IP Library Granted Patent US 7,535,882
Granted Patent B2
US 7,535,882 · App. 11/203,023 · Granted May 19, 2009

Reception in dedicated service of wireless communication system

Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,535,882
App. No.
11/203,023
Granted
May 19, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is directed to receiving a point-to-multipoint service while receiving a dedicated service in a wireless communication system. A mobile terminal receives radio link configuration information from a network for establishing a radio link with a cell in order to receive the dedicated service. While receiving the radio link configuration information, the mobile terminal also receives directly from the network point-to-multipoint control channel and/or point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of the cell for receiving the point-to-multipoint service.

Claims (78)

1. A method for receiving a point-to-multipoint service while receiving a dedicated service in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving radio link configuration information from a network for establishing a radio link with a cell to receive the dedicated service; and

receiving with the radio link configuration information at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of the cell for receiving the point-to-multipoint service;

receiving a radio link addition/setup request message in a drift radio network controller (DRNC) of the cell from a serving radio network controller (SRNC) for requesting the setup of the radio link; and

receiving a radio link addition/setup complete message in the SRNC from the DRNC for acknowledging the setup of the radio link,

wherein a point-to-multipoint control channel is used to transmit control information of the point-to-multipoint service while a point-to-multipoint traffic channel is used for transmitting data of the point-to-multipoint service,

wherein a point-to-multipoint indication channel is used to notify to read the point-to-multipoint control channel, and

wherein the radio link addition/setup request message comprises a request for including the at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of the cell in the radio link addition/setup complete message.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving with the radio link configuration information at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of at least one neighboring cell of the cell.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising adding the cell to a list of cells in an active set of a mobile terminal when the radio link is established.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the point-to-multipoint service is an MBMS service.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the point-to-multipoint control channel is an MEMS control channel (MCCH) and the point-to-multipoint indication channel is an MBMS indication channel (MICH).

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration

information is received in at least one of:

an Active Set Update message;

a Cell Update Confirm message;

a Physical Channel Configuration message;

a Transport Channel Configuration message;

a Radio Bearer Reconfiguration message;

a Radio Bearer Setup message;

a RRC Connection Setup message;

a Handover To UTRAN message; and

a Measurement Control message.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one of the messages is transmitted via dedicated channel.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the dedicated channel is a dedicated control channel (DCCH).

9. The method of claim 1 ,wherein the at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration Information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of the cell is received from a radio network controller (RNC) of the network

10. The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of at least one neighboring cell of the cell is received from a radio network controller (RNC) of the network.

11. A method for transmitting a point-to-multipoint service to a mobile terminal receiving a dedicated service in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting radio link configuration information to the mobile terminal for establishing a radio link between the mobile terminal and a cell to transmit the dedicated service; and

transmitting with the radio link configuration information at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of the cell for transmitting the point-to-multipoint service,

sending a radio link addition/setup request message from a serving radio network controller (SRNC) to a drift radio network controller (DRNC) of the cell for requesting the setup of the radio link; and

sending a radio link addition/setup complete message from the DRNC to the SRNC for acknowledging the setup of the radio link,

wherein a point-to-multipoint control channel is used to transmit control information of the point-to-multipoint service while a point-to-multipoint traffic channel is used for transmitting data of the point-to-multipoint service,

wherein a point-to-multipoint indication channel is used to notify to read the point-to-multipoint control channel, and

wherein the radio link addition/setup request message comprises a request for including the at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of the cell in the radio link addition/setup complete message.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising transmitting with the radio link configuration information at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of at least one neighboring cell of the cell.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of at least one neighboring cell of the cell is transmitted from a serving radio network controller (SRNC).

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising monitoring the addition of the cell to a list of cells in an active set of the mobile terminal when the radio link is established.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the radio link addition/setup complete message comprises at least one of:

the at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of the cell; and

at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of at least one neighboring cell of the cell.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein the point-to-multipoint service is an MBMS service.

17. The method of claim 11 wherein the point-to-multipoint control channel is an MBMS control channel (MCCH) and the point-to-multipoint indication channel is an MEMS indication channel (MICH).

18. The method of claim 11 wherein the at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information is transmitted in at least one of:

an Active Set Update message;

a Cell Update Confirm message;

a Physical Channel Configuration message;

a Transport Channel Configuration message;

a Radio Bearer Reconfiguration message;

a Radio Bearer Setup message;

a RRC Connection Setup message;

a Handover To UTRAN message; and

a Measurement Control message.

19. The method of claim 11 wherein the at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of the cell is transmitted from a serving radio network controller (SRNC).

20. A mobile terminal for receiving a point-to-multipoint service while receiving a dedicated service in a wireless communication system, the mobile terminal comprising:

means for receiving radio link configuration information from a network for establishing a radio link with a cell to receive the dedicated service; and

means for receiving with the radio link configuration information at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of the cell for receiving the point-to-multipoint service;

means for receiving a radio link addition/setup request message in a drift radio network controller (DRNC) of the cell from a serving radio network controller (SRNC) for requesting the setup of the radio link; and

means for receiving a radio link addition/setup complete message in the SRNC from the DRNC for acknowledging the setup of the radio link,

wherein a point-to-multipoint control channel is used to transmit control information of the point-to-multipoint service while a point-to-multipoint traffic channel is used for transmitting data of the point-to-multipoint service,

wherein a point-to-multipoint indication channel is used to notify to read the point-to-multipoint control channel, and

wherein the radio link addition/setup request message comprises a request for including the at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of the cell in the radio link addition/setup complete message.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 20 , further comprising means for receiving with the radio link configuration information at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of at least one neighboring cell of the cell.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 20 , further comprising means for adding the cell to a list of cells in an active set of the mobile terminal when the radio link is established.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 21 , wherein the at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of at least one neighboring cell of the cell is received from a radio network controller (RNC) of the network.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 20 , wherein the point-to-multipoint service is an MBMS service.

25. The mobile terminal of claim 20 , wherein the point-to-multipoint control channel is an MBMS control channel (MOCH) and the point-to-multipoint indication channel is an MBMS indication channel (MICH).

26. The mobile terminal of claim 20 , wherein the at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information is received in at least one of:

an Active Set Update message;

a Cell Update Confirm message;

a Physical Channel Configuration message;

a Transport Channel Configuration message;

a Radio Bearer Reconfiguration message;

a Radio Bearer Setup message;

a RRC Connection Setup message;

a Handover To UTRAN message; and

a Measurement Control message.

27. The mobile terminal of claim 20 , wherein the at least one of point-to-multipoint control channel configuration information and point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of the cell is received from a radio network controller (RNC) of the network.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2005
From: KIM, MYEONG CHEOL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 017171/0658 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 6060126700 · Aug 12, 2004
Related Publication 20060034205A1 · Feb 16, 2006