Patents by Inventor Zijiang Ma

Zijiang Ma has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20130070659
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for determining a radio frame bearing a multimedia broadcast multicast service notification message, including: a sending end configuring a Multicast Control Channel (MCCH) Modification Period (MCCHMP), a period coefficient (PeriodCoeff) and a notification message offset (NotificationOffset), and when a system frame number (SFN) modulo a ratio of the MCCHMP to the PeriodCoeff is equal to the NotificationOffset, a radio frame corresponding to a value of said SFN is the radio frame of sending the Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) notification message. The present invention obtains the radio frame of sending the MBMS notification message by less MCCH information, so that the receiving and analyzing processes of the terminal save power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma, Nan Zhao, Dongli Chen
  • Publication number: 20130055318
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a device for transmitting multimedia broadcast multicast service control information. The method comprises: a base station stopping transmission of an MBMS service in a cell, and transmitting control plane information of the MBMS service, wherein, in the control plane information, contents of an SIB2, MCCH information and DSI remain unmodified, and contents of an SIB13 are modified or remain unmodified. The device comprises: a service stopping unit, configured to stop transmission of an MBMS service in a cell; a transmitting unit, configured to transmit control plane information of the MBMS service in the cell in which the MBMS service is stopped, wherein in the transmitted control plane information, contents of an SIB2, MCCH information and DSI remain unmodified, and contents of an SIB 13 are modified or remain unmodified. The present invention improves reliability of receiving an MBMS service by a UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Bin Wang, Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma, Lei Mao
  • Patent number: 8385217
    Abstract: A channel for multicarrier high speed downlink packet access and a method for allocating the carrier resource include: the wireless network controller configures the multicarrier high speed downlink packet access resource of a multicarrier cell, the multicarrier high speed downlink packet access resource includes the high speed physical downlink shared channel resource, the high speed shared control channel and the high speed shared information channel pair resource. The resource is managed and allocated by the node B. The wireless network controller allocates the associated—dedicated physical channel according to the recorded original configuration information and original allocation information of each carrier, and sends the configuration information to the node B, then the node B allocates the high speed physical downlink shared channel carrier resource, the associated high speed shared control channel and the high speed shared information channel pair resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Yincheng Zhang, Zijiang Ma, Xuejun Yang, Zhifeng Ma
  • Publication number: 20120300720
    Abstract: A method, system and device for determining the priority of a component carrier are disclosed. The method includes: a network control unit and/or a terminal determining the priority of the component carrier according to carrier information about the component carrier. This method, system and device can enable the UE to rapidly select a downlink carrier when the periodic CQI/PMI/RI feedback with respect to the downlink carrier conflict and the UE can be notified with no need of additional signaling or only by using the reserved bit or only by way of a little high layer signaling overhead, the implementation of which is convenient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Shuqiang Xia, Zhirong Lin, Zijiang Ma
  • Patent number: 8279791
    Abstract: A configuration method and an indication method of MBSFN frames and an identifying method used by a terminal applied in a long term evolution system are disclosed in the present invention, which include: an access network sends configuration parameters of the MBSFN frame to a mobile terminal determining whether the wireless frame received is an MBSFN frame according to the configuration parameters, the configuration parameters including a repetition period of the MBSFN frames distributed in system-set time. With the present invention, it could consume less bytes in system message to complete the configuration of the MBSFN sub-frames and could save system resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Zijiang Ma, Zhifeng Ma, Bin Yu
  • Publication number: 20120236775
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for receiving multicast control channel notification message and user equipment. The method comprises user equipment receiving MCCH notification message for one or more times within the time interval of the modification period MP of the MCCH indicated by the broadcast control channel BCCH when the user equipment acquires that the multimedia broadcast service MBMS service that it is interested in is corresponding to some multicast control channel MCCH; the user equipment receiving MCCH notification message for one or more times within the time interval of the shortest MP of the MCCH MP indicated by the broadcast control channel BCCH when the user equipment cannot acquire that the multimedia broadcast service MBMS service that it is interested in is corresponding to some multicast control channel MCCH. The present invention reduces the times of UE receiving MCCH notification so as to reduce UE power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bin Wang, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20120195251
    Abstract: A method for carrying MBMS notification information comprising: when the MBMS notification information is transmitted more than once in a modification period of MCCH information, carrying at least once the MBMS notification information in a sub-frame carrying the MCCH information at the time of arrival of the modification period of the MCCH information; and when the MBMS notification information is transmitted once in the modification period of the MCCH information, carrying the MBMS notification information in the sub-frame carrying the MCCH information at the time of arrival of the modification period of the MCCH information. Also disclosed is a device for carrying MBMS notification information. The method for carrying MBMS notification information allows a receiving terminal to save more power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Guo, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20120188930
    Abstract: A method and system for sending and transmitting a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) paging indicating signaling are disclosed. A network side assigns bit resource which bearing an Multipoint Control Channel (MCCH) modification indication for each MCCH according to the available resource of paging indicating signaling and the maximum number of MCCHs supported by a cell, and configures mapping information of each MCCH modification indication on the paging indicating signaling; the network side makes the MCCH modification indication corresponding to the configured MCCH included in the paging indicating signaling before transmitting the paging indicating signaling. The subject application can be applied to a cell having a plurality of MCCHs and is not suffered from the number change of the MCCHs. The application can be easily carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lei Mao, Zijiang Ma, Jianxun Ai
  • Publication number: 20120140778
    Abstract: A service bearer method and apparatus, a service data receiving method and a receiving terminal are provided. The method includes: a network side converts a Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service (MBSFN) sub-frame to a unicast service sub-frame and bears the unicast service on the converted unicast sub-frame. The method improves the utilization ratio of the wireless resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bin Wang, Bin Yu, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20120140692
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for transmitting dynamic scheduling information (DSI) of Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (MBMS). A network side bears the dynamic scheduling information (DSI) of Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (MBMS) born on a plurality of Multicast Channels (MCH) in one Multicast Broadcast over Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) area on one MCH to send. User Equipment (UE) reads scheduling information of MBMS born on each MCH in said MBSFN area from the MCH bearing a plurality of pieces of DSI placed together or one piece of DSI combined, and receives the MBMS born on different MCHs according to read scheduling information. The present invention further provides a network side device of a system supporting to transmit dynamic scheduling information and a corresponding system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Jian Hu, Jianxun Ai, Zijiang Ma, Lei Mao, Bin Wang
  • Publication number: 20120127907
    Abstract: A method and device for transmitting Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) notification messages are provided in the present invention. The method comprises: transmitting the MBMS notification messages in the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in an idle sub-frame or a sub-frame having a minimal impact on the scheduling of other services, which is selected in a period of time window starting from the time of transmitting the MBMS notification messages; or transmitting the MBMS notification messages in the PDCCH of a Multimedia Broadcast over Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) sub-frame. The device comprises: a MBMS notification message generating module and a MBMS notification message transmitting module. Compared with the prior art, the method and device of the present invention will not cause the problem that a PDCCH public searching area of the sub-frame does not have enough carrying capability and can save a Radio Network Temporary Identity (RNTI) for the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20120120863
    Abstract: The present invention provides an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol distributing method for Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) sub-frame. According to the uniform configuration rules, an OFDM symbol distributing system distributes the OFDM symbols in all MBSFN sub-frames bearing the transmission of the Multi-cell transmission Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) in the MBMSFN domain. The present invention also correspondingly provides an OFDM symbol distributing system for MBSFN sub-frame. By configuring the OFDM symbols occupied by the PDCCH in the MBSFN sub-frame bearing the Multi-cell transmission MBMS, the present invention increases the frequency of the OFDM symbol that is occupied by the PDCCH bearing the MBMS in the MBSFN sub-frame, so as to effectively use the resource and avoid the interference to the PDCCH due to the MBMS data transmission to a certain extent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20120099509
    Abstract: A resource allocation method for dynamic multiplexing of Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) can be used to improve resource utilization efficiency when multimedia multicast services share a channel. A network side device configures a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) for said logical channels or the Multicast/Broadcast over Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframes bearing said logical channels according to the transmission requirements of logical channels, and implements modulation and coding processing for the data of Physical Multicast Channel (PMCH) borne by MBSFN subframes bearing said logical channels by using said MCS. The network side device can employ different modulation and coding in the physical layer according to different Quality of Service (QoS) requirements of different logical channels of MBMS services, thereby achieving the purpose of improving resource utilization efficiency and satisfying different service requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jianxun AI, Zijiang Ma, Lei Mao
  • Publication number: 20120087295
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for transmitting a logical channel identifier in a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS), it comprises: an evolved Node B (eNB) notifies a User Equipment (UE) of a radio frame or a radio subframe carrying an MBMS Control Channel (MCCH) through a system broadcast message; and the UE reads a Medium Access Control (MAC) head from the radio frame or radio subframe, identifies the type of a logical channel according to the MAC head, and reads data from an MAC Service Data Unit (SDU). The present invention also discloses a system for transmitting a logical channel identifier in an MBMS. By adopting the present invention, the UE can accurately identify the type of the logical channel when various types of MBMS logical channels multiplex on the same MAC Protocol Data Unit (PDU).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Hui Xu, Jian Zhang, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20120076064
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for processing multicast/broadcast services based dynamic scheduling information. The method comprises: network side allocating multicast resources, wherein, in one scheduling period, one of the following ways is used for the allocation: (1) configuring each multicast service channel with a flag indicating whether it is scheduled; (2) configuring a scheduled multicast service channel with a flag indicating it is scheduled; (3) configuring an un-scheduled multicast service channel with a flag indicating it is not scheduled; (4) allocating an SFN multicast/broadcast subframe number having a special value or not allocating a multicast/broadcast subframe number to an un-scheduled multicast service channel; and the network side transmitting the dynamic scheduling information according to the allocated multicast resources. The present invention saves UE electric energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Zijiang Ma, Zhenping Hu, Fang Xie, Dapeng Li, Zhongda Du
  • Publication number: 20120014286
    Abstract: The present invention provides a configuration method for a backhaul link in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, and the method includes: when a network side configures a relay subframe, configuring the relay subframe to be a Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframe on a downlink access link, configuring a relay subframe to be a unicast subframe or non-MBSFN subframe on a downlink backhaul link. And meanwhile, the present invention provides a configuration device for the backhaul link in the LTE system, which includes: a configuration unit for configuring a relay subframe to be a unicast subframe or non-MBSFN subframe on a downlink backhaul link when a relay subframe is configured by the network side and configured to be an MBSFN subframe on a downlink access link. The present invention improves the communication efficiency of the backhaul link and the access flexibility of UE in the cell covered by the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bin Wang, Feng Bi, Feng Liang, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20120008543
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for bearing scheduling information of MCCH update indication information in a MBMS system, comprising: configuring the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information in the MCCH or BCCH, wherein the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information at least comprises information describing a sending rule of the MCCH update indication information. Meanwhile, the present invention discloses a method for receiving scheduling information of MCCH update indication information in the MBMS system, comprising: receiving a MCCH or BCCH, obtaining the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information, and receiving the MCCH update indication information according to information describing a sending rule of the MCCH update indication information in the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information. Meanwhile, the present invention discloses devices for implementing the methods above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20120002595
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for receiving a downlink service in a long term evolution system. The method includes, after the downlink service configuration is finished, the network side notifying downlink service configuration information to a user terminal, the user terminal intercepting the data of downlink services in the bearer time slot of a base station side and in the bearer time slot of a relay station side, and combining the data of downlink services intercepted respectively. The apparatus includes a receiving unit, a bearer information obtaining unit, a judging unit, two service obtaining units, and a combining unit. The method and apparatus improve the downlink service gain of the user terminal in the cell edge jointly covered by the eNB and the RS, and ensure the communication quality of the terminal user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lei Mao, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20110305186
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for transmitting a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) control signaling, comprising: a network side sends the indication information of a radio frame and/or a sub-frame carrying an MBMS control channel to a terminal via a high-level signaling and sends an MBMS control signaling to the terminal via the radio frame and/or the sub-frame carrying an MBMS control channel; and the terminal acquires the radio frame and/or the sub-frame carrying an MBMS control channel through analysis according to the acquired indication information of the radio frame and/or the sub-frame and reads the MBMS control signaling from the radio frame and/or the sub-frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20110292861
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and base station for transmitting broadcast multicast service control signaling, and the method includes: a serving base station of a cell located in overlapped coverage of more than one Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) area respectively determining multi-cell mode broadcast multicast service control signaling for each MBSFN area, and transmitting the determined multi-cell mode broadcast multicast service control signaling. The base station serves a cell located in overlapped coverage of more than one MBSFN area, and includes a control signaling determination module and a control signaling transmission module. The method and base station of the present invention avoid the complex processing at the border of MBSFN areas, and facilitates the management of control signaling in MBSFN areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma, Bin Wang