eMBMS AT Command Control for Mobile Termination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current techniques lack a mechanism for terminal equipment to control mobile termination functions effectively to enable provision of Evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS) services in broadband wireless communications networks.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of eMBMS-specific AT commands allows terminal equipment to control mobile termination functions, enabling the provision of eMBMS services by sending commands to configure, query, and manage eMBMS services, including enabling/disabling support, querying available services, and configuring service usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If terminal equipment uses conventional control mechanisms, then existing services can be maintained, but eMBMS services cannot be effectively provisioned or managed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces AT commands as an intermediary control interface between terminal equipment and the mobile termination. These commands act as a mediator that enables terminal equipment to query, configure, and manage eMBMS services without requiring direct complex interaction with the network infrastructure, thus resolving the contradiction by providing a standardized control mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The AT commands provide a universal control interface that can manage multiple eMBMS service functions including service availability queries, configuration, activation, and deactivation. This multi-functional approach allows a single standardized mechanism to handle diverse control needs, improving adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Ease of operation
If mobile termination functions are not effectively controlled, then network operations remain simple, but terminal equipment cannot properly utilize eMBMS services
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms through AT commands that allow terminal equipment to query the mobile termination regarding available eMBMS services and service status. This feedback loop enables reliable service provisioning by ensuring the terminal accurately reflects network capabilities and configuration state, thereby improving both ease of operation and reliability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If eMBMS services are enabled without proper control mechanisms, then service availability increases, but management and configuration become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The AT commands enable terminal equipment to perform self-service operations including querying available services, configuring service parameters, activating and deactivating services, and monitoring service status. This self-service capability allows terminals to manage eMBMS services independently without requiring complex network-side intervention, thus improving both service availability and management ease.
Data Source
AI summary
Mobile termination control techniques to support eMBMS are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise logic, at least a portion of which is in hardware, the logic to send a first AT command to enable evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS) support at a mobile termination (MT), send a second AT command to query the MT regarding eMBMS services available for use by the MT, receive information describing one or more available eMBMS services in response to the second AT command, and send a third AT command to configure the MT to use at least one of the one or more available eMBMS services. Other embodiments are described and claimed.