Resource scheduling method, base station, scheduler, program source server, and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10440681-B2
Application number	US-201815965058-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 27, 2018
Priority date	Oct 27, 2015
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

Embodiments relate to a resource scheduling method, a base station, a scheduler, a program source server, and a system. A method includes receiving, a session start request message comprising carries an SAI corresponding to a program source from a program source server; sending the session start request message to a base station corresponding to the SAI; receiving a session start response message from the base station; adding the base station to an IP multicast group; sending a resource scheduling message comprising information about a MA resource allocated to the program source to the base station; and receiving a resource scheduling response message from the base station.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A scheduler, comprising:
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory to execute the instructions to:
receive a session start request message sent by a program source server, wherein the session start request message includes a service area identifier (SAI) corresponding to a program source;
send the session start request message to a base station corresponding to the SAI;
receive a session start response message sent by the base station according to the session start request message;
add the base station to an Internet Protocol (IP) multicast group according to the session start response message received by the receiving unit;
send a resource scheduling message to the base station, wherein the resource scheduling message includes information regarding a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network area (MA) resource allocated to the program source; and
receive a resource scheduling response message sent by the base station according to the resource scheduling message.

2. The scheduler according to claim 1 , wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
receive an MA status request message sent by the program source server, wherein the MA status request message carries the SAI, before the processor executes the instructions to receive the session start request message sent by the program source server;
search for an MA status corresponding to the SAI, wherein the MA status is used to reflect a resource usage of an MA; and
send an MA status response message to the program source server, wherein the MA status response message includes information regarding the MA status for the program source server selecting a unicast manner or a broadcast manner according to the MA status to start a session.

3. The scheduler according to claim 1 , wherein the session start request message is used to start a session in the broadcast manner.

4. The scheduler according to claim 1 , wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
perform program admission and mapping according to the resource usage of the MA and a priority of a to-be-broadcast program of the program source; and
allocate an MA air interface resource to at least one program that is successfully admitted and mapped.

5. The scheduler according to claim 1 , wherein the session start request message is sent by the program source server by using a broadcast-multicast service center.

6. A server, comprising:
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory to execute the instructions to:
determine to initiate a broadcast request for a program source; and
send a session start request message to a scheduler, wherein the session start request message includes a service area identifier (SAI) corresponding to the program source, for the scheduler allocating a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network area (MA) resource to the program source according to the SAI.

7. The server according to claim 6 , wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
send an MA status request message to the scheduler before the session start request message is sent to the scheduler, wherein the MA status request message carries the SAI; and
receive an MA status response message sent by the scheduler, wherein the MA status response message includes information regarding an MA status corresponding to the SAI, and the status is used to reflect a resource usage of an MA; and
select, according to the MA status received by the receiving unit, a unicast manner or a broadcast manner to start a session.

8. The server according to claim 7 wherein the processor executes the instructions to: in case that the MA status reflects that the resource usage of the MA satisfies a preset condition, and a program on-demand rate in the MA exceeds a preset threshold, select the broadcast manner to start a session.

9. The server according to claim 6 , wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
send the session start request message to the scheduler by using a broadcast-multicast service center.

10. The scheduling system according to claim 6 , the second programming instructions instruct the second processor to:
send the session start request message to the scheduler by using a broadcast-multicast service center.

11. A scheduling system, wherein the scheduling system is applied to an evolved multimedia broadcast multicast service (eMBMS), and the scheduling system comprises a scheduler and a program source server, wherein the scheduler comprising a first processor, and a first non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the first processor and storing first programming instructions for execution by the first processor, the first programming instructions instruct the first processor to:
receive a session start request message sent by the program source server, wherein the session start request message includes a service area identifier (SAI) corresponding to a program source;
send the session start request message to a base station corresponding to the SAI;
receive a session start response message sent by the base station according to the session start request message;
add the base station to an Internet Protocol (IP) multicast group according to the session start response message received by the receiving unit;
send a resource scheduling message to the base station, wherein the resource scheduling message includes information regarding a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network area (MA) resource allocated to the program source; and
receive a resource scheduling response message sent by the base station according to the resource scheduling message.

12. The scheduling system according to claim 11 , wherein the first programming instructions instruct the first processor to:
receive an MA status request message sent by the program source server, wherein the MA status request message includes the SAI, before the processor executes the instructions to receive the session start request message sent by the program source server;
search for an MA status corresponding to the SAI, wherein the MA status is used to reflect a resource usage of an MA; and
send an MA status response message to the program source server, wherein the MA status response message includes information about the MA status for the program source server selecting a unicast manner or a broadcast manner according to the MA status to start a session.

13. The scheduling system according to claim 11 , wherein the session start request message is used to start a session in the broadcast manner.

14. The scheduling system according to claim 11 , wherein the first programming instructions instruct the first processor to:
perform program admission and mapping according to the resource usage of the MA and a priority of a to-be-broadcast program of the program source; and
allocate an MA air interface resource to at least one program that is successfully admitted and mapped.

15. The scheduling system according to claim 11 , wherein the session start request message is sent by the program source server by using a broadcast-multicast service center.

16. The scheduling system according to claim 11 , wherein the program source server comprising a second processor, and a second non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the second processor and storing second programming instructions for execution by the processor, the second programming instructions instruct the second processor to:
send the session start request message to the scheduler.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Jia
• Yao Jianhui
• Zhang Jun
• Yan Kai

Classifications

• H04W72/30 Primary

  Resource management for broadcast services · CPC title

• H04L12/1877 Primary

  Measures taken prior to transmission · CPC title

• H04L12/189

  in combination with wireless systems (selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06) · CPC title

• H04W4/06

  Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services · CPC title

• H04W72/005 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic