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550 Multimedia Seminar Carlos Herrero 55828H

Osmo Tolvanen

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 What is MBMS and why Multicast/Broadcast is introduced to UMTS MBMS Standarisation in 3GPP

Reference architecture model

Functional entities to support MBMS MBMS service provisioning: broadcast vs. multicast MBMS Main open issues Conclusions and possible service solutions

 Multimedia Broadcast/Multimedia Service Aims to offer an efficient way to transmit data from single source to multiple destinations over radio network Network resources are saved MBMS is realised by addition of existing and new functional entities of the 3GPP architecture

 For some applications multiple users can receive the same data in the same time: It would benefical for the network to transmit the data only once over a particular link. Cell Broacast Services (CBS) can be used to transmit low bitrate data to particular cells (service areas). IP multicast as such can not provide means for multiple subscribers to share radio or core network resources in UMTS system.

 With incresing use of high bandwidth applications in UMTS, especially with large number of users receiving the same high data rate services, efficient informantion distribution is essential. Thus broadcast and multicast are techniques to decrease the amount of data within the network and use the resources more efficiently. 3GPP TS 22.146

What is 3GPP?
3rd Generation Partnership Project Established in 1998

A collaboration agreement between numerous telecommunication standardisation bodies

Aims to maintain and develop GSM and 3rd Generation Mobile Systems by providing Technical Specifications (TSGs)

Technical specifications (TSGs) for MBMS

TSG 22: TS 22.146 Requirements for MBMS TSG 23: TS 23.246 Architecture and functional description TSG 25: TS 25.446 UTRAN Interface Aspects TSG 26: TS 26.346 Codecs and Protocols TSG 29: TS 29.846 Procedure Description

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Minimum number of changes to existing infrastructure User Equipment: UE Radio Access Network: UTRAN/GERAN Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN ) Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) Broadcast-Multicast Service Centre: BM-SC

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 MBMS functions in two modes:

* available without subscription for all UEs in a cell

The Broadcast Mode The Multicast Mode

* requires subscription

The connection procedure The multicast mode

Subscription Service announcement Joining Session start MBMS notification Data transfer Session Stop Leaving

The broadcast mode

Service announcement Session Start MBMS notification Data transfer Session Stop

Service announcement

Operator may use different mechanisms to inform users about available MBMS services (service discovery)
Announcements are available also for those who are not subscribed

Service announcement Session Start MBMS notification Data transfer Session Stop

Location information may be used

Session start (network set up)

Establishes the needed network resources for the MBMS data transfer
Resources are reserved from both core network and radio access network

Service announcement Session Start MBMS notification Data transfer Session Stop

MBMS notification

Informs users about on-going or fothcoming services

available for all users with activated MBMS services

Service announcement Session Start MBMS notification Data transfer Session Stop

Data transfer

The data is transferred to the user equipments (UEs)

The UE is in connected mode

Service announcement Session Start MBMS notification Data transfer Session Stop

No ciphering
No retransmitting, so there may be some data loss

Session stop

The reserved network resources are released when theres no more data to be transferred

Service announcement Session Start MBMS notification Data transfer Session Stop

Subscription
Subscription

First the user starts a relationship with the operator by subscribing to a spesific MBMS service
After subscription the user may receive related MBMS service and operator may charge for it

Service announcement Joining Session start MBMS notification Data transfer Session Stop Leaving

Subscription can be made for example in the internet

Service announcement
Subscription

Same as in broadcast mode

Service announcement Joining Session start MBMS notification Data transfer Session Stop Leaving

Joining
Subscription

In the joining phase the user indicates to the network that he/she wants to specific multicast data stream
Joining can be made at any time Used for charging so authentication is needed

Service announcement Joining Session start MBMS notification Data transfer Session Stop Leaving

Session start
Subscription

Same as in broadcast mode with one exception:

The network decides whether a common channel for all UEs in a cell is used, or separate channel for each UE

Service announcement Joining Session start MBMS notification Data transfer Session Stop Leaving

MBMS notification Same as in the broadcast mode

Subscription Service announcement Joining Session start MBMS notification Data transfer Session Stop Leaving

Data transfer
Data is encrypted Otherwise same as in the broadcast mode

Session stop Same as in the broadcast mode

Leaving
Subscription

When user no longer wants to belong to a multicast group and receive data transfer
Doesnt unsubscribe the user from the service, just from the current data transfer Can be made any time

Service announcement Joining Session start MBMS notification Data transfer Session Stop Leaving

 Security: Network level or application level ciphering

MBMS Service Area.

System requirements at User Equipment. Codecs and protocols.

Mobility of user equipment

 IP multicast traffic can be received by mobile subcscribers already: However, IP multicast is transparent to UMTS system and ptp connection between each UE and GGSN is used. MBMS is transparent to end users (they have same experience as with ptp connections) but saves resources on the mobile operator side: optimization of the radio access For example in a sports event, playbacks can be broadcasted to all audience UEs automatically Operators can use MBMS to inform about new services