IP Library Granted Patent US 9,521,008
Granted Patent B2
US 9,521,008 · App. 14/347,854 · Granted Dec 13, 2016

Method and device for receiving a multimedia broadcast multicast service in a mobile communication system

Inventors: Soeng-Hun Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Kyeong-In Jeong (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04L12/189H04L12/1881H04W36/06H04W4/06H04W36/22H04W48/18H04W72/005H04W76/002
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Patent No.
US 9,521,008
App. No.
14/347,854
Granted
Dec 13, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and device for receiving a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) in a mobile communication system. The method for receiving the MBMS of a terminal in the mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that it includes: determining whether service area ID (SAI) information on a serving cell is broadcast during the MBMS; receiving the SAI information on the serving cell when it is determined that the SAI information is broadcast; determining, by using the received SAI information of the serving cell, whether an SAI of the MBMS matches the SAI of the serving cell; and changing the cell reselection priority of the frequency of the serving cell to the highest priority if it is determined that the SAI of the MBMS matches the SAI of the serving cell. According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently receive MBMS services by enabling a terminal to select a proper frequency or cell when an MBMS service of interest starts.

Claims (21)

1. A method for receiving multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) by a terminal in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

obtaining MBMS information including at least one MBMS service area identifier (SAI);

receiving a service area identifier (SAI) of a serving cell through a system information block (SIB);

determining whether the SAI of the serving cell corresponds to an MBMS SAI included in the MBMS information;

configuring a cell reselection priority of a frequency corresponding to the SAI of the serving cell to a highest priority if the SAI of the serving cell corresponds to the MBMS SAI included in the MBMS information, and

performing cell reselection based on the cell reselection priority in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

configuring a cell reselection priority of a frequency included in the MBMS information to the highest priority if the SAI of the serving cell is not transmitted.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising waiting, if the frequency in the MBMS information is absent, until the serving cell changes.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising waiting, if the SAI of the serving cell does not correspond to the MBMS SAI included in the MBMS information, until the serving cell changes.

5. A terminal for receiving multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) in a mobile communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller configured to:

obtain MBMS information including at least one MBMS service area identifier (SAI),

receive a service area identifier (SAI) of a serving cell through a system information block (SIB),

determine whether the SAI of the serving cell corresponds to an MBMS SAI included in the MBMS information,

configure a cell reselection priority of a frequency corresponding to the SAI of the serving cell to a highest priority if the SAI of the serving cell corresponds to the MBMS SAI included in the MBMS information, and

perform cell reselection based on the cell reselection priority in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state.

6. The terminal of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to configure a cell reselection priority of a frequency included in the MBMS information to the highest priority if the SAI of the serving cell is not transmitted.

7. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to wait, if the frequency in the MBMS information is absent, until the serving cell changes.

8. The terminal of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to wait, if the SAI of the serving cell does not correspond to the MBMS SAI included in the MBMS information, until the serving cell changes.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2014
From: KIM, SOENG-HUN; JEONG, KYEONG-IN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032543/0280 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0112390 · Oct 10, 2012 · national
Continuity (7)
Provisional Application 61545363 · Oct 10, 2011
Provisional Application 61552114 · Oct 27, 2011
Provisional Application 61559674 · Nov 14, 2011
Provisional Application 61563345 · Nov 23, 2011
Provisional Application 61595646 · Feb 6, 2012
Provisional Application 61600179 · Feb 17, 2012
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