Multimedia broadcast multicast service: new transmission schemes and related challenges

Author

Gruber, Markus ; Zeller, Dietrich

Volume

49

Issue

12

fYear

2011

fDate

12/1/2011 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

176

Lastpage

181

Abstract

MBMS (Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service) is a service offered by 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) cellular networks for the distribution of multimedia content and competes with technologies like DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting - Handhelds) and DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting). For MBMS in LTE (Long Term Evolution), 3GPP discussed two different radio transmission schemes: one with cells transmitting in an uncoordinated way and one with cells synchronously transmitting such that signals from several cells are perceived as one signal at the user terminal. We will discuss related challenges such as the choice of a suitable transmission scheme, the coordination of base stations for the synchronized transmission of content, and mobility between areas of different transmission schemes.

Keywords

3G mobile communication; Long Term Evolution; cellular radio; digital multimedia broadcasting; digital video broadcasting; 3GPP; 3rd generation partnership project; DMB; DVB-H; LTE; MBMS; base stations; cellular networks; digital multimedia broadcasting; digital video broadcasting-handhelds; long term evolution; multimedia broadcast multicast service; multimedia content distribution; radio transmission; transmission schemes; Base stations; Digital multimedia broadcasting; Encoding; Layout; Protocols; Radiation detectors; Synchronization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCOM.2011.6094023

Filename

6094023