtain available content broadcast network and/or provided by content broadcast network can be provided via a channel of mobile type wireless network this subscriber terminal equipment.Can determine whether to receive a broadcast service that is provided by content broadcast network this moment.If a broadcast service that is provided by content broadcast network will be provided in decision, following step is selected to receive that broadcast service exactly, and/or according to received information about the available broadcast service that how to obtain available content broadcast network and/or provided by content broadcast network part control is carried out in the reception of broadcast service at least.
Mobile type wireless network has one to be responsible for and the general base station of subscriber terminal equipment ditch.In addition, mobile type wireless network also has a holder that links with the base station, and the information about the available broadcast service that how to obtain available content broadcast network and/or provided by content broadcast network is provided this holder.
Subscriber terminal equipment has a mobile radio station, and the task of this mobile radio station is to link up with mobile type wireless network and receive information about the broadcast service that how to obtain available content broadcast network and/or provided by content broadcast network via a channel of mobile type wireless network.In addition, subscriber terminal equipment also has a receiving equipment or an interface module that links with receiving equipment, and the task of this receiving equipment is that the broadcast service that is provided by content broadcast network is provided.In addition, subscriber terminal equipment also has a control device, the task of this control device is to carry out part control to the broadcast service that is provided by content broadcast network is provided at least, and/or the information about the available broadcast service that how to obtain available content broadcast network and/or provided by content broadcast network that receives according to a channel via mobile type wireless network is at least carried out part control to the broadcast service of selecting to receive.The mobile radio station of this control device and subscriber terminal equipment and receiving equipment (or interface module) link.
Briefly, content of the present invention is exactly will offer the user about broadcast service that content is provided and the information that how to obtain these broadcast service via mobile type wireless network and this subscriber terminal equipment of registering in mobile type wireless network of user.Transmission is typical content of multimedia in content broadcast network (especially radio broadcast network and TV network).Provide the broadcast service transmission of content and/or the data that contain to comprise voice data, image data, literal, software, recreation etc.For example ultrashort wave (UKW) radio broadcast program and/or digital audio broadcasting (DAB:Digital AudioBroadcast) radio broadcast program belongs to analog and/or digital sound radio service exactly.The analog TV programme that sends by the base station of land or satellite support and all be to belong to analog and/or digital common people's formula image broadcast service for example via the TV programme of digital element element image broadcasting (DVB) transmission.In the moving wireless network of GSM mobile type wireless network or UMTS journey, be exactly to belong to a kind of text broadcast service to the brief Word message (news in brief) that mobile radio subscriber transmits for example via cellular broadcasting service (CBS:Cell Broadcast Service).
The important information that obtains about available content broadcast network and broadcast service is to be transferred to subscriber terminal equipment (for example mobile phone) via journey dynamic formula wireless link in the mode that signal sends by mobile type wireless network.Information about the utilizability of the broadcast service of content broadcast network is to be transferred to user's mobile phone via a mobile wireless channel.The radio network that provides about the mobile type wireless network of being registered by it and/or the information of broadcast service can be provided mobile phone.This transmission of Information can be to activate (" Push " principle) by mobile type wireless network, also can be to activate (" Pull " principle) by subscriber terminal equipment.
If mobile phone has been switched to reception and has sent and/or be in about the signal of the utilizability of broadcast service and can receive the state that this kind signal sends, receive the receiving equipment binding that broadcast service is used with one simultaneously, or with one receive the receiving equipment that broadcast service uses and be incorporated into simultaneously in the subscriber terminal equipment, broadcast service that the Information Selection that then can directly utilize signal to send to be transmitted will receive and the reception work of controlling this broadcast service.
The advantage of this method is that the user can be with a kind of extremely efficient and learning those available broadcast service and how obtaining the information of these broadcast service User-friendly.Receive receiving equipment that broadcast service uses to search the possible receivable radio network of possible radio-frequency spectrum because the user need not to connect, therefore not only can save time, also can avoid the consumption of electric power.In mobile type wireless network, settle the signal of the continual reception mobile type wireless network transmission of mobile phone meeting of registration and on.Compared to existing mode of operation, the power consumption that the method that the present invention proposes produces can be said so insignificant, and as long as mobile terminal apparatus has and settle registration in mobile type wireless network, aforementioned information will be updated at any time, therefore just can be very fast when the user needs obtain required information.
Various favourable execution mode of the present invention all is recorded in the dependent claims of the present invention.
In a kind of favourable execution mode of the present invention, inquire the position of a subscriber terminal equipment in the mobile type wireless network, can will be sent to this at least one subscriber terminal equipment about the information how broadcast service that provides in this utilizable content broadcast network in position that inquires and/or by content broadcast network is provided via a channel of mobile type wireless network simultaneously to I haven't seen you for ages.
If from another one viewpoint this execution mode of the present invention, mobile type wireless network has a query unit, the task of this query unit is the position of inquiring user terminal equipment, and links with the base station.Holder contains relevant for the information how broadcast service that provides in this utilizable content broadcast network in position that inquires and/or by content broadcast network is provided.
The important information that obtains about available content broadcast network in user position and broadcast service can be transferred to subscriber terminal equipment (for example mobile phone) via the mobile wireless binding from mobile type wireless network.The position at user place (more accurate theory is exactly the position at user's mobile phone place) can be checked out via mobile type wireless network.Information about the available broadcast service that is provided by content broadcast network in this position can be transferred to user's mobile phone via a mobile wireless channel.That is to say that this mobile phone can receive about the radio network that its geographic location provided by its mobile type wireless network of registering and/or the information of broadcast service.And as long as mobile terminal apparatus has and settle registration in mobile type wireless network, these are obtained information and will be updated at any time.
Another favourable execution mode of the present invention can inquire in available content broadcast network in the position of being inquired about and/or broadcast service, and the information that sends contains relevant for these content broadcast network that is inquired and/or the information of broadcast service.That is to say to contain to send and go relevant for the information of the information of available content broadcast network in the geographical position at subscriber terminal equipment place and/or broadcast service.Therefore so just the information of particular importance with regard to the subscriber terminal equipment position can be sent.If from another one viewpoint this execution mode of the present invention, the information that subscriber terminal equipment receives can contain the information relevant for available content broadcast network and/or broadcast service, that is to say the information that can receive its position particular importance.
The feature of another favourable execution mode of the present invention is, mobile wireless zone as the position of subscriber terminal equipment of inquiry in a mobile type wireless network with alveolate texture, just this subscriber terminal equipment is to be registered in this mobile wireless zone.The benefit of doing like this is the position that is easy to just can inquire subscriber terminal equipment.Because the utilizability according to the content broadcast network of geographical position decision in many mobile wireless zone often is identical, therefore carries out position enquiring and promptly do not have and have enough accuracies according to the graininess in mobile wireless zone.More accurate if desired position enquiring, or suitable big of the volume in the mobile wireless zone of being found, then can this execution mode of the present invention is further detailed-oriented, just can in a mobile wireless zone, find the position of a section as subscriber terminal equipment.
In another favourable execution mode of the present invention, the information about the broadcast service that how to obtain in the mobile wireless zone available content broadcast network and/or provided by content broadcast network in a mobile type wireless network with alveolate texture can be transferred to the subscriber terminal equipment that at least one is in " idle mode " (idle mode) via a channel of mobile type wireless network.In so-called " idle mode " (idle mode), subscriber terminal equipment only is the control signal that is switched on and receives a zone of mobile type wireless network.Mobile type wireless network is not clearly to know a static subscriber terminal equipment that is in " idle mode " (idle mode), so mobile type wireless network can't clearly be inquired about the position of this subscriber terminal equipment.That " idle mode " (idle mode) is opposite is so-called " connection pattern " (connected mode), under this pattern, exist a kind of reversible radio resource control of active to link (radio-Resource-Control-Verbindung) between mobile type wireless network and the subscriber terminal equipment, and the position that inquires subscriber terminal equipment that mobile type wireless network can be clear and definite.Behind the connecting subscribers participating terminal equipment, subscriber terminal equipment selects the action in a mobile type wireless network and a suitable mobile wireless zone to be called as " quartering on the zone " (camping on a cell).Being in the subscriber terminal equipment of " idle mode " (idle mode) can receiving system information and the information of regional broadcast service (Cell Broadcas t Service).
That is to say that this execution mode of the present invention is the position of inquiring about the subscriber terminal equipment that is in " idle mode " (idle mode) in implicit mode.With by the position of a section in the mobile wireless zone inquired about and/or mobile wireless zone as the subscriber terminal equipment that is in " idle mode " (idle mode), subscriber terminal equipment can receive the control signal that section sends in this mobile wireless zone and/or mobile wireless zone.Mobile type wireless network need be about any customizing messages of individual user's terminal equipment of being in " idle mode " (idle mode) for this reason.Even therefore portable no network is not also known the clear and definite position of subscriber terminal equipment, also can with by determining positions about the message transmission of available content broadcast network to this subscriber terminal equipment.
Another favourable execution mode of the present invention is to a plurality of subscriber terminal equipments with identical message transmission.This transmission means comprises two kinds of situations, wherein a kind of situation be with identical message transmission to a plurality of subscriber terminal equipments that under applied accuracy, are regarded as being in same position, another situation is to a plurality of subscriber terminal equipments that are in diverse location with identical message transmission.Therefore this execution mode has the advantage of reduction arrangement and transmission information required time.
In another favourable execution mode of the present invention, in a mobile type wireless network with alveolate texture, be to come transmission information, or come transmission information via the broadcast service in relevant mobile wireless zone via a system broadcast channel in relevant mobile wireless zone.If from another one viewpoint this execution mode of the present invention, in a mobile type wireless network with alveolate texture, be to come reception information, or come reception information via the broadcast service in relevant mobile wireless zone via a system broadcast channel in relevant mobile wireless zone.Can reduce the transmission required time of signal via system channel that utilizes mobile type wireless network or broadcast service, method of the present invention can easierly be applied on the existing network configuration with existing radio resource.
The information that has one or several following grades in another favourable execution mode of the present invention is transmitted and/or receives:
--about the indicator of the utilizability of broadcast service;
--the indicator of the information content that is transmitted and/or receives about change;
--the identity of an available content broadcast network;
--be used to obtain the parameter of an available content broadcast network;
--the Return Channel address of a service unit of an available content broadcast network;
--about the content description of an available radio network and/or about the explanation of this content description;
--about the content description of an available broadcast service and/or about the explanation of this content description;
--about the explanation of an available special broadcast service, and/or about the explanation of the content of an available broadcast service.
The information of these grades all is particular importance and ten minutes Useful Information.
Method of the present invention is applied to UMTS network or the most favourable as the occasion of mobile type wireless network based on the network of GSM.For UTMS and GSM mobile wireless standard, the function series of the position of inquiring user terminal equipment belongs to the scope of standard feature.
In another favourable execution mode of the present invention, the broadcast service that is provided by content broadcast network is provided by the content broadcast network of the base station support of land by one.Because for the content broadcast network that the base station that is subjected to the land is supported, the geographical position only can produce slight influence for the utilizability of broadcast service, it is effective especially therefore to send signal via mobile type wireless network.
The occasion that method of the present invention is applied to the broadcast service that provided by content broadcast network according to DVB-H communication standard transmission is the most favourable.Therefore reason is to utilize the DVB-H communication standard can transmit many kinds of broadcast service simultaneously, about the information that how the to obtain available broadcast service particular importance that just becomes.
Description of drawings
Below cooperate one embodiment of the present invention and graphic content of the present invention is further described.
Fig. 1: the structure chart of a mobile type wireless network, the task of this mobile type wireless network are to carry out a kind of method of the present invention.
Fig. 2: the structure chart of a subscriber terminal equipment, the task of this subscriber terminal equipment are to carry out a kind of method of the present invention.
Fig. 3: a plurality of radio networks in a frequency band and the channel allocation schematic diagram of broadcast service.
Fig. 4: the transmission channel in the UMTS protocol infrastructure and the schematic diagram of the logic channel on the physical channel.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 shows the construction unit that constitutes a mobile type wireless network.In this execution mode of the present invention, this mobile type wireless network is a kind of UMTS network.The mobile type wireless network of Fig. 1 contains one to be responsible for and the general base station (100) of a plurality of subscriber terminal equipment ditches.Radio between base station (100) and the subscriber terminal equipment is linked up (not drawing) in Fig. 1 be to carry out via emission and reception antenna (101).Task with the query unit (102) that base station (100) link is the position of the registered subscriber terminal equipment of inquiry.Can inquire position, the mobile wireless zone represented with base station (100) as subscriber terminal equipment according to the corresponding relation of registered subscriber terminal equipment and base station (100).Holder (103) that links with query unit (102) contains the information relevant for available content broadcast network and broadcast service, and how to contain the information that obtains these available content broadcast network and broadcast service according to the geographical position of the receiving equipment that is used for receiving these available content broadcast network and broadcast service.Query unit (102) can inquiry available content broadcast network and broadcast service in relevant mobile wireless zone, and impels the base station (100) will be about the message transmission that how to obtain these broadcast service to the subscriber terminal equipment of settling registration to base station (100).Query unit (102) can link with a plurality of base stations (100), so that fully put its function to good use in most of zone in mobile type wireless network or the whole mobile type wireless network.
Below the type of action of subscriber terminal equipment will be described according to Fig. 2, this subscriber terminal equipment is mobile phone and the unit equipment that the receiving equipment that adopts the DVB-H communication standard constitutes that adopts UMTS mobile wireless standard by.Subscriber terminal equipment (200) contains a mobile radio station (201) that links with emission and reception antenna (202), and subscriber terminal equipment (200) can carry out radio with a base station of the UMTS network of not drawing via this emission and reception antenna (202) and link up in Fig. 2.In addition, subscriber terminal equipment (200) also contains a receiving equipment (203) that links with reception antenna (204), and receiving equipment (203) can receive the broadcast service that is transmitted according to the DVB-H communication standard via this reception antenna (204).Control device (205) links with mobile radio station (201) and receiving equipment (203).The emission and reception antenna (202) can and/or be tuned to the UMTS frequency band, reception antenna (204) can and/or be tuned to broadcast band.Emission and reception antenna (202) and reception antenna (204) can be made into independent one can and/or be tuned to the antenna of UMTS frequency band and DVB-H network bands, and via a frequency divider or steering gear and mobile radio station (201) and receiving equipment (203) binding.
Control device (205) can impel mobile radio station (201) to activate via the program of mobile type wireless network reception about the information of the utilizability of broadcast service.Mobile radio station (201) can receive the information about present available radio network in position of subscriber terminal equipment (200) and broadcast service, and about obtaining the information that the required entity of these radio networks and broadcast service receives parameter.Control device (205) can be found out the required important information of broadcast service that reception is transmitted according to DVB-H from these information.Same timed unit (205) can be sent to receiving equipment (203) about the information of receivable broadcast service and for receiving the required reception parameter of these broadcast service.If determine this moment to receive a receivable broadcast service, will talk the program that the automatic control command that produces of tax makes receiving equipment (203) activation receive broadcast service and sets suitable entity reception parameter via the user.
Fig. 3 shows one by first radio network (300), second radio network (301), the 3rd radio network (302) and a service discovery information channel (Service Discovery InfoChannel) (303) occupied frequency band.Reference numeral among Fig. 3 (304) is represented the below of the frequency band part that continues, and Reference numeral (305) is represented the top of the frequency band part that continues.In addition, go back second radio network (301) among Fig. 3 and show that for example the bandwidth assignment that second radio network (301) can be occupied is to different broadcast service.As can be seen from Figure 3 the frequency band that occupies of second radio network (301) is to be assigned to first broadcast service (306), second broadcast service (307) and the 3rd broadcast service (308).Reference numeral (309) is represented the frequency band between broadcast service (307) and the broadcast service (308).
In this execution mode of the present invention, signal message that sends from UMTS network shown in Figure 1 and the signal message that is received by subscriber terminal equipment shown in Figure 2 contain following parameter:
A) with the example of effective range indicator (Coverage Indicator) as the indicator of the utilizability of broadcast service: a kind of " be/not " indicator, whether be used to refer to has and can serve for the MBS that utilizes.MBS herein is the abbreviation of " mobile broadcast service " (Mobile BroadcastService) speech, its implication is the MBMS service that general reference is transmitted according to DVB-H in this execution mode of the present invention, for example interactive television, software upgrading, recreation download etc.The MBS network is exactly an example of content broadcast network.
B) to be worth the example of label (Value Tag): be whether a kind of contained content of this information transmitted of pointing out has the indicator of change compared to the contained content of information transmitted last time as the indicator of the content of the information of change transmission and/or reception.
If effective range indicator (Coverage Indicator) value is "Yes", then can all can send following parameter for each available MBS network:
C) with the example of MBS network identity (MBS Netwerk Identity): MBS network itself as the identity of an available content broadcast network.
D) with the example of MBS server address (MBS Server Address): the address of MBS server, for example an IP address as the Return Channel address of the service unit of an available content broadcast network.This is a kind of Return Channel address of characteristic of the transfer of data that is used for influencing broadcast service.
E) with the example of entity access parameter (Physical Access Parameter): be used to obtain the entity parameter of MBS network, for example the parameter used of Suo Shu channel number and modification and error confinement as the parameter that obtains an available content broadcast network.
F) with service discovery indicator (Service Discovery Indicator) as about the content description of available radio network and/or broadcast service and/or about the example of the indicator of the explanation of content description: be the indicator that a kind of explanation can be found the content description of the MBMS service that sends wherein.The realization of this indicator can be divided into 3 kinds of situations:
--if should be each MBS network and distinctly transmit service discovery information (Service-Discovery-Information), then the channel number of the service discovery information channel that will will be sent with frequency division multiplexing or time-multiplexed mode by DVB-H via this indicator sends with aspect.The user can find all important information on services of relevant MBs network on this channel.
--if service discovery information (Service-Discovery-Information) should be transferred to together all available MBS networks, then the channel number of the service discovery information channel that will will be sent in the mode of frequency division multiplexing by DVB-H via this indicator sends with aspect.Therefore terminal equipment only need scan a channel on this service discovery information channel, so that receive all important information on services of all available MBS networks.
--indicator only contains a binding (Link), and the user can utilize this to be attached at all important information on services that find a MBS network and/or all MBS networks on the world-wide web.
G) receive indicator (the Forced Receiving Indicator) example of the indicator of the special content of an available special broadcast service and/or an available broadcast service as an illustration to force: a kind of " be/not " indicator, be used for illustrating and whether should will arrive relevant MBS network, and whether terminal equipment should activate the program of these information of reception automatically at present very important message transmission.If the user has activated this feature before this, then these information only can be carried out arrangement.
H) to force the example of receive channel indicator (Forced Receiving ChannelIndicator) as the parameter that obtains an available broadcast service: if force the value that receives indicator (Forced Receiving Indicator) is "Yes", then can show that these important informations can be transmitted this moment on that channel.
For example, second radio network (301) transmission parameters for Fig. 3 can have following value:
Effective range indicator (Coverage Indicator): be
Be worth label (Value Tag): new
MBS network identity (MBS Netwerk Identity): MBS network B erlin II
MBS server address (MBS Server Address): 191.155.200.91
Entity access parameter (Physical Access Parameter): channel number 5,16QAM-Modulation
Service discovery information (Service Discovery Info): channel number 7
Force and receive indicator (Forced Receiving Indicator): be
Force receive channel indicator (Forced Receiving Channel Indicator): channel number 13
The MBS system information decision that mobile radio users can receive according to this example will receive at present in second radio network (301) media event in the channel of numbering 13, and receives design according to DVB-H and activate its terminal equipment.
Mobile radio users receives on service discovery information channel (Service Discovery InfoChannel) (303) about all supplies of the available MBS service of these 3 MBS networks (300,301,302) and the information of transmission.The frequency range that a service discovery information channel (ServiceDiscovery Info Channel) needs is usually much smaller than the required frequency range of the radio network with many broadcast service.Another feasible pattern is to utilize a channel in the radio network to transmit service discovery information (Service Discovery Information).
Service discovery information (Service Discovery Information) contains relevant at present and plan provides and the information of the broadcast service that sends, for example description of programm name, programme content, programme content classification (scope indicates, theme indicates, language indicates, country's sign, area marks etc.), reproduction time, residue reproduction time etc.Can also add the information of the receiving area of an expression broadcast service in addition, terminal equipment just can inspect now whether can receive broadcast service when obtaining positional information like this.The service discovery information that receives (Service Discovery Information) can be stored in the user identity pattern (SIM:SubscriberIdentity Module) of mobile terminal apparatus or mobile phone, even therefore under off-line state these information also can be provided for the user and use.It is that basic method for expressing carries out that the storage of these information can be used form with professional format, HTML, project.
That is to say, the system that defines that aforementioned institute transmission parameters is clear and definite obtains information element, it is to be gone out via a Channel Transmission of mobile type wireless network by the base station that this system that contains important MBS information obtains information element, and is received by subscriber terminal equipment.
Below will (how 4A, 4B 4C) further specify via a Channel Transmission of mobile type wireless network and receive about how obtaining the information of available content broadcast network and broadcast service according to Fig. 4.Fig. 4 is presented at a UMTS protocol infrastructure under the laminar mode of communication.As can be seen from Figure 4, radio links key-course (RLC:Radio Link Control) (400) bit on medium access control layer (MAC:Media Access Control) (401), and medium access control layer (MAC:MediaAccess Control) (401) then is positioned on the physical layer (402).Communicating to connect between the base station (100) that forms Fig. 1 via air interface (403) and the mobile radio station (200) of Fig. 2 that is to say, the physical layer of transmitter be by this way with the physical layer binding of receiving equipment.For the purpose of simplifying drawing, below only draw each layer in detail transmission channel according to the process of transmitting preface in mobile type wireless network (in Fig. 4 with base station (100) expression).The protocol infrastructure that a same type is arranged in subscriber terminal equipment (200), in this protocol infrastructure, the information that receives can be transmitted along opposite path, just be sent to physical layer (402) from air interface (403), be sent to medium access control layer (MAC:Media Access Control) (401) from physical layer (402) again, then be sent to radio from medium access control layer (MAC:Media Access Control) (401) again and link key-course (RLC:Radio Link Control) (400).
First kind of feasible mode is will go out about the message transmission that how to obtain available content broadcast network via a system broadcast channel in relevant mobile wireless zone.Arrow among Fig. 4 A (404,405,406) is represented this transmission path.If employed is the UMTS network, then all can be transferred to all interior subscriber terminal equipments of zone from a base station via BCCH channel of broadcast control (404) about the system information in mobile wireless zone and important area information.The BCCH channel of broadcast control that is referred to as (Broadcast Control Channel) is a kind of logic channel herein.In medium access control layer (MAC:Media Access Control) (401), these information can be transferred to main common controlled entity channel P-CCPCH (Primary Common Control Physical Channel) (406) and air interface (403) is transmitted away via broadcast channel BCH (Broadcast Channel) (405), and are received by subscriber terminal equipment (200).
Second kind of feasible mode is a kind of broadcast service via the mobile wireless zone, and important MBS message transmission is gone out in regional broadcast service just (Cell Broadcast Service).Arrow among Fig. 4 B (407,408,409) is represented this transmission path.Regional broadcast service (CellBroadcast Service) can be transferred to the Word message of up 1246 bit units all users or the customer group in a geographic area.The respective service of mobile radio users and/or mobile phone meeting active region broadcast service (Cell Broadcast Service), and/or register to corresponding regional broadcast group (Cell Broadcast Service).If employed is the UMTS network, then the regional broadcast information on services can be transmitted away via general traffic flow channel CTCH (407).Traffic flow channel CTCH (Common Traffic Control Channel) is a kind of logic channel as one of alleged herein.These information can be transferred to forward access control channel FACH (Forward Access Channel) (408) and less important common controlled entity channel S-CCPCH (Primary Common Control Physical Channel) (409) via general traffic flow channel CTCH (407), be transmitted away via air interface more at last, and received by subscriber terminal equipment (200).
The third feasible mode is will go out about the message transmission that how to obtain available content broadcast network via a MBMS service (MBMS) of mobile type wireless network.Arrow among Fig. 4 C (410,411,412) is represented this transmission path.Because the regional broadcast service (Cell Broadcast Service) of multimedia mode can enlarge the scope of service, under the situation of using the UMTS network, have one can be with the message transmission rate of maximum 384kbps with message transmission to all users in a geographic area or the MBMS service of customer group.These information can be transmitted away via multimedia traffic flow channel MCTCH (410).Media traffic traffic channel MTCH more than alleged herein (Multicast Traffic Control Channel) is a kind of logic channel.These information can be transferred to forward access control channel FACH (Forward Access Channel) (411) and less important common controlled entity channel S-CCPCH (Primary Common Control Physical Channel) (412) via multimedia traffic flow channel MTCH (410).Mobile radio users and/or mobile phone can activate corresponding MBMS service and/or register to corresponding broadcasting group.Then mobile radio users and/or mobile phone just can receive and put in order via this path, road information transmitted.
Via regional broadcast service (Cell Broadcast Service) or MBMS service transmission information the time, can send different signals to being arranged in the user who still but registers in same mobile wireless zone different broadcasting groups.So just can help to reach user and ISP's interests like this with being transferred to a subscriber terminal equipment in the mobile wireless zone in the mode of group about the different information that how to obtain available content broadcast network and/or broadcast service.
Description of reference numerals
100 base stations
101 emission and reception antennas
102 query unit
103 holders
200 subscriber terminal equipments
201 mobile stations
202 emission and reception antennas
203 receiving equipments
204 reception antennas
205 control device
300 first radio networks
301 second radio networks
302 the 3rd radio networks
303 service discovery information channels (Service Discovery Info Channel)
Part continues in 304 frequency bands below
Part continues in 305 frequency bands top
306 first broadcast service
307 second broadcast service
308 the 3rd broadcast service
The 309 frequency bands part that continues
400 radio link key-course (rlc layer)
401 medium access control layers (MAC layer)
402 physical layers (PHY layer)
403 air interfaces
404 Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH)
405 broadcast channels (BCH)
406 main common controlled entity channels (P-CCPCH)
407 general traffic flow channels (CTCH)
408 forward access control channels (FACH)
409 less important common controlled entity channels (S-CCPCH)
410 multimedia traffic flow channels (MCTCH)
411 forward access control channels (FACH)