IP Library Granted Patent US 8,559,435
Granted Patent B2
US 8,559,435 · App. 13/123,892 · Granted Oct 15, 2013

Method and apparatus of transmitting control information for multicast broadcast service

Inventors: Hyung Ho Park (Anyang-si, KR); Suk Woo Lee (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,559,435
App. No.
13/123,892
Granted
Oct 15, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and an apparatus for transmitting control information for multicast broadcast service (MBS) is provided. The method includes configuring one cell specific control channel for carrying cell specific control information; configuring at least one non-cell specific control channel for carrying non-cell specific control information; and transmitting the cell specific control channel and the non-cell specific control channel to a mobile station.

Claims (22)

1. A method for transmitting a control channel for a multicast and broadcast service (MBS), the method comprising:

configuring one cell specific control channel for carrying cell specific control information;

configuring at least one non-cell specific control channel for carrying non-cell specific control information; and

transmitting the cell specific control channel and the non-cell specific control channel to a mobile station,

wherein the cell specific control channel and the non-cell specific control channel are indicated by a control channel indicator, respectively, and

wherein the control channel indicator is transmitted via a superframe header (SFH).

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cell specific control channel comprises a plurality of joint-coded cell specific control information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-cell specific control channel is separately configured for each MBS.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control channel indicator comprises at least one of scheduling information, MBS notification information, or a modification flag with respect to the cell specific control channel and the non-cell specific control channel.

5. A method of receiving a multicast and broadcast service (MBS) by a mobile station, the method comprising:

receiving a control channel indicator;

receiving at least one of a cell specific control channel for carrying cell specific control information and at least one non-cell specific control channel for carrying non-cell specific control information based on the control channel indicator; and

receiving an MBS indicated by the at least one control channel,

wherein the cell specific control channel and the non-cell specific control channel are indicated by the control channel indicator, respectively, and

wherein the control channel indicator is received via a superframe header (SFH).

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the cell specific control channel comprises a plurality of joint-coded cell specific control information.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the non-cell specific control channel is separately configured for each MBS.

8. A mobile station comprising:

a processor; and

a radio frequency (RF) unit connected with the processor and transmitting and receiving a radio signal, wherein the processor is configured to receive a control channel indicator, receive at least one of a cell specific control channel for carrying cell specific control information and at least one non-cell specific control channel for carrying non-cell specific control information based on the control channel indicator, and receive an MBS indicated by the at least one control channel,

wherein the cell specific control channel and the non-cell specific control channel are indicated by the control channel indicator, respectively, and

wherein the control channel indicator is received via a superframe header (SFH).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2011
From: PARK, HYUNG HO; LEE, SUK WOO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 61142638 · Jan 6, 2009
Provisional Application 61141215 · Dec 29, 2008
Provisional Application 61105802 · Oct 15, 2008
Related Publication 20110182229A1 · Jul 28, 2011