Method and device for indicating MBMS service suspension, and user equipment

摘要

A method and system for indicating MBMS suspension and a user equipment are disclosed in the present invention. The method includes: a network side determining an MBMS required to be suspended; and the network side sending an MBMS suspension indication to a UE and indicating an suspension reason. With the scheme of the present invention, when encountering a sudden service suspension, the user who is receiving the MBMS service obtains a reasonable explanation of the suspended service timely, which greatly reduces a negative influence caused to the satisfaction of the user on the operator service, and better avoids the occurrence of an offline situation of the user. Furthermore, after receiving the MBMS suspension indication, the UE informs the user of the indication through the top stratum signaling. Therefore, it is avoided that a large number of users initiating an access request to the service simultaneously or repeatedly.

主权项

1. A method for indicating suspension of Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS), comprising:
a network side determining an MBMS required to be suspended; the network side sending an MBMS suspension indication to a User Equipment (UE) and indicating an suspension reason; the network side selecting an opportunity to send the suspension indication and reason, wherein, the opportunity is from a Minimum Time to MBMS Data Transfer contained in a session request message of a Mobility Management Entity (MME); the network side sending the suspension indication and suspension reason in the Minimum Time to MBMS Data Transfer; wherein the network side comprises a Multi-cell/multicast Coordination Entity (MCE) and the MCE determines the MBMS required to be suspended and the suspension reason.