IP Library Granted Patent US 10,785,752
Granted Patent B2
US 10,785,752 · App. 15/752,681 · Granted Sep 22, 2020

Resource configuration method, system and device for single-cell multicast control channel (SC-MCCH)

Inventors: Hui Xu (Shenzhen, CN); Zijiang Ma (Shenzhen, CN); Chen Lu (Shenzhen, CN); Yaying Wang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04W72/005H04W4/06H04W48/12H04W72/042H04L12/189H04W76/28
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Patent No.
US 10,785,752
App. No.
15/752,681
Granted
Sep 22, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A resource configuration method, system and device for a Single-Cell Multicast Control Channel (SC-MCCH) are provided. In the method, a base station sends a system broadcast message, which includes configuration information of the SC-MCCH configured by the base station, the configuration information includes a Modification Period (MP) of the SC-MCCH and time-domain location information of the SC-MCCH, and the configuration information further includes at least one of: a Repetition Period (RP) of the SC-MCCH, configuration information of SC-MCCH change notification information, and a value tag.

Claims (42)

1. A resource configuration method for a Single-Cell Multicast Control Channel (SC-MCCH), the method comprising:

sending, by a base station, a system broadcast message, wherein the system broadcast message contains configuration information of an SC-MCCH, the configuration information comprises a Modification Period (MP) of the SC-MCCH and time-domain location information of the SC-MCCH, the time-domain location information of the SC-MCCH indicating locations of a radio frame and radio subframe where the SC-MCCH is located, and the configuration information further comprises at least one of: a Repetition Period (RP) of the SC-MCCH, configuration information of SC-MCCH change notification information, and a value tag;

wherein, under a condition that the configuration information comprises the configuration information of the SC-MCCH change notification information, the SC-MCCH change notification information is indicated by Downlink Control Information (DCI) in a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); and/or, under a condition that the configuration information comprises the value tag, the SC-MCCH change notification information is indicated by the value tag;

wherein, under a condition that the SC-MCCH change notification information is indicated by the DCI, when the SC-MCCH change notification information only indicates whether the SC-MCCH changes or does not change, a first specified bit N in the DCI indicates whether the SC-MCCH changes or does not change, wherein a value of N is 1 or 0, and N being 1 indicates that the SC-MCCH changes while N being 0 indicates that the SC-MCCH does not change.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the MP indicates a period of modification of the SC-MCCH;

the RP indicates a period of repeated sending of the SC-MCCH in one MP; and

the configuration information of the SC-MCCH change notification information indicates time-domain location information of the SC-MCCH change notification information, wherein the time-domain location information of the SC-MCCH change notification information comprises: locations of a radio frame and radio subframe where the SC-MCCH change notification information is located; and

the value tag indicates the SC-MCCH change notification information.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein, under a condition that the SC-MCCH change notification information is indicated by the value tag, when a value of the value tag is different from a value of a value tag locally stored by User Equipment (UE), it is indicated that the SC-MCCH changes; and when the value of the value tag is the same as the value of the value tag locally stored by the UE, it is indicated that the SC-MCCH does not change.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the SC-MCCH is identified by a first Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI); and the SC-MCCH change notification information is identified by a second RNTI.

5. A resource configuration method for a Single-Cell Multicast Control Channel (SC-MCCH), the method comprising:

receiving, by User Equipment (UE), a system broadcast message sent by a base station, wherein the system broadcast message contains configuration information of an SC-MCCH, the configuration information comprises a Modification Period (MP) of the SC-MCCH and time-domain location information of the SC-MCCH, the time-domain location information of the SC-MCCH indicating locations of a radio frame and radio subframe where the SC-MCCH is located, and the configuration information further comprises at least one of: a Repetition Period (RP) of the SC-MCCH, configuration information of SC-MCCH change notification information, and a value tag;

wherein, after receiving, by the UE, the system broadcast message sent by the base station, further comprising: determining, by the UE, whether the SC-MCCH changes or does not change according to the configuration information; and under a condition that the SC-MCCH changes, reading, by the UE, changed SC-MCCH information;

wherein, under a condition that the SC-MCCH change notification information is indicated by the DCI, determining, by the UE, whether the SC-MCCH changes or does not change according to the configuration information comprises: reading, by the UE, the configuration information of the SC-MCCH change notification information in the configuration information; monitoring, by the UE, the SC-MCCH change notification information at a location, indicated by the configuration information of the SC-MCCH change notification information, of the subframe where the SC-MCCH is located; and determining, by the UE, whether the SC-MCCH changes or does not change according to the SC-MCCH change notification information, wherein determining, by the UE, whether the SC-MCCH changes or does not change according to the SC-MCCH change notification information comprises: acquiring, by the UE, a value of a first specified bit N in the DCI, under a condition that N is 1, determining, by the UE, that the SC-MCCH changes; and under a condition that N is 0, determining, by the UE, that the SC-MCCH does not change, wherein the value of N is 1 or 0.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein

the MP indicates a period of modification of the SC-MCCH;

the RP indicates a period of repeated sending of the SC-MCCH in one MP; and

the configuration information of the SC-MCCH change notification information indicates time-domain location information of the SC-MCCH change notification information, wherein the time-domain location information of the SC-MCCH change notification information comprises: locations of a radio frame and radio subframe where the SC-MCCH change notification information is located; and

the value tag indicates the SC-MCCH change notification information.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein, under a condition that the configuration information comprises the configuration information of the SC-MCCH change notification information, the SC-MCCH change notification information is indicated by Downlink Control Information (DCI) in a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); and/or, under a condition that the configuration information comprises the value tag, the SC-MCCH change notification information is indicated by the value tag.

8. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein, under a condition that the SC-MCCH change notification information is indicated by the value tag, determining, by the UE, whether the SC-MCCH changes or does not change according to the configuration information comprises:

comparing, by the UE, a value of the value tag and a value of a value tag locally stored by the UE;

under a condition that the value of the value tag is different from the value of the value tag locally stored by the UE, determining, by the UE, that the SC-MCCH changes; and

under a condition that the value of the value tag is the same as the value of the value tag locally stored by the UE, determining, by the UE, that the SC-MCCH does not change.

9. The method as claimed in claim 5 , after determining, by the UE, whether the SC-MCCH changes or does not change according to the configuration information, further comprising:

determining, by the UE, whether a service of the SC-MCCH changes or does not change according to the DCI; and

under a condition that the service of the SC-MCCH changes, receiving, by the UE, changed SC-MCCH information.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein determining, by the UE, whether the service of the SC-MCCH changes or does not change according to the DCI comprises:

acquiring, by the UE, a value of a second specified bit M in the DCI; under a condition that M is 1, determining, by the UE, that a Public Security (PS) service of the SC-MCCH changes; and under a condition that M is 0, determining, by the UE, that an ordinary service of the SC-MCCH changes, wherein the value of M is 1 or 0.

11. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein reading, by the UE, the changed SC-MCCH information comprises:

reading, by the UE, the changed SC-MCCH information at a start time of a next MP according to the time-domain location information of the SC-MCCH.

12. A resource configuration device for a Single-Cell Multicast Control Channel (SC-MCCH), applied to User Equipment (UE) and comprising:

a receiving module, configured to receive a system broadcast message sent by a base station, wherein the system broadcast message includes configuration information of the SC-MCCH, the configuration information comprises a Modification Period (MP) of the SC-MCCH and time-domain location information of the SC-MCCH, the time-domain location information of the SC-MCCH indicating locations of a radio frame and radio subframe where the SC-MCCH is located, and the configuration information further comprises at least one of: a Repetition Period (RP) of the SC-MCCH, configuration information of SC-MCCH change notification information, and a value tag;

further comprising:

a determination module, configured to determine whether the SC-MCCH changes or does not change according to the configuration information; and

a reading module, configured to, under a condition that the SC-MCCH changes, read changed SC-MCCH information;

wherein, under a condition that the SC-MCCH change notification information is indicated by the DCI, the determination module is configured to determine whether the SC-MCCH changes or does not change according to the configuration information in a following manner: reading the configuration information of the SC-MCCH change notification information in the configuration information; monitoring the SC-MCCH change notification information at a location, indicated by the configuration information of the SC-MCCH change notification information, of the subframe where the SC-MCCH is located; and determining whether the SC-MCCH changes or does not change according to the SC-MCCH change notification information, wherein determining whether the SC-MCCH changes or does not change according to the SC-MCCH change notification information comprises: acquiring a value of a first specified bit N in the DCI, under a condition that N is 1, determining that the SC-MCCH changes; and under a condition that N is 0, determining that the SC-MCCH does not change, wherein the value of N is 1 or 0.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, under a condition that the SC-MCCH change notification information is indicated by the DCI,

when the SC-MCCH change notification information, besides indicating whether the SC-MCCH changes or does not change, further indicates a service type of the SC-MCCH, a first specified bit N in the DCI indicates whether the SC-MCCH changes or does not change, wherein a value of N is 1 or 0, and N being 1 indicates that the SC-MCCH changes while N being 0 indicates that the SC-MCCH does not change, and a second specified bit M in the DCI indicates a service type of the changed SC-MCCH, wherein a value of M is 1 or 0, and M being 1 indicates that a Public Security (PS) service changes while M being 0 indicates that an ordinary service changes.

14. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein monitoring, by the UE, the SC-MCCH change notification information comprises:

performing, by the UE, a mask operation by adopting an SM-RNTI and a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) of a subframe of an SC-MCCH change notification message, and checking the CRC, in case of successful checking, determining that the subframe is a required subframe, and reading a content of the DCI in the PDCCH of the subframe, wherein the content of the DCI is the SC-MCCH change notification information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2020
From: ZTE CORPORATION
To: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053067/0092 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2018
From: XU, HUI; MA, ZIJIANG; LU, CHEN; WANG, YAYING
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044928/0382 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0502642 · Aug 14, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180249442A1 · Aug 30, 2018
Cited By (1)
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