IP Library Granted Patent US 12,439,475
Granted Patent B2
US 12,439,475 · App. 18/009,904 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Methods and user equipment (UE) for handling MBS service in wireless network

Inventor: Vinay Kumar Shrivastava (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W76/40H04W48/08H04W76/28H04W76/30
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Patent No.
US 12,439,475
App. No.
18/009,904
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Embodiments herein disclose methods for handling a MBS service in a wireless network ( 400 ) by a UE ( 100 ). The method includes receiving a MCCH configuration and at least one parameter associated with the MCCH configuration in a SIB. Further, the method includes configuring a MCCH channel based on the MCCH configuration and the parameter associated with the MCCH configuration. Further, the method includes receiving a MCCH information message through the MCCH channel. Further, the method includes configuring at least one MTCH based on the MCCH information message. Further, the method includes receiving the MBS service through the MTCH.

Claims (41)

1. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a multicast/broadcast service (MBS) broadcast configuration message on an MBS control channel (MCCH), the MBS broadcast configuration message including a list of MBS session information and a list of discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information for a point to multipoint (PTM) transmission; and

identifying an index of DRX configuration information for the PTM transmission corresponding to an MBS session identity included in the list of the MBS session information, based on the MBS broadcast configuration message.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a mapping relation between the index of the DRX configuration information for the PTM transmission and the MBS session identity is included in the MBS broadcast configuration message.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving downlink control information (DCI) including an MCCH change notification, on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) scrambled by MCCH-radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), in case that MCCH information is changed; and

obtaining updated MCCH information from a slot in which the MCCH change notification is received.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the MCCH change notification carries a 2-bit bitmap,

wherein, in case that a most significant bit (MSB) in the 2-bit bitmap is set to 1, the MSB indicates a start of an mbs session, and

wherein, in case that a least significant bit (LSB) in the 2-bit bitmap is set to 1, the LSB indicates a modification of MCCH information other than a change caused by start of a new mbs service.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a system information block (SIB) to acquire an MCCH configuration including information on a common frequency resource (CFR).

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

releasing all radio bearers except for an MBS radio bearer (MRB), in case that a predetermined condition is satisfied,

wherein the predetermined condition comprises a radio resource control (RRC) state of the terminal changed from a connected mode to an idle mode, based on a reception of a RRC release message or an expiration of a data inactivity timer.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the information on the CFR includes information indicating a starting physical resource block (PRB) and a number of PRBs of the CFR used for the MCCH and a multicast traffic channel (MTCH) reception, and

wherein the information indicating the starting PRB and the number of PRBs of the CFR used for the MCCH and the MTCH reception includes one of:

first information indicating that the CFR has a same location and a same size as configured for an initial bandwidth part (BWP) configured in an SIB1, or

second information configuring the CFR with a bandwidth that is larger than the bandwidth for the initial BWP configured in the SIB1.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the CFR has a same location and a same size as a coreset0, if information indicating a starting physical resource block (PRB) and a number of PRBs of the CFR used for the MCCH and a multicast traffic channel (MTCH) reception is absent.

9. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

receive, from a base station via the transceiver, a multicast/broadcast service (MBS) broadcast configuration message on an MBS control channel (MCCH), the MBS broadcast configuration message including a list of MBS session information and a list of discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information for a point to multipoint (PTM) transmission, and

identify an index of DRX configuration information for the PTM transmission corresponding to an MBS session identity included in the list of the MBS session information, based on the MBS broadcast configuration message.

10. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein a mapping relation between the index of the DRX configuration information for the PTM transmission and the MBS session identity is included in the MBS broadcast configuration message.

11. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive, via the transceiver, downlink control information (DCI) including an MCCH change notification, on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) scrambled by MCCH-radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), in case that MCCH information is changed, and

obtain updated MCCH information from a slot in which the MCCH change notification is received.

12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the MCCH change notification carries a 2-bit bitmap,

wherein, in case that a most significant bit (MSB) in the 2-bit bitmap is set to 1, the MSB indicates a start of an mbs session, and

wherein, in case that a least significant bit (LSB) in the 2-bit bitmap is set to 1, the LSB indicates a modification of MCCH information other than a change caused by start of a new mbs service.

13. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive, via the transceiver, a system information block (SIB) to acquire an MCCH configuration including information on a common frequency resource (CFR).

14. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to release all radio bearers except for an MBS radio bearer (MRB), in case that a predetermined condition is satisfied,

wherein the predetermined condition comprises a radio resource control (RRC) state of the terminal changed from a connected mode to an idle mode, based on a reception of an RRC release message or an expiration of a data inactivity timer.

15. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein the information on the CFR includes information indicating a starting physical resource block (PRB) and a number of PRBs of the CFR used for the MCCH and a multicast traffic channel (MTCH) reception, and

wherein the information indicating the starting PRB and the number of PRBs of the CFR used for the MCCH and the MTCH reception includes one of:

first information indicating that the CFR has a same location and a same size as configured for an initial bandwidth part (BWP) configured in an SIB1, or

second information configuring the CFR with a bandwidth that is larger than the bandwidth for the initial BWP configured in the SIB1.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the CFR has a same location and a same size as a coreset0, if information indicating a starting physical resource block (PRB) and a number of PRBs of the CFR used for the MCCH and a multicast traffic channel (MTCH) reception is absent.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2022
From: SHRIVASTAVA, VINAY KUMAR
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062086/0386 →
Priority Claims (2)
IN 202141014450 · Mar 30, 2021 · national
IN 202141014450 · Mar 22, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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