MBMS Counting Message Processing via MCCH or BCCH
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies lack effective methods for the network side to transmit and process MBMS counting messages, leading to inefficiencies in determining user reception of multimedia services in MBSFN areas, which hinders resource and energy savings.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for processing MBMS counting messages, where the network side configures and transmits counting messages to User Equipment (UE) through Multimedia Control Channels (MCCH) or Broadcast Control Channels (BCCH), allowing for feedback detection and analysis to determine service reception, with two detection modes for enhanced accuracy and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If the network side transmits MBMS services continuously without counting feedback mechanism, then service coverage is maintained, but network resources and electrical energy are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the network side transmits counting messages to UE and collects feedback information indicating whether UE is receiving MBMS services. This feedback enables the network to accurately determine service reception status and stop transmissions when no users are interested, thereby saving energy while maintaining service coverage only where needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transmits counting messages to UE in advance before actual MBMS service transmission. This preliminary action allows the network to pre-assess user interest and reception capability, enabling informed decisions about whether to proceed with service transmission, thus avoiding wasteful energy consumption while ensuring service availability.
2Productivity
If the network side implements MBMS counting message transmission and feedback detection, then resource and energy efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the MBMS service management into distinct functional components: counting message configuration, MCCH/BCCH selection, feedback detection, and service transmission control. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and simplifies the overall system architecture by clearly defining interfaces and responsibilities between different network entities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic adaptability by providing multiple transmission paths (MCCH for MBSFN area-based transmission, BCCH for cell-based transmission) and enabling the network to dynamically select the appropriate path based on service requirements. The feedback mechanism also allows dynamic adjustment of transmission decisions, optimizing resource utilization while managing system complexity through flexible, context-dependent operations.
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AI summary
The disclosure provides a method for processing a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) counting message. The method includes: a network side configures counting message for performing feedback counting on an MBMS service; and the network side determines a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) area to which the counted MBMS belongs and a Multimedia Control Channel (MCCH) which corresponds to the MBSFN area, and transmits the counting message to user equipment (UE) through the MCCH which corresponds to the MBSFN area, or transmits the counting message to the UE through a Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH). The disclosure also discloses an apparatus for processing an MBMS counting message. By using the method and the apparatus provided by the disclosure, the network side can know the reception situation of the MBMS service in the MBSFN area.