Method and system for acquiring service list and multimedia broadcast multicast service data

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for obtaining a service list and multimedia broadcast multicast service data, and the method includes: obtaining electronic service guide (ESG) information, receiving a system information block (SIB) 13 from system information, and obtaining a cell service list according to the ESG information and the SIB 13. The present invention also discloses a system for obtaining a service list and multimedia broadcast multicast service data; in the system, a cell service list acquisition unit is configured to obtain ESG information, receive an SIB 13 from system information, and obtain a cell service list according to the ESG information and the SIB 13. With the method and system in the present invention, the cell service list can be acquired, and the receiving of data of multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) service can be achieved after obtaining the cell service list.

What we claim is: 
     
       1. A method for acquiring a service list and multimedia broadcast multicast service data, comprising:
 acquiring electronic service guide (ESG) information, wherein, the ESG information comprises at least one of the following information: all multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) services carried in a network side, and information about the multimedia broadcast multicast single frequency network (MBSFN) Area corresponding to each MBMS service; 
 reading a system information block (SIB) 13  from a system broadcast message; 
 acquiring a cell service list according to a matching between the ESG information and the SIB 13 ; and 
 acquiring corresponding multimedia broadcast multicast service data based on the specific information about the MBSFN Area corresponding to a user selected an MBMS service formselected by a user from the cell service list. 
 
     
     
       2. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein, when a user equipment (UE) acquires the ESG information, an acquisition opportunity of the ESG information comprises: when the UE just starts up, or when the UE is registering to a network side, or before the UE enters a current multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) area, or before the UE enters another MBSFN area besides the a current MBSFN area. 
     
     
       3. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein, there is a one-to-one correspondence relation between each MBMS services and the MBSFN Areas. 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein, the information about the an MBSFN Area corresponding to each MBMS service at least comprises: MBSFN Area identity (ID), and the MBSFN Area ID is one-to-one correspondence to an MBMS service ID; wherein, each MBSFN Area is identified by the corresponding MBSFN Area ID, and each MBMS service is identified by the corresponding MBMS service ID; and
 acquiring the cell service list according to the ESG information and the SIB  13  comprises: the UE a user equipment (UE) learning the information about one or more MBSFN Areas of a cell to which the UE belongs by the SIB 13 , acquiring one or more MBSFN Area IDs from the information about the one or more MBSFN Areas of the cell to which the UE belongs, selecting a part of or all of the MBMS services from the MBMS services acquired by the ESG information, composing the cell service list using the selected MBMS services, so as to achieve the acquisition of the cell service list; wherein, the selecting comprises: being achieved by matching according to the one-to-one correspondence relation between the MBMS service ID IDs and the MBSFN Area ID IDs in the ESG information and the MBSFN Area ID acquired from the SIB 13 . 
 
     
     
       5. The method according to  claim 4 , after acquiring the cell service list, further comprising: the UE selecting an searching in the cell service list for the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested from the cell service list in and selects; the UE acquiring control info nation information related to the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested in and selects; and the UE receiving, according to the control information, data of the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested according to the control information in and selects. 
     
     
       6. The method according to  claim 5 , wherein, selecting before searching in the cell service list for the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested in and selects the method further comprises:
 the UE directly selecting the MBMS service in which the UE is interested from the cell service list; 
 or, after reading the information about one or more corresponding multicast control channels (MCCH) through the information about one or more MBSFN Areas acquired from the SIB 13 , the UE selecting the MBMS service in which the UE is interested from the cell service list; 
 wherein, for the information about one or more MCCHs and one or more MBSFN Areas, there is a one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about each MCCH and the MBSFN Area ID corresponding to each MBSFN Area. 
 
     
     
       7. The method according to  claim 6 , wherein, acquiring the control information related to the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested in and selects comprises: the UE acquiring, according to the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about the MCCH and MBMS service ID, the information about the an MCCH corresponding to the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested according to the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about the MCCH and the MBMS service ID in and selects;
 wherein, learning the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about the MCCH and the MBMS service ID comprises: the UE learning the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about the MCCH and the MBMS service ID according to the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about each MCCH and the MBSFN Area ID and the one-to-one correspondence relation between each MBSFN Area ID and the MBMS service ID. 
 
     
     
       8. A system method for acquiring a a user equipment UE to acquire a cell service list and multimedia broadcast multicast service data, comprising: a cell service list acquisition unit, configured to
 acquireacquiring by using a cell service list acquisition unit in the UE, electronic service guide (ESG) information; wherein, the ESG information comprises at least one of the following information: all multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) services carried in a network side, and information about the multimedia broadcast multicast single frequency network (MBSFN) Area corresponding to each MBMS service; 
 readreading, by using the cell service list acquisition unit in the UE, a system information block (SIB) 13  from a system broadcast message; 
 acquire aacquiring, by using the cell service list acquisition unit in the UE, the cell service list according to a matching between the ESG information and the SIB 13 ; and 
 acquireacquiring, by using the cell service list acquisition unit in the UE, corresponding multimedia broadcast multicast service data based on the specific information about the MBSFN Area corresponding to a user selectedan MBMS service selected by a user from the cell service list. 
 
     
     
       9. The system method according to  claim 8 , wherein, the cell service list acquisition unit is further configured for the UE uses the cell service list acquisition unit to learn information about one or more multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) Areas of a cell to which the UE belongs by the SIB 13 , acquire one or more MBSFN Area IDs from the information about the one or more MBSFN Areas of the cell to which the UE belongs, select a part of or all of MBMS services from the MBMS services acquired by the ESG information, compose the cell service list using the selected MBMS services, so as to achieve the acquisition of the cell service list; wherein, the selecting comprises: being achieved by matching according to a one-to-one correspondence relation between an MBMS service ID and an MBSFN Area ID in the ESG information and an MBSFN Area ID acquired from the SIB 13 . 
     
     
       10. The system method according to  claim 9 , further comprising: an MBMS service selection unit, a control information acquisition unit and an MBMS service data acquisition unit; wherein,
 the MBMS service selection unit is configured for the UE uses an MBMS service selection unit to select an search in the cell service list for the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested from the cell service list in and selects; 
 the control information acquisition unit is configured for the UE uses a control information acquisition unit to acquire control information related to the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested in and selects; and 
 the MBMS service data acquisition unit is configured for the UE uses an MBMS service data acquisition unit to receive, according to the control information, data of the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested according to the control information in and selects. 
 
     
     
       11. The system method according to  claim 10 , wherein, the MBMS service selection unit is further configured for the UE to directly select the MBMS service in which the UE is interested from the cell service list, or for the UE uses the MBMS service selection unit to select search in the cell service list for the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested from the cell service list in and selects after reading information about one or more corresponding multicast control channels (MCCHs) by the information about one or more MBSFN Areas acquired from the SIB 13 ; and
 wherein, for the information about one or more MCCHs and one or more MBSFN Areas, there is a one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about each MCCH and the MBSFN Area ID corresponding to each MBSFN Area. 
 
     
     
       12. The system method according to  claim 11 , wherein, the control information acquisition unit is further configured for the UE uses the control information acquisition unit to acquire, according to the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about the MCCH and the MBMS service ID, the information about the an MCCH corresponding to the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested according to the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about the MCCH and the MBMS service ID in and selects; wherein, learning the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about the MCCH and the MBMS service ID comprises: the UE learning the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about the MCCH and the MBMS service ID according to the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about each MCCH and the MBSFN Area ID and the one-to-one correspondence relation between each MBSFN Area ID and the MBMS service ID. 
     
     
       13. The method according to  claim 2 , wherein, the information about the an MBSFN Area corresponding to each MBMS service at least comprises: MBSFN Area identity (ID), and the MBSFN Area ID is one-to-one correspondence to an MBMS service ID; wherein, each MBSFN Area is identified by the corresponding MBSFN Area ID, and each MBMS service is identified by the corresponding MBMS service ID; and
 acquiring the cell service list according to the ESG information and the SIB 13  comprises: the UE learning the information about one or more MBSFN Areas of a cell to which the UE belongs by the SIB 13 , acquiring one or more MBSFN Area IDs from the information, about the one or more MBSFN Areas of the cell to which the UE belongs, selecting a part of or all of the MBMS services from the MBMS services acquired by the ESG information, composing the cell service list using the selected MBMS services, so as to achieve the acquisition of the cell service list; wherein, the selecting comprises: being achieved by matching according to the one-to-one correspondence relation between the MBMS service IDs and the MBSFN Area IDs in the ESG information and the MBSFN Area ID acquired from the SIB 13 . 
 
     
     
       14. The method according to  claim 13 , after acquiring the cell service list, further comprising: the UE selecting an searching in the cell service list for the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested from the cell service list in and selects; the UE acquiring control information related to the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested in and selects; and
 the UE receiving, according to the control information, data of the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested according to the control information in and selects. 
 
     
     
       15. The method according to  claim 14 , wherein, selecting before searching in the cell service list for the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested in and selects the method further comprises:
 the UE directly selecting the MBMS service in which the UE is interested from the cell service list; 
 or, after reading the information about one or more corresponding multicast control channels (MCCH) through the information about one or more MBSFN Areas acquired from the SIB 13 , the UE selecting the MBMS service in which the UE is interested from the cell service list; wherein, for the information about one or more MCCHs and one or more MBSFN Areas, there is a one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about each MCCH and the MBSFN Area ID corresponding to each MBSFN Area. 
 
     
     
       16. The method according to  claim 15 , wherein, acquiring the control information related to the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested in and selects comprises: the UE acquiring, according to the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about the MCCH and the MBMS service ID, the information about the an MCCH corresponding to the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested according to the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about the MCCH and the MBMS service ID in and selects;
 wherein, learning the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about the MCCH and the MBMS service ID comprises: the UE learning the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about the MCCH and the MBMS service ID according to the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about each MCCH and the MBSFN Area ID and the one-to-one correspondence relation between each MBSFN Area ID and the MBMS service ID. 
 
     
     
       17. The method according to claim  1  3, wherein, the information about the an MBSFN Area corresponding to each MBMS service at least comprises: MBSFN Area identity (ID), and the MBSFN Area ID is one-to-one correspondence to an MBMS service ID; wherein, each MBSFN Area is identified by the corresponding MBSFN Area ID, and each MBMS service is identified by the corresponding MBMS service ID; and
 acquiring the cell service list according to the ESG information and the SIB  13  comprises: the UE a user equipment (UE) learning the information about one or more MBSFN Areas of a cell to which the UE belongs by the SIB 13 , acquiring one or more MBSFN Area IDs from the information about the one or more MBSFN Areas of the cell to which the UE belongs, selecting a part of or all of the MBMS services from the MBMS services acquired by the ESG information, composing the cell service list using the selected MBMS services, so as to achieve the acquisition of the cell service list; wherein, the selecting comprises: being achieved by matching according to the one-to-one correspondence relation between the MBMS service ID IDs and the MBSFN Area ID IDs in the ESG information and the MBSFN Area ID acquired from the SIB 13 . 
 
     
     
       18. The method according to  claim 17 , after acquiring the cell service list, further comprising: the UE selecting an searching in the cell service list for the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested from the cell service list in and selects; the UE acquiring control information related to the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested in and selects; and the UE receiving, according to the control information, data of the MBMS service in which the UE user is interested according to the control information in and selects. 
     
     
       19. The method according to claim  3  18, wherein, the information about the MBSFN Area at least comprises before searching in the cell service list for the MBMS service which the user is interested in and selects, the method further comprises: MBSFN Area identity (ID), and the MBSFN Area ID is one-to-one correspondence to an MBMS service ID; wherein, each MBSFN Area is identified by the corresponding MBSFN Area ID, and each MBMS service is identified by the corresponding MBMS service ID; and
 acquiring the cell service list according to the ESG information and the SIB 13  comprises: the UE learning the information about one or more MBSFN Areas of a cell to which the UE belongs by the SIB 13 , acquiring one or more MBSFN Area IDs from the information, selecting a part of or all of the MBMS services from the MBMS services acquired by the ESG information, composing the cell service list using the selected MBMS services, so as to achieve the acquisition of the cell service list; wherein, the selecting comprises: being achieved by matching according to the one-to-one correspondence relation between the MBMS service ID and the MBSFN Area ID in the ESG information and the MBSFN Area ID acquired from the SIB 13   
 reading information about one or more corresponding multicast control channels (MCCH) through the information about one or more MBSFN Areas acquired from the SIB13; wherein, for the information about one or more MCCHs and one or more MBSFN Areas, there is a one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about each MCCH and the MBSFN Area ID corresponding to each MBSFN Area. 
 
     
     
       20. The method according to claim 19, wherein, acquiring the control information related to the MBMS service which the user is interested in and selects comprises: the UE acquiring according to the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about the MCCH and the MBMS service ID, the information about an MCCH corresponding to the MBMS service which the user is interested in and selects
 wherein, learning the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about the MCCH and the MBMS service ID comprises: the UE learning the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about the MCCH and the MBMS service ID according to the one-to-one correspondence relation between the information about each MCCH and the MBSFN Area ID and the one-to-one correspondence relation between each MBSFN Area ID and the MBMS service ID.