Method and system for MBS over MMR network using dynamic modification of MCS level

1. A method for Multicast Broadcast Service (MBS) over Mobile Multi-hop Relay (MMR) network using dynamic modification of Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) level, comprising:

deciding MCS level for transmission between base station (BS) and relay station (RS);

deciding MCS level for transmission between the RS and mobile station (MS) based on the MCS level for transmission between the BS and the RS; and

transmitting an MCS control message to the RS informing of the MCS level for transmission between the RS and the MS;

wherein said deciding MCS level for transmission between the RS and mobile station (MS) comprises:

calculating spectrum efficiency of the MS (ME) using Equation below based on spectrum efficiency of the RSi (REi) corresponding to the decided MCS level for transmission between the BS and the RS and throughput of the overall MBS system (MBSthr); and

selecting MCS level corresponding to the ME as optimum MCS level for the transmission between the RS and the MS;

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where RBi denotes bandwidth for RSi and MB denotes bandwidth for MS, n is a natural number, and i is an integer between 0 and n−1.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein said deciding the MCS level for the transmission between the BS and the RS comprises:

transmitting test MBS data with a plurality of MCS levels from the BS to the RS; and

measuring throughputs in response to the test MBS data with the plurality of MCS levels, calculating spectrum efficiencies based on the measured throughputs, and selecting the MCS level corresponding to highest spectrum efficiency among spectrum efficiencies of current channel as optimum MCS level for the transmission between the BS and the RS.

3. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein the decided MCS level for the transmission between the BS and the RS, throughput and spectrum efficiency are recorded in Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) table of the BS, and wherein the AMC table is updated based on the BS's periodical transmission of the test MBS data to the RS and the RS's periodical reports of throughput of channel to the BS.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the decided MCS level for the transmission between the RS and the MS, throughput corresponding to the decided MCS level and spectrum efficiency corresponding to the decided MCS level are recorded in Dynamic Modulation and Coding (DMC) table of the BS, and wherein the DMC table is updated upon modification of the MCS level for the transmission between the BS and the RS.

5. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the MCS level for the transmission between the RS and the MS is decided such that the sum of spectrum efficiency of the MS (ME) and spectrum efficiency of the RS (RE) is constant.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

gathering channel information through Channel Quality Information Channel (CQICH); and

transmitting MBS data based on the MCS control message.

7. A system for Multicast Broadcast Service (MBS) over Mobile Multi-hop Relay (MMR) network using dynamic modification of Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) level, wherein base station (BS) comprises:

Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) table for storing MCS level for transmission between the BS and relay station (RS), throughput corresponding to MCS level, and spectrum efficiency corresponding to the MCS level; and

Dynamic Modulation and Coding (DMC) table for storing MCS level for transmission between the RS and MS to be changed upon update of the AMC table,

and wherein, if there is any change of the MCS level for the transmission between the RS and the MS, the BS transmits a MCS control message to the RS informing of the MCS level change such that MBS data is transmitted with the changed MCS level,

wherein the BS calculates spectrum efficiency of the MS (ME) using Equation below based on spectrum efficiency of the RSi (REi) corresponding to decided MCS level for transmission between the BS and the RS and throughput of overall MBS system (MBSthr); and

selects MCS level corresponding to the ME as optimum MCS level for the transmission between the RS and the MS,

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where RBi denotes bandwidth for RSi, MB denotes bandwidth for the MS, n is a natural number, and i is an integer between 0 and n−1.

8. The system of claim 7 ,

wherein the BS transmits test MBS data with a plurality of MCS levels to the RS and selects the MCS level corresponding to highest spectrum efficiency among spectrum efficiencies of current channel based on throughputs measured in response to the test MBS data as optimum MCS level for the transmission between the BS and the RS.

9. The system of claim 7 ,

wherein the MCS level for the transmission between the RS and the MS is decided such that the sum of ME and spectrum efficiency of the RS (RE) is constant.