Method of receiving a point-to-multipoint sevice in a wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and user equipment providing wireless communication services, and a method of transmitting and receiving data between a terminal and a base station in an evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) that has evolved from a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, and more particularly, to a method of receiving a point-to-multipoint service data, and it may be an object of the present invention is to provide an improved method of receiving the point-to-multipoint service data in a wireless communication system in order to minimize a data loss by a reception entity.
1. A method for configuring a receiving entity for a reception of a data block, the method comprising:
determining whether a receiving Unacknowledged Mode (UM) Radio Link Control (RLC) entity is configured for a channel related to a point-to-multipoint service;
setting a size of a receiving window in the receiving UM RLC entity to zero, wherein the size of the receiving window is set to zero only when it is determined that the receiving UM RLC entity is configured for the point-to-multipoint service related channel; and
processing the data block having sequence number according to configuration of the receiving UM RLC entity.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the point-to-multipoint service related channel is either a Multicast Control Channel (MCCH) or Multicast Traffic Channel (MTCH).
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the point-to-multipoint service is a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS).
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data block is a UM data (UMD) Protocol Data Unit (PDU).
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein if the receiving UM RLC entity is not configured for the point-to-multipoint service related channel, the size of receiving window in the receiving UM RLC entity is set based on a bit size of the received data block.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein if the receiving UM RLC entity is not configured for the point-to-multipoint service related channel, the size of receiving window in the receiving UM RLC entity is set to define the sequence number of received data block that can be received without causing an advancement of the receiving window.
7. A terminal for receiving a data block in wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:
a transceiver adapted to receive the data block; and
a processor adapted to control the transceiver,
wherein the processor is further adapted to,
determine whether a receiving Unacknowledged Mode (UM) Radio Link Control (RLC) entity is configured for a channel related to a point-to-multipoint service;
set a size of a receiving window in the receiving UM RLC entity to zero, wherein the size of the receiving window is set to zero only when it is determined that the receiving UM RLC entity is configured for the point-to-multipoint service related channel; and
process the data block having sequence number according to configuration of the receiving UM RLC entity.
8. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the point-to-multipoint service related channel is either a Multicast Control Channel (MCCH) or Multicast Traffic Channel (MTCH).
9. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the point-to-multipoint service is a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS).
10. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the data block is a UM data (UMD) Protocol Data Unit (PDU).
11. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein if the receiving UM RLC entity is not configured for the point-to-multipoint service related channel, the size of receiving window in the receiving UM RLC entity is set based on a bit size of the received data block.
12. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein if the receiving UM RLC entity is not configured for the point-to-multipoint service related channel, the size of receiving window in the receiving UM RLC entity is set to define the sequence number of received data block that can be received without causing an advancement of the receiving window.