IP Library Granted Patent US 10,383,047
Granted Patent B2
US 10,383,047 · App. 12/298,184 · Granted Aug 13, 2019

Method and apparatus for establishing a service in a first frequency

Inventors: Pingping Xing (Shanghai, CN); Zhongji Hu (Shanghai, CN); Yu Chen (Shanghai, CN); Hua Chao (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: ALCATEL LUCENT
H04W48/20H04W4/06H04W36/0007H04W36/38H04W72/005
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Patent No.
US 10,383,047
App. No.
12/298,184
Granted
Aug 13, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for establishing a service in a first frequency in a communication network, wherein the first frequency does not support the service or supports it in a limited way, the method comprises the following steps: determining the service to be established, re-selecting or redirecting to a second frequency that is suitable for the service, so as to carry out the service in the second frequency. The present invention also relates to user equipment and a network apparatus for establishing a service in a first frequency in a communication network, wherein the first frequency does not support the service or supports it in a limited way. According to the present invention, a non-MBMS service may be established in the MBMS dedicated frequency, so as to carry out the non-MBMS service in the normal frequency.

Claims (27)

1. A method for establishing a non-MBMS service in a first frequency in a communication network, said method comprising:

determining said non-MBMS service to be established; and

re-selecting to a second frequency that is preferred for said non-MBMS service or re-directing to a second frequency that is preferred for said non-MBMS service, so as to carry out said non-MBMS service in said second frequency;

wherein said first frequency supports a MBMS service and does not support said non-MBMS service or supports said non-MBMS service in a limited way;

wherein said communication network comprises a radio cellular communication network, said radio cellular communication network follows associated 3GPP standards; and

wherein said communication network comprises user equipment and said user equipment is in an idle mode, said user equipment implements a service priority differentiation process to determine that said non-MBMS service has a higher priority than said MBMS service, and initiates a cell re-selecting process so as to re-select to said second frequency from said first frequency.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said communication network comprises user equipment and if said non-MBMS service originates from said user equipment, said user equipment initiates a re-selecting process to re-select to the second frequency that is suitable for said non-MBMS service.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said communication network comprises a network apparatus and if said network apparatus receives a message of request for establishing said non-MBMS service sent by user equipment in said first frequency, said network apparatus initiates a re-directing process so as to re-direct said user equipment from said first frequency to said second frequency.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said communication network comprises user equipment and if said user equipment is in CELL- FACH, CELL-PCH or URA-PCH state, said user equipment initiates a cell updating process so as to re-select to said second frequency from said first frequency.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said communication network comprises a network apparatus and if said network apparatus knows user equipment is in the CELL-DCH state, said network apparatus initiates a cell handover process so as to re-direct said user equipment to said second frequency from said first frequency.

6. User equipment for establishing a non-MBMS service in a first frequency in a communication network, said user equipment comprises:

a processor programmed to:

determine said non-MBMS service to be established, and re-select to a second frequency that is preferred for said non-MBMS service so as to carry out said non-MBMS service in said second frequency;

wherein said first frequency supports a MBMS service and does not support said non-MBMS service or supports said non-MBMS service in a limited way;

wherein said communication network comprises a radio cellular communication network, said radio cellular communication network follows associated 3GPP standards; and

wherein said user equipment is in an idle mode, said processor implements a service priority differentiation process to determine that said non-MBMS service has a higher priority than said MBMS service, and initiates a cell re-selecting process so as to re-select to said second frequency from said first frequency.

7. The user equipment according to claim 6 , wherein if said non-MBMS service originates from said user equipment, the processor initiates a re-selecting process to re-select to the second frequency that is suitable for said non-MBMS service.

8. The user equipment according claim 6 , wherein if said user equipment is in the CELL-FACH,CELL-PCH or URA-PCH state, said processor initiates a cell updating process so as to re-select to said second frequency from said first frequency.

9. A network apparatus for establishing a non-MBMS service in a first frequency in a communication network, wherein said network apparatus comprises:

a processor programmed to:

determine said non-MBMS service to be established by user equipment, and re-direct said user equipment from said first frequency to a second frequency that is preferred for said non-MBMS service so as to carry out said non- MBMS service in said second frequency;

wherein said first frequency supports a MBMS service and does not support said non-MBMS service or supports said non-MBMS service in a limited way;

wherein said communication network comprises a radio cellular communication network, said radio cellular communication network follows associated 3GPP standards; and

wherein said user equipment is in an idle mode, said user equipment implements a service priority differentiation process to determine that said non-MBMS service has a higher priority than said MBMS service, and initiates a cell re-selecting process so as to re- select to said second frequency from said first frequency.

10. The network apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein if said network apparatus receives a message of request for establishing said non-MBMS service send by said user equipment in said first frequency, said processor initiates a re-directing process so as to re-direct said user equipment from said first frequency to the second frequency that is suitable for said non-MBMS service, thereby carrying out said non-MBMS service in said second frequency.

11. The network apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein if said network apparatus knows said user equipment is in the CELL-DCH state, said processor initiates a cell handover process so as to re-direct said user equipment from said first frequency to said second frequency.

12. The network apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein said network apparatus is included in a radio resource controller.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2020
From: ALCATEL LUCENT
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 052024/0173 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2014
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG
To: ALCATEL LUCENT
Reel/Frame 033868/0555 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 30, 2013
From: ALCATEL LUCENT
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG
Reel/Frame 029821/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2008
From: XING, PINGPING; HU, ZHONGJI; CHEN, YU; CHAO, HUA
To: ALCATEL LUCENT
Reel/Frame 021728/0658 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2006 1 0026083 · Apr 26, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090318149A1 · Dec 24, 2009