Method and apparatus for managing carrier of multicast and broadcast service
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorsEunkyung Kim, Jae Sun Cha, Soojung Jung, Sung Cheol Chang, Hyun Lee, Chul Sik Yoon
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Abstract
A method of managing carriers in a terminal of a multi-carrier system is provided. The method includes switching from a primary carrier to an MBS carrier for an MBS, receiving MBS-associated data from a base station through the MBS carrier, returning to the primary carrier from the MBS carrier after receiving the MBS-associated data, and communicating with the base station through the primary carrier.
Claims22
A method of managing carriers in a terminal of a multi-carrier system, the method comprising:
- switching from a primary carrier to a multicast and broadcast service (MBS) carrier for an MBS;
- receiving MBS-associated data from a base station through the MBS carrier;
- returning to the primary carrier from the MBS carrier after receiving the MBS-associated data;
- and
- communicating with the base station through the primary carrier,
- wherein the terminal switches to the MBS carrier periodically based on a variable pattern of a time period in which the terminal stays on the primary carrier, and
- wherein the MBS-associated data includes an MBS configuration message, an MBS MAP, and MBS content.
A method of managing carriers of a terminal in a base station of a multi-carrier system, the method comprising:
- transmitting a multicast broadcast service (MBS)-associated data to a terminal as the terminal switches from a primary carrier to an MBS carrier for the MBS;
- and
- communicating with the terminal through the primary carrier as the terminal returns to the primary carrier from the MBS carrier after receiving the MBS-associated data,
- wherein the terminal switches to the MBS carrier periodically based on a variable pattern of a time period in which the terminal stays on the primary carrier, and
- wherein the MBS-associated data includes an MBS configuration message, an MBS MAP, and MBS content.
An apparatus for managing carriers in a terminal of a multi-carrier system, the apparatus comprising:
- a controller configured to switch from a primary carrier to a multicast broadcast service (MBS) carrier for an MBS based on a transmission time of MBS-associated data, and return to the primary carrier from the MBS carrier after receiving the MBS-associated data;
- and
- a receiver configured to receive the MBS-associated data from a base station through the MBS carrier, and receive data from the base station through the primary carrier,
- wherein the terminal switches to the MBS carrier periodically based on a variable pattern of a time period in which the terminal stays on the primary carrier, and
- wherein the MBS-associated data includes an MBS configuration message, an MBS MAP, and MBS content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.