Patent ID: 8520582
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for allocating multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) resources, comprising: way 1: a transmitter using parts of the MBMS resources allocated for the MBMS to send a non MBMS, and informing a receive of usage state of resources used to send the non MBMS in said parts of the MBMS resources through system information; or way 2: a transmitter using parts of the MBMS resources allocated for the MBMS to send a non MBMS only for one or more relay stations; wherein, said MBMS resources, in MBMS single frequency network (MBSFN) subframes allocated from a carrier in which the MBMS and the non MBMS are time division multiplexed, are composed by orthogonally frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbols except for OFDM symbols occupied by physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and said parts of the MBMS resources are in parts of the MBSFN subframes which are allocated for the MBMS but are not used for transmitting the MBMS.