Method, terminal and radio network controller for searching for the single frequency network cluster

1. A method for searching for a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service over Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) cluster, the method comprising:

synchronizing firstly a User Equipment with a non-MBSFN cell associated with at least one type of physical layer frame structures of the MBSFN cluster when the User Equipment is required to receive an Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) service from the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster, wherein association between the non-MBSFN cell and the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster is predefined by a Radio Network Controller; and

searching for the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster according to indication of system broadcast information in the non-MBSFN cell,

wherein the searching for the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster according to indication of system broadcast information in the non-MBSFN cell comprises:

obtaining, by the User Equipment, information of the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster from the system broadcast information broadcasted by the non-MBSFN cell, wherein the information of the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster comprises type, frequency information, and Cell Parameter ID of the at least one type of MBSFN cluster;

searching for the at least one type of MBSFN cluster using the obtained information;

synchronizing secondly the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster searched out by the searching step; and

receiving the MBMS service from the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster in synchronization with the second synchronization, wherein the MBMS service receiving unit comprises:

a system broadcast information receiving subunit, configured to receive system broadcast information of the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster in synchronization with the second synchronization unit;

a control channel information obtaining subunit, configured to obtain information of a MBMS point-to-multipoint control channel from the system broadcast information received by the system broadcast information receiving subunit;

a slot information obtaining subunit, configured to obtain information of a slot used for transmitting the MBMS service from the system broadcast information received by the system broadcast information receiving subunit;

a traffic channel information obtaining subunit, configured to jump to a corresponding control channel to obtain information of a traffic channel for transmitting the MBMS service, according to information of the MBMS point-to-multipoint control channel obtained by the control channel information obtaining subunit; and

a MBMS service receiving subunit, configured to receive the MBMS service from the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster in synchronization with the User Equipment, according to the information of the slot used for transmitting the MBMS service obtained by the slot information obtaining subunit and the information of the traffic channel for transmitting the MBMS service obtained by the traffic channel information obtaining subunit.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein different MBMS services are transmitted in different types of MBSFN clusters,

wherein when the obtained information corresponds to at least two types of MBSFN clusters, the User Equipment determines the MBSFN cluster type to be searched for according to the MBMS service selected by a user of the User Equipment.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein different frame structures for transmitting an MBMS service are configured in different types of MBSFN clusters, and

wherein when the obtained information corresponds to at least two types of MBSFN clusters, the User Equipment determines the MBSFN cluster type to be searched for according to a frame structure for transmitting the MBMS service that is supported by the User Equipment.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the searching for the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster using the obtained information comprises:

determining the MBSFN cluster type to be searched for; and

searching for the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster by matching a Cell Parameter ID corresponding to the MBSFN cluster type to be searched for in the obtained information with a Cell Parameter ID in a received wireless signal from the MBSFN cluster.

5. A method for receiving a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS), comprising:

synchronizing a User Equipment with a non-Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service over Single Frequency Network (non-MBSFN) cell associated with at least one type of physical layer frame structures of a MBSFN cluster when the User Equipment is required to receive an MBMS service from at least one type of the MBSFN cluster, wherein association between the non-MBSFN cell and the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster is predefined by a Radio Network Controller;

searching for the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster according to indication of system broadcast information in the non-MBSFN cell;

synchronizing the User Equipment with the searched out the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster; and

receiving the MBMS service from the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster in synchronization with the User Equipment,

wherein the searching for the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster according to indication of system broadcast information in the non-MBSFN cell comprises:

obtaining, by the User Equipment, information of the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster from the system broadcast information broadcasted by the non-MBSFN cell, wherein the information of the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster comprises type, frequency information, and Cell Parameter ID of the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster; and

searching for the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster using the obtained information, wherein the receiving the MBMS service from the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster in synchronization with the User Equipment comprises:

receiving, by the User Equipment, system broadcast information from the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster in synchronization with the User Equipment;

obtaining MBMS point-to-multipoint control channel information and information of a slot for transmitting the MBMS service from the received system broadcast information;

jumping, by the User Equipment, to a corresponding control channel to obtain information of a channel for transmitting the MBMS service, according to the obtained MBMS point-to-multipoint control channel information; and

receiving, by the User Equipment, the MBMS service from the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster in synchronization with the User Equipment, according to the obtained information of the slot for transmitting the MBMS service and the obtained information of the channel for transmitting the MBMS service.

6. A User Equipment, comprising:

a first synchronization unit, configured to synchronize with a non-Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service over Single Frequency Network (non-MBSFN) cell associated with at least one type of physical layer frame structures of a MBSFN cluster when the User Equipment is required to receive an Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) service from the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster, wherein association between the non-MBSFN cell and the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster is predefined by a Radio Network Controller;

a searching unit, configured to search for the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster according to indication of system information in the non-MBSFN cell in synchronization with the first synchronization unit,

wherein the searching unit comprises:

an information obtaining subunit, configured to obtain information of the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster from the system information broadcasted by the non-MBSFN cell, wherein the information of the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster comprises type, frequency information, and Cell Parameter ID of the at least one type of MBSFN cluster; and

a searching subunit, configured to search for the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster using the information obtained by the information obtaining subunit;

a second synchronization unit, configured to synchronize with the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster searched out by the searching unit;

an MBMS service receiving unit, configured to receive the MBMS service from the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster in synchronization with the second synchronization unit, wherein the MBMS service receiving unit comprises:

a system broadcast information receiving subunit, configured to receive system broadcast information of the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster in synchronization with the second synchronization unit;

a control channel information obtaining subunit, configured to obtain information of a MBMS point-to-multipoint control channel from the system broadcast information received by the system broadcast information receiving subunit;

a slot information obtaining subunit, configured to obtain information of a slot used for transmitting the MBMS service from the system broadcast information received by the system broadcast information receiving subunit;

a traffic channel information obtaining subunit, configured to lump to a corresponding control channel to obtain information of a traffic channel for transmitting the MBMS service, according to information of the MBMS point-to-multipoint control channel obtained by the control channel information obtaining subunit; and

a MBMS service receiving subunit, configured to receive the MBMS service from the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster in synchronization with the User Equipment, according to the information of the slot used for transmitting the MBMS service obtained by the slot information obtaining subunit and the information of the traffic channel for transmitting the MBMS service obtained by the traffic channel information obtaining subunit.

7. The User Equipment of claim 6 , wherein the searching subunit is further configured to determine an MBSFN cluster type to be searched for and to search for the one type of MBSFN cluster by matching a Cell Parameter ID corresponding to the MBSFN cluster type to be searched for in the obtained information with a Cell Parameter ID in a received wireless signal from an MBSFN cluster.

8. A system for searching for a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service over Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) cluster and receiving a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS), the system comprising:

a Radio Network Controller, comprising:

a storage unit, configured to store association information between a non-Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service over Single Frequency Network (non-MBSFN) cell and at least one type of physical layer frame structures of the MBSFN cluster;

an information distribution control unit, which is configured to control the non-MBSFN cell to carry, in distributed system broadcast information, information of the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster, according to the stored association information,

wherein the information of the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster comprises type, frequency information, and Cell Parameter ID of the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster, wherein an association table is provided in a Radio Network Controller through an operation and maintenance platform so that the non-MBSFN cell is associated with the MBSFN cluster; and

a User Equipment, comprising:

a first synchronization unit, configured to synchronize with the non-MBSFN cell associated with the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster when the User Equipment is required to receive the MBMS service from the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster, wherein association between the non-MBSFN cell and the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster is predefined by a Radio Network Controller,

a searching unit, configured to search for the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster according to indication of system information in the non-MBSFN cell in synchronization with the first synchronization unit,

wherein the searching unit comprises:

an information obtaining subunit, configured to obtain information of the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster from the system information broadcasted by the non-MBSFN cell, wherein the information of the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster comprises type, frequency information, and Cell Parameter ID of the at least one type of MBSFN cluster; and

a searching subunit, configured to search for the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster using the information obtained by the information obtaining subunit;

a second synchronization unit configured to synchronize with the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster searched out by the searching unit; and

an MBMS service receiving unit configured to receive the MBMS service from the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster in synchronization with the second synchronization unit, wherein the MBMS service receiving unit comprises:

a system broadcast information receiving subunit configured to receive system broadcast information of the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster in synchronization with the second synchronization unit;

a control channel information obtaining subunit configured to obtain information of a MBMS point-to-multipoint control channel from the system broadcast information received by the system broadcast information receiving subunit;

a slot information obtaining subunit configured to obtain information of a slot used for transmitting the MBMS service from the system broadcast information received by the system broadcast information receiving subunit;

a traffic channel information obtaining subunit configured to lump to a corresponding control channel to obtain information of a traffic channel for transmitting the MBMS service, according to information of the MBMS point-to-multipoint control channel obtained by the control channel information obtaining subunit; and

a MBMS service receiving subunit configured to receive the MBMS service from the at least one type of the MBSFN cluster in synchronization with the User Equipment, according to the information of the slot used for transmitting the MBMS service obtained by the slot information obtaining subunit and the information of the traffic channel for transmitting the MBMS service obtained by the traffic channel information obtaining subunit.