WO2011116681A1

WO2011116681A1 - Method and system for realizing reception of multimedia broadcast multimedia service (mbms) service and mbms reception apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2011116681A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/072028
Authority: WO
Inventors: 苟伟; 杨文东; 李冬梅
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2010-03-22
Filing date: 2011-03-22
Publication date: 2011-09-29
Also published as: CN102202260B; CN102202260A

Abstract

A method and system for realizing reception of multimedia broadcast multimedia service (MBMS) and MBMS reception apparatus are provided by present invention. The method includes the following steps: reminder information of an MBMS service is preset in a network side (100); before starting the MBMS service which has been preset reminder information, the network side sends the reminder information to a user reception end (101); and the user reception end receives the MBMS service with the reminder of the reminder information (102). The network side and the user reception end provide a new selection manner for receiving the MBMS service, and enrich the selection of the user. It enables user to conveniently receive the interested MBMS service, and ensures user to receive the interested MBMS service better, and then enhances the fine service experience for using the MBMS service by the user.

Description

Method, system and MBMS receiving device for realizing MBMS service receiving

The present invention relates to a Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, and in particular, to a method, system, and MBMS receiving apparatus for implementing multimedia broadcast and multicast service (MBMS, Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service). Background technique

With the rapid development of the Internet and the popularity of large-screen multi-function mobile phones, a large number of mobile data multimedia services and various high-bandwidth multimedia services such as video conferencing, television broadcasting, video on demand, advertising, online education, and interactive games have emerged. On the one hand, it meets the rising business needs of mobile users, and on the other hand brings new business growth points for mobile operators. These mobile data multimedia services require multiple users to receive the same data at the same time, and have the characteristics of large data volume, long duration, and delay sensitivity compared with general data services.

In order to effectively utilize mobile network resources, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP, 3rd Generation Partnership Project) proposed the MBMS service. The MBMS service is a technology for transmitting data from one data source to multiple destinations, which realizes the sharing of resources of the network (including the core network and the access network) and improves the utilization of network resources (especially air interface resources). MBMS defined by 3GPP can not only realize multicast and broadcast of plain text low-rate message classes, but also enable broadcast and multicast of high-speed multimedia services to provide a variety of rich video, audio and multimedia services. The MBMS service undoubtedly conforms to the trend of future mobile data development and provides a better business prospect for the development of 3G.

For the reception of the MBMS service, the following situation often occurs: when the MBMS service that the user is interested in is sent, the user may not have time to watch, for example, the user is working time; or, the user forgets to receive the MBMS service of interest, And missed the user’s interest Reception of MBMS services. In view of the above situation, the existing MBMS receiving method cannot guarantee that the user receives the MBMS service that is of interest to the user, thereby reducing the service experience of the user using the MBMS service. Summary of the invention

In view of this, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a method, a system, and an MBMS receiving apparatus for implementing MBMS service reception, which can better ensure that a user receives an MBMS service that is of interest to the user, thereby enhancing an excellent service for the user to use the MBMS service. Feel.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution of the present invention is achieved as follows:

A method for implementing MBMS service reception, after the network side pre-sets the reminder information of the MBMS service of the multimedia broadcast and the multicast service, the method further includes:

Before the MBMS service with the reminder information is started, the network side sends the reminder information to the user receiver;

The user receiving end receives the MBMS service under the reminder of the reminder information.

The reminding information for setting the MBMS service in advance on the network side includes:

The user receiving end sends a reminder request message requesting to set the reminder information to the network side for the MBMS service that is of interest to the user; the network side sets the reminder information according to the reminder request message of the user.

The reminder request message carries one or more of the following information: a user identity identifier, a multicast broadcast single frequency network, an MBSFN area identifier, an MBMS service identifier, a receiver identifier, and a time advance.

The reminder information includes one or more of the following information: an MBSFN area identifier, an MBMS service identifier, and a specific time when the MBMS service session starts.

The manner in which the user receiving end sends the reminder request message is: sending through a dedicated uplink channel; or sending by short message SMS; or sending by MMS MMS; or through the business hall provided by the MBMS operator.

Sending the reminder information to the user receiving end of the network side includes: receiving according to the user The amount of advancement indicated in the reminder request message of the terminal, and the reminder information is sent at the time of the advancement of the time before the start of the MBMS service.

The sending, by the network side, the reminder information to the user receiving end includes: if the time advance amount information of the reminding information set by the user is not included in the reminder request message sent by the user receiving end, the network side sends the advanced amount according to the default reminding information. Reminder information.

The manner in which the network side sends the reminder information is: sending by using a short message; or sending by using a multimedia message; or sending by using a paging message of each user; or sending by means of cell broadcast.

Receiving the MBMS service by the user receiving end under the reminder of the reminder information includes: when the user receiving end receives the reminder information, receiving the MBMS service according to the preset receiving manner.

The receiving mode is:

Automatically enable the MBMS function or manually enable the MBMS function;

After the MBMS function is enabled, it automatically receives the MBMS service of interest or manually receives the MBMS service of interest;

When the MBMS service of interest is received, the user receiver decides to continue to receive the MBMS service or disable the MBMS function according to the pre-set conditions of the user.

After receiving the MBMS service, the method further includes: automatically saving the received MBMS service data to the local when the received MBMS service is not displayed.

A system for receiving an MBMS service, comprising a network side and a user receiving end, wherein the network side is configured to preset a reminder information of the MBMS service, and send the reminding information to the user receiving end before the MBMS service with the reminding information is started ;

The user receiving end is configured to receive the MBMS service under the reminder of the reminder information.

The network side is a service platform of the MBMS operator, or a base station, or a multi-cell/multicast coordination entity MCE, or a mobility management entity MME, or a broadcast multicast service center BMSC, or an MBMS gateway MBMS-GW.

The network side includes a receiving module, a setting module, and a sending module, where a receiving module, configured to receive a reminder request for setting a reminder information from a receiving end of the user, and output the reminding request information carried in the reminding request to the setting module;

a setting module, configured to receive reminder request information from the receiving module, set reminder information corresponding to the MBMS service, and output the reminding information to the sending module;

The sending module is configured to send the reminding information to the receiving end of the user that initiates the reminding request at the sending moment of each reminding information.

The sending module is further configured to: after receiving the reminder information, send a reminder request response to the user receiving end that initiates the reminder request, to notify the user terminal that the requested reminder information has been successfully set.

The user receiving end includes a requesting module, a configuration module, and a response module, where the requesting module is configured to send a reminder request to the network side according to the user command;

a configuration module, configured to set a receiving mode for receiving the MBMS service;

The response module is configured to receive the reminder information from the network side, and receive the MBMS service received by the network side according to the receiving manner of the configuration module.

The response module is further configured to receive the reminder information, and output a receiving notification to the requesting module;

The requesting module is further configured to receive the receiving notification, and return the reminding information receiving port to the network side.

The receiving mode of the configuration module specifically includes:

Automatically enable the MBMS function or manually enable the MBMS function;

An MBMS receiving device includes at least one or more of the following function setting modules: a first function setting module, configured to: a user receiving end setting whether to automatically enable MBMS; and a second function setting module, configured to receive MBMS function at the user receiving end After turning on, set whether it is self The function of receiving an MBMS service of interest;

a third function setting module, configured to automatically save the MBMS service data of interest to the local function when the user receiving end does not display the received MBMS data;

The fourth function setting module is configured to: after receiving the MBMS service of interest, the user receiving end sets whether to continue receiving the MBMS service;

The fifth function setting module is configured to: if the user receiving end sets the function of automatically closing the MBMS after receiving the MBMS service of interest.

It can be seen from the technical solution provided by the present invention that the network side sends a reminder information to the user receiving end before the MBMS service with the reminder information is started, and the network side and the user receiving end provide the user with a solution. The new MBMS service receiving selection method enriches the user selection and facilitates the user to receive the MBMS service of interest, thereby ensuring that the user receives the MBMS service of interest to the user, thereby enhancing the excellent service of the user using the MBMS service. Feel. The present invention is very suitable for the MBMS service, but the user group that the user has no time to watch during the MBMS service playing time of interest, or the user group who is worried about forgetting to receive the time, and receive the MBMS of interest on time for these user groups. After the service, or saving the MBMS service of interest, it is better to have time to watch it again. DRAWINGS

1 is a flowchart of a method for implementing MBMS service reception according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for implementing MBMS service reception according to the present invention; FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an embodiment of implementing MBMS service reception according to the present invention. detailed description

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for implementing MBMS service reception according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes:

Step 100: Pre-set the reminder information of the MBMS service on the network side. The step specifically includes: First, the user receiving end (the user receiving end may be a mobile phone terminal, a notebook terminal, etc.) sends an alert request message requesting the setting of the reminding information to the network side for the MBMS service that is of interest to the user, and the reminding request message is carried in the message One or more of the following information: user identity, multicast broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN), area identification, MBMS service identifier, receiver identifier, time advancement of user-set reminder information, request network The length of time between when the side sends the reminder message and when the MBMS service that needs to be reminded starts.

Then, the network side sets the reminder information according to the user's reminder request message. The reminder message contains one or more of the following information: MBSFN area identifier, MBMS service identifier, and specific time when the MBMS service session starts.

The manner in which the user receiving end sends the reminder request message is: sending through a dedicated uplink channel; or sending by using a Short Message Service (SMS); or sending by using a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS); or , through the business hall provided by the MBMS operator, etc.

Further, after the reminder information is set, the step further includes: the network side sending a reminder request response indicating that the reminder information is successfully set to the user receiving end.

Step 101: Before the MBMS service with the reminder information is started, the network side sends the reminder information to the user receiver.

In this step, the network side may send the reminder information according to the time advancement indicated by the user receiving end, and the time advance time before the start of the MBMS service. If the reminder request message from the user receiving end does not have the time advance information of the reminder information set by the user, the network side sends the advance amount to send the reminder information according to the default reminder information.

The network side may be a service platform of an MBMS operator, or a base station, or a Multi-cell/Multicast Coordination Entity (MCE), or a mobility management entity (ΜΜΕ, Mobility Management Entity), or a broadcast group. Broadcast Service Center (BMSC), or MBMS Gateway (MBMS-GW). The manner in which the network side sends the reminder information is: sending by short message; or sending by MMS; or sending by each user's paging message; or, by cell broadcast

( cell broadcast ) is sent in a way. When the reminder information is sent by short message or MMS, the short message content or the MMS content may be displayed, or the short message content or the MMS content may not be displayed. The first three modes are point-to-point transmission methods. The last one can realize point-to-multipoint transmission by means of cell broadcast. For example, when many user receivers simultaneously request to remind the same MBMS service. The notification message can be sent by means of cell broadcast.

Step 102: The user receiving end receives the MBMS service under the reminder of the reminder information.

The step includes: when the receiving end receives the reminding information, the MBMS service is received according to a preset receiving manner. The receiving mode may be: whether the setting of the MBMS function is automatically enabled (that is, the user selects whether to automatically start the receiving end according to the network side reminding information according to the preference, or may manually enable the MBMS function), after the MBMS function is enabled, whether it is automatically Receiving the MBMS service of interest, may also manually receive the MBMS service of interest after receiving the reminder information; when the MBMS service of interest is received, the user receiver pre-sets the condition according to the user: whether to continue receiving other MBMSs that are not interested The service, and when the MBMS service of interest is received, whether to disable the MBMS function, decide to continue to receive the MBMS service or turn off the MBMS function.

The user receiving end has a judgment whether the received short message or the multimedia message is a reminder information, and obtains the content therein, for reminding the user or automatically opening the MBMS function.

Further, the step further includes: receiving, by the user receiving end, the reminding information, and returning the reminding information to the network side to receive the response.

Further, the manner in which the user receiving end is preset includes: automatically saving the received MBMS service data to a local setting when the received MBMS service is not displayed.

Through the method of the invention, the network side and the user receiving end provide the user with a new MBMS service receiving selection mode, enriching the user selection, and facilitating the user to receive the MBMS service of interest, thereby ensuring better receiving of the user. The MBMS business of interest is enhanced. Users use the excellent service experience of the MBMS service. The present invention is very suitable for the MBMS service, but the user group that the user has no time to watch during the MBMS service playing time of interest, or the user group who is worried about forgetting to receive the time, and receive the MBMS of interest on time for these user groups. After the service, or saving the MBMS service of interest, it is better to have time to watch it again.

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for implementing MBMS service reception according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the network side and the user receiving end are included, where

The network side is used to preset the reminder information of the MBMS service. Before the MBMS service with the reminder information is started, the network side sends the reminder information to the user receiving end. The network side may be a service platform of the MBMS operator, or a base station, or an MCE, or an MME, or a BMSC, or an MBMS-GW.

specifically,

The network side includes a receiving module, a setting module, and a sending module, where

The receiving module is configured to receive a reminder request from the user receiving end to set the reminder information, and output the reminder request information carried in the reminder request to the setting module.

The setting module is configured to receive the reminder request information from the receiving module, set the reminding information corresponding to the MBMS service, and output the reminding information to the sending module.

Further, the sending module is further configured to: after receiving the reminding information, send a reminder request response to the user receiving end that initiates the reminding request, to notify the user terminal that the requested reminding information has been successfully set.

The user receiving end includes a requesting module, a configuration module, and a response module, where

The requesting module is configured to send a reminder request to the network side according to the user command.

A configuration module is configured to set a receiving mode for receiving an MBMS service. The receiving mode of the configuration is: Whether to automatically enable the setting of the MBMS function, whether to automatically receive the MBMS service of interest after the MBMS function is enabled, and whether to continue receiving other MBMS services when the MBMS service of interest is received, when the MBMS service of interest is received Turn off the MBMS feature.

Further, the user receiving end configuration manner further includes: automatically saving the received MBMS service data to a local setting when the received MBMS service is not displayed.

Further, the response module is further configured to receive the reminding information, and output a receiving notification to the requesting module. Correspondingly, the requesting module is further configured to receive the receiving notification, and return a reminding information receiving response to the network side.

A flowchart of an embodiment of MBMS service reception, as shown in FIG. 3, includes the following steps:

Step 300: The user receiving end sends an alert request message requesting the setting of the reminder information to the network side for the MBMS service that is of interest to the user, and carries the MBSFN area identifier, the MBMS service identifier, the receiver end identifier, that is, the user information, etc., in the reminder request message. .

Specifically, the user receiving end according to the received MBSFN area identification information (the identifier is a nickname that can be distinguished from other MBSFN areas, may be an MBSFN area ID, or the MBSFN area ID), and the MBMS service identifier information. The session start information, the user identity information is added, and the time advance amount of the request message is reminded, and the alert request message received by the network side is set for the MBMS service edit requesting the user, and the message is directly introduced through the above for the MBMS service. The dedicated upstream channel is transmitted. In practice, the network side can directly provide the function in the MBMS service statement, that is, the MBMS service statement has a software function for the user to set the network side to remind the user receiving end to receive an MBMS service, and the user directly according to the MBMS service statement. The MBMS service directly sets the reminder function button, and then the user receiver automatically associates the MBMS service with the MBMS service. The MBSFN area identifier, the MBMS service identifier, and the user identity information are automatically edited as the reminder request message, and the sending user requests the reminder request message for the MBMS service to set the reminder function on the network side.

It should be noted that, for an area covered by a single MBSFN, the MBSFN area identifier may be omitted. For an area with multiple MBSFN areas overlapping coverage, an MBSFN area identifier is required to prevent two or more MBSFN areas from transmitting the same in the overlapping area. Program.

Step 301: After setting the reminder information, the network side sends a reminder request response indicating that the reminder information is successfully set to the user receiving end.

Step 302: Before the MBMS service in step 300 starts, in this embodiment, the network side sends an advance amount in the default reminder information, and sends a reminder message to the user receiving end, where the alert information includes the MBSFN area identifier and the MBMS. Business identity.

Step 303: The user receiving end receives the corresponding MBMS service according to the received reminder information.

At the user receiving end, the following function settings are provided according to the network side reminder information: Whether the function setting of the mobile phone is automatically turned on (by the user according to the preference, whether the setting automatically starts the mobile phone according to the network side reminding information), whether the automatic receiving corresponding The function setting of the MBMS service, whether it is necessary to display the function setting of the image, whether it is directly saved to the local function setting, and whether to stop receiving the function settings of other MBMS services after receiving the corresponding MBMS service.

The step specifically includes: if the user is only interested in the set MBMS service, and has sent the reminder request message, and the receiving mode is also set in the user receiving end, the user receiving end can no longer actively receive the MBMS. Business statement, or MBMS update notification, MCCH and other information. The user receiving end only needs to wait for the reminder information sent by the network side. After receiving the reminder information and parsing, in addition to performing the above-mentioned functions set by the user at the user receiving end, the user receiving end needs to obtain the MBSFN area identifier and the MBMS service according to the obtained MBSFN area identifier. The information such as the identifier, the session start time, and the like, the MCCH of the corresponding MBSFN area is determined, and the update notification message about the MCCH in the MBMS update notification message is judged and monitored, according to the MBMS update. The indication of the notification detects whether there is an MBMS service identifier in the alert message in the MCCH, and after detecting the corresponding MBMS service identifier (where the MBMS service identifier can be the identifier of the MBMS service session start, or the MTCH where the MBMS service is located) The identifier of the MBMS service corresponding to the MBMS service identifier can be received.

Step 304: The user receiving end receives the reminder information, and returns a reminder information receiving response to the network side.

An MBMS service receiving apparatus, the receiving apparatus may be disposed in a user receiving end, and at least includes one or more of the following function setting modules:

The first function setting module is configured to: whether the function of the user receiving end automatically turns on the MBMS function; the second function setting module is configured to set whether the function of the MBMS service of interest is automatically received after the MBMS function is enabled on the user receiving end;

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included. Within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

Claim

A method for receiving an MBMS service, characterized in that the alert information of the MBMS service of the multimedia broadcast and the multicast service is preset in the network side; the method further includes:

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the setting of the reminder information of the MBMS service in advance on the network side comprises:

The user receiving end sends a reminder request message for setting the reminder information to the network side for the MBMS service that is of interest to the user; the network side sets the reminder information according to the reminder request message of the user.

The method according to claim 2, wherein the reminder request message carries one or more of the following information: a user identity identifier, a multicast broadcast single frequency network MBSFN area identifier, an MBMS service identifier, and a receiving end Identification, timing advance.

The method according to claim 3, wherein the reminder information includes one or more of the following information: an MBSFN area identifier, an MBMS service identifier, and a specific time when the MBMS service session starts.

The method according to claim 2, wherein the manner in which the user receiving end sends the reminder request message is: sending through a dedicated uplink channel; or sending by using a short message SMS method; or, by using a multimedia message MMS mode Send; or, through the business hall provided by the MBMS operator.

The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending, by the network side, the reminder information to the user receiving end comprises: following the time advance amount indicated in the reminder request message from the user receiving end, before the MBMS service starts The reminder information is sent at the time of the advance time.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the network side receives from a user The transmitting the reminder information includes: if the reminder request message from the user receiving end does not have the time advance information of the reminder information set by the user, the network side sends the advance amount to send the reminder information according to the default reminder information.

The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the manner in which the network side sends the reminder information is: sending by using a short message; or sending by using a multimedia message; or, by paging of each user The message is sent; or, it is sent by means of cell broadcast.

The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving, by the user receiving end, the MBMS service under the reminder of the reminder information comprises: when the user receiving end receives the reminder information, receiving according to a preset receiving manner MBMS business.

The method according to claim 9, wherein the receiving mode is: automatically turning on the MBMS function or manually turning on the MBMS function;

The method according to claim 10, wherein, after the MBMS service is received, the method further comprises: automatically saving the received MBMS service data to the local when the received MBMS service is not displayed.

12. A system for implementing MBMS service reception, comprising: a network side and a user receiving end, wherein

The network side is configured to pre-set the reminder information of the MBMS service, and send the reminder information to the user receiving end before the MBMS service with the reminder information is started;

The system according to claim 12, wherein the network side is a service platform of an MBMS operator, or a base station, or a multi-cell/multicast coordination entity MCE, or a mobility management entity MME, or a broadcast group. Broadcast the service center BMSC, or the MBMS gateway MBMS-GW.

The system according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the network side comprises a receiving module, a setting module, and a sending module, where

a receiving module, configured to receive a reminder request for setting a reminder information from a receiving end of the user, and output the reminding request information carried in the reminding request to the setting module;

The system according to claim 14, wherein the sending module is further configured to: after receiving the reminder information, send a reminder request response to the user receiving end that initiates the reminder request, to notify the user terminal of the request The reminder message has been successfully set.

The system according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the user receiving end comprises a requesting module, a configuration module, and a response module, wherein

a requesting module, configured to send a reminder request to the network side according to a user command;

The system according to claim 16, wherein the response module is further configured to receive the reminder information, and output a receiving notification to the requesting module;

The system according to claim 16, wherein the receiving mode set by the configuration module specifically includes:

Automatically enable the MBMS function or manually enable the MBMS function;

After the MBMS function is enabled, automatically receive the MBMS service of interest or manually receive the MBMS service of interest; When the MBMS service of interest is received, the user receiver decides to continue to receive the MBMS service or disable the MBMS function according to the pre-set conditions of the user.

19. An MBMS receiving apparatus, comprising at least one or more of the following function setting modules: