# US 10,771,928 B2 · Communication method for requesting relay service, device, and system

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- Number: US 10,771,928 B2
- Document ID: US10771928B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/720,602
- Filed: 2017-09-29
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2015-03-30
- Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yue He; Hui Jin; Qiang Yi; Guowei Ouyang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10771928B2

## CPC

- H04W 4/06: Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
- H04W 40/22: using selective relaying for reaching a BTS [Base Transceiver Station] or an access point
- H04W 72/20: Control channels or signalling for resource management
- H04W 72/30: Resource management for broadcast services
- H04W 88/04: adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
- H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
- H04W 76/40: for selective distribution or broadcast
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method for requesting a relay service, comprising: obtaining a first MBMS SAI set, where the first MBMS SAI set is an MBMS SAI set of an MBMS service area of a first MBMS; receiving a second MBMS SAI set sent by second user equipment, where the second MBMS SAI set is an MBMS SAI set to which a camping cell of the second user equipment belongs; and sending a first request message to the second user equipment when the first MBMS SAI set includes at least one SAI in the second MBMS SAI set, where the first request message is used to request the second user equipment to provide the first user equipment with a relay service for the first MBMS.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method, comprising:
receiving, by first user equipment (UE), a first request message from a second UE, wherein the first request message comprises a first multimedia broadcast/multicast service service area identity (MBMS SAT) set, wherein the first MBMS SAI set comprises a first MBMS SAT, wherein the first MBMS SAI identifies a first multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) service area, wherein the first MBMS service area is a service area of a first MBMS, and the first MBMS is provided by a group communication application server for the second UE;
obtaining, by the first UE, a second MBMS SAI set, wherein the second MBMS SAI set comprises a second MBMS SAT, wherein the second MBMS SAI identifies a second MBMS service area, wherein a camping cell of the first UE belongs to the second MBMS service area, and wherein the first MBMS SAI and the second MBMS SAI are the same or different, and the first MBMS service area and the second MBMS service area are the same or different;
determining, by the first UE, whether the second MBMS SAI set comprises a SAI existing in the first MBMS SAI set;
sending, by the first UE, a first response message to the second UE in response to determining the second MBMS SAI set comprises a SAI in the first MBMS SAI set, wherein the first response message indicates that the first UE is configured to provide the second UE with a relay service for the first MBMS;
determining, by the first UE, not to send a first response message to the second UE in response to determining the second MBMS SAI set does not comprise a SAI in the first MBMS SAI set;
receiving, by the first UE, a second request message sent from the second UE in response to the first UE sending the first response message, wherein the second request message requests the first UE to provide the second UE with the relay service for the first MBMS; and
sending, by the first UE, in response to receiving the second request message, a second response message to the second UE, wherein the second response message instructs the second UE to receive service data of the first MBMS from the first UE, and the second response message includes monitoring duration information that indicates a duration in which the first UE will monitor the first MBMS for the second UE.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the second MBMS SAI set is obtained from a system information block (SIB) of the camping cell of the second UE.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the first response message comprises an intersection set between the first MBMS SAI set and the second MBMS SAI set.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the first request message further comprises a first temporary mobile group identity (TMGI), and the first TMGI identifies the first MBMS, and wherein the first response message further instructs the second UE to receive service data of the first MBMS from the first UE.

### Claim 5

User equipment (UE), comprising:
a transmitter;
a receiver;
a non-transitory memory storage comprising instructions; and
one or more processors in communication with the transmitter, the receiver and the memory storage, wherein the UE is configured to be used as a first UE, and the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to:
receive, through the receiver, a first request message from a second UE, wherein the first request message comprises a first multimedia broadcast/multicast service service area identity (MBMS SAT) set, wherein the first MBMS SAI set comprises a first MBMS SAT, wherein the first MBMS SAI identifies an first multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) service area, wherein the first MBMS service area is a service area of a first MBMS, and the first MBMS is provided by a group communication application server for the second UE;
obtain a second MBMS SAI set, wherein the second MBMS SAI set comprises a second MBMS SAT, wherein the second MBMS SAI identifies an second MBMS service area, wherein a camping cell of the first UE belongs to the second MBMS service area, and wherein the first MBMS SAI and the second MBMS SAI are the same or different, and the first MBMS service area and the second MBMS service area are the same or different;
determine whether the second MBMS SAI set comprises a SAI existing in the first MBMS SAI set;
send, through the transmitter, a first response message to the second UE in response to determining the second MBMS SAI set comprises a SAI in the first MBMS SAI set, wherein the first response message indicates that the first UE is configured to provide the second UE with a relay service for the first MBMS;
determine, by the first UE, not to send a first response message to the second UE in response to determining the second MBMS SAI set does not comprise a SAI in the first MBMS SAI set;
receive, through the receiver, a second request message sent from the second UE in response to the first UE sending the first response message, wherein the second request message requests the first UE to provide the second UE with the relay service for the first MBMS; and
send, through the transmitter, in response to the first UE sending the first response message, a second response message to the second UE, wherein the second response message instructs the second UE to receive service data of the first MBMS from the first UE, and the second response message includes monitoring duration information that indicates a duration in which the first UE will monitor the first MBMS for the second UE.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The UE according to claim 5, wherein the second MBMS SAI set is obtained from a system information block (SIB) of the camping cell of the second UE.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The UE according to claim 5, wherein the first response message comprises an intersection set between the first MBMS SAI set and the second MBMS SAI set.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The UE according to claim 5, wherein the first request message further comprises a first temporary mobile group identity (TMGI), and the first TMGI identifies the first MBMS, and wherein the first response message further instructs the second UE to receive service data of the first MBMS from the first UE.

### Claim 9

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by a processor, the program including instructions for:
receiving, by first user equipment (UE), a first request message from a second UE, wherein the first request message comprises a first multimedia broadcast/multicast service service area identity (MBMS SAT) set, wherein the first MBMS SAI set comprises a first MBMS SAT, wherein the first MBMS SAI identifies a first multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) service area, wherein the first MBMS service area is a service area of a first MBMS, and the first MBMS is provided by a group communication application server for the second UE;
obtaining, by the first UE, a second MBMS SAI set, wherein the second MBMS SAI set comprises a second MBMS SAT, wherein the second MBMS SAI identifies a second MBMS service area, wherein a camping cell of the first UE belongs to the second MBMS service area, and wherein the first MBMS SAI and the second MBMS SAI are the same or different, and the first MBMS service area and the second MBMS service area are the same or different;
determining, by the first UE, whether the second MBMS SAI set comprises a SAI existing in the first MBMS SAI set;
sending, by the first UE, a first response message to the second UE in response to determining the second MBMS SAI set comprises a SAI in the first MBMS SAI set, wherein the first response message indicates that the first UE is configured to provide the second UE with a relay service for the first MBMS;
determining, by the first UE, not to send a first response message to the second UE in response to determining the second MBMS SAI set does not comprise a SAI in the first MBMS SAI set;
receiving, by the first UE, a second request message sent from the second UE in response to the first UE sending the first response message, wherein the second request message requests the first UE to provide the second UE with the relay service for the first MBMS; and
sending, by the first UE, in response to receiving the second request message, a second response message to the second UE, wherein the second response message instructs the second UE to receive service data of the first MBMS from the first UE, and the second response message includes monitoring duration information that indicates a duration in which the first UE will monitor the first MBMS for the second UE.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the second MBMS SAI set is obtained from a system information block (SIB) of the camping cell of the second UE.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the first response message comprises an intersection set between the first MBMS SAI set and the second MBMS SAI set.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the first request message further comprises a first temporary mobile group identity (TMGI), and the first TMGI identifies the first MBMS, and wherein the first response message further instructs the second UE to receive service data of the first MBMS from the first UE.