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MBMS. Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast in UMTS. T-111.550 Multimedia Seminar Carlos Herrero 55828H Osmo Tolvanen 46958L. Contents. What is MBMS and why Multicast/Broadcast is introduced to UMTS MBMS Standarisation in 3GPP Reference architecture model Functional entities to support MBMS
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MBMS Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast in UMTS T-111.550 Multimedia Seminar Carlos Herrero 55828H Osmo Tolvanen 46958L
Contents • 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
What is MBMS? • 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
Why Multicast/Broadcast is introduced to UMTS • 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.
Why Multicast/Broadcast is introduced to UMTS • “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
MBMS Standardisation in 3GPP • 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)
MBMS Standardisation in 3GPP 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”
Functional entities to support MBMS • 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
Functional entities to support MBMS User Equipment
Functional entities to support MBMS Radio Access Network
Functional entities to support MBMS Serving GPRS Support Node
Functional entities to support MBMS Gateway GPRS Support Node
Functional entities to support MBMS Broadcast/ Multicast Service Centre
MBMS service provisioning • MBMS functions in two modes: • The Broadcast Mode • * available without subscription for all UEs in a cell • The Multicast Mode • * requires subscription
MBMS service provisioning The connection procedure The broadcast mode The multicast mode
The broadcast mode 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 • Location information may be used
The broadcast mode 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
The broadcast mode MBMS notification • Informs users about on-going or fothcoming services • available for all users with activated MBMS services
The broadcast mode Data transfer • The data is transferred to the user equipments (UEs) • The UE is in connected mode • No ciphering • No retransmitting, so there may be some data loss
The broadcast mode Session stop • The reserved network resources are released when there’s no more data to be transferred
The multicast mode 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 • Subscription can be made for example in the internet
The multicast mode Service announcement • Same as in broadcast mode
The multicast mode Joining • 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
The multicast mode Session start • 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
The multicast mode MBMS notification • Same as in the broadcast mode Data transfer • Data is encrypted • Otherwise same as in the broadcast mode Session stop • Same as in the broadcast mode
The multicast mode Leaving • When user no longer wants to belong to a multicast group and receive data transfer • Doesn’t unsubscribe the user from the service, just from the current data transfer • Can be made any time
IP Multicast in UMTS: Main Open Issues • Security: Network level or application level ciphering • MBMS Service Area. • System requirements at User Equipment. • Codecs and protocols. • Mobility of user equipment
Conclusions and possible service solutions • 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