Abstract
A cellular communication system comprises a management logic having broadcast mode logic; a plurality of wireless serving communication units operably coupled to the management logic; and a plurality of wireless subscriber communication units receiving signals from respective wireless serving communication units in an uni-cast mode of operation on a frequency channel comprising a plurality of downlink transmission resources. The broadcast mode logic applies a common cell identifier associated with broadcast transmissions from the plurality of wireless serving communication units thereby signalling to the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units that part or all of the transmission resource is to be configured or reconfigured for broadcast mode of operation.
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Claim
1. A cellular communication system comprising: management logic having broadcast mode logic; a plurality of wireless serving communication units operably coupled to the management logic; and a plurality of wireless subscriber communication units receiving signals from respective wireless serving communication units in an uni-cast mode of operation on a frequency channel comprising a plurality of downlink transmission resources; wherein the broadcast mode logic applies a common cell identifier associated with broadcast transmissions from the plurality of wireless serving communication units and comprises signalling logic for signalling to the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units that part or all of the downlink transmission resource is to be configured or re-configured for broadcast mode of operation using the common cell identifier.
2. The communication system of Claim 1, wherein the plurality of wireless serving communication units transmit the broadcast signal such that a composite broadcast signal is received by at least one of the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units from the plurality of wireless serving communication units.
3. The communication system of Claim 1 or Claim 2, wherein the broadcast mode logic is configured to select a ratio of available resource between uni-cast and broadcast communications to be supported by one or more of the plurality of wireless serving communication units.
4. The communication system of Claim 3, wherein the broadcast mode logic is configured to dynamically alter the ratio in response to one or more of the following: user demand, time of day, number of active users, active user profiles, services being supported.
5 the signalling comprises configuring or re-configuring the operation of the communication system in a discontinuous mode.
5. The communication system of any preceding Claim, wherein the common cell identifier is signalled to the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units via system information transmitted from at least one wireless serving communication unit on a common control channel.
6. The communication system of any preceding Claim, wherein a number of the plurality of downlink transmission resources comprise downlink timeslots and the broadcast mode logic configures or re-configures the operation of the communication system in a discontinuous mode .
7. The communication system of any preceding Claim, wherein the management logic allocates the common cell identifier to all of the downlink transmission resource thereby configuring or re-configuring one or more of the plurality of wireless serving communication units to support broadcast communication.
8. The communication system of any preceding Claim, wherein a wireless subscriber communication unit of the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units is configured to block a re-registration process to a different wireless serving communication unit when roaming between respective geographic areas when solely receiving broadcast communication.
9. The communication system of any preceding Claim, wherein the communication system is a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) cellular communication system
10. The communication system of any preceding Claim, wherein the communication system is a time division duplex code division multiple access cellular communication system
11. A wireless serving communication unit adapted to operate in the communication system of any preceding Claim
12. A management logic adapted to operate in the communication system of any preceding Claims 1 to 10
13. A wireless subscriber communication unit adapted to operate in the communication system of any preceding Claims 1 to 10
14. Management logic for a cellular communication system arranged to be operably coupled to a plurality of wireless serving communication units supporting communication in an uni-cast mode of operation to a plurality of wireless subscriber communication units on a frequency channel comprising a plurality of downlink transmission resources, wherein the management logic comprises: a broadcast mode logic that applies a common cell identifier associated with broadcast transmissions to the plurality of serving communication units; and signalling logic for signalling to the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units that part or all of the downlink transmission resource is to be configured or re-configured for broadcast mode of operation using the common cell identifier
15. Management logic of Claim 14, wherein the broadcast mode logic is configured to send a broadcast signal via the plurality of wireless serving communication units to at least one of the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units
16. Management logic of Claim 14 or Claim 15, wherein the broadcast mode logic selects a ratio of available resource between uni-cast and broadcast communications to be supported by one or more of the plurality of wireless serving communication units
17. Management logic of Claim 16, wherein the broadcast mode logic dynamically alters the ratio in response to one or more of the following: user demand, time of day, number of active users, active user profiles, one or more supported services
18. Management logic of any of preceding Claims 14 to17, wherein the broadcast mode logic signals the common cell identifier to the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units via system information transmitted from at least one wireless serving communication unit on a common control channel
19. Management logic of any of preceding Claims 14 to18, wherein a number of the plurality of downlink transmission resources comprise downlink timeslots and the broadcast mode logic configures or re-configures the communication system to a discontinuous mode of operation .
20, wherein the management logic is an Operations and Management Centre.
20 respective geographic areas supported by wireless serving communication units and solely receiving broadcast communication .
20. Management logic of any of preceding Claims 14 to19, wherein the management logic allocates the common cell identifier to all of the downlink transmission resource to configure or re-configure one or more wireless serving communication units to support broadcast communication .
21, wherein the management logic is arranged to support 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) communication.
22, wherein the communication system is a time division duplex code division multiple access cellular communication system.
24. A method of configuring a cellular communication system comprising management logic having a broadcast mode logic; the method comprising: supporting communication by at least one of a plurality of serving communication units to at least one of a plurality of wireless subscriber communication units on a frequency channel comprising a plurality of downlink transmission resources in an uni-cast mode of operation; applying a common cell identifier associated with broadcast transmissions to at least one of the plurality of serving communication units; and signalling to at least one of the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units that part or all of the downlink transmission resource is to be configured or re-configured for broadcast mode of operation.
25. The method of Claim 24, the method further comprising receiving a composite broadcast signal at the at least one of the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units from the plurality of wireless serving communication units.
26. The method of Claim 24 or Claim 25, further comprising selecting a ratio of available resource between uni-cast and broadcast communications to be supported by one or more of the plurality of wireless serving communication units.
27. The method of Claim 26, further comprising dynamically altering the ratio in response to one or more of the following: user demand, time of day, number of active users, active user profiles, services being supported.
28. The method of any of preceding Claims 24 to 27, wherein the common cell identifier is signalled to the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units via system information transmitted from at least one wireless serving communication unit on a common control channel.
29. The method of any of preceding Claims 24 to 28, wherein a number of the plurality of downlink transmission resources comprise downlink timeslots and
30 duplex code division multiple access cellular communication system.
30. The method of any of preceding Claims 24 to 29, 10 further comprising allocating the common cell identifier to all downlink transmission resource to configure or reconfigure one or more wireless serving communication units to support only broadcast communication.15 31. The method of any of preceding Claims 24 to 30, further comprising configuring or re-configuring an operation of a wireless subscriber communication unit to block a re-registration process to a different wireless serving communication unit when roaming between
32. The method of any of preceding Claims 24 to 31, 25 wherein the communication system is a 3rd Generation', 'Partnership Project (3GPP) cellular communication system.
33. The method of any of preceding Claims 24 to 32, wherein the communication system is a time division
34. Management logic for a cellular communication system arranged to be operably coupled to a plurality of wireless serving communication units supporting communication in an uni-cast mode of operation to a plurality of wireless subscriber communication units on a frequency channel comprising a plurality of downlink transmission resources, the management logic comprising broadcast mode logic comprising executable program code, the program code operable for: supporting communication by at least one of a plurality of serving communication units to at least one of a plurality of wireless subscriber communication units on a frequency channel comprising a plurality of downlink transmission resources in an uni-cast mode of operation; applying a common cell identifier associated with broadcast transmissions to at least one of the plurality of serving communication units; and signalling to at least one of the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units that part or all of the downlink transmission resource is to be configured or re-configured for broadcast mode of operation.
35. A computer program product comprising program code for supporting communication in an uni-cast mode of operation to a plurality of wireless subscriber communication units on a frequency channel comprising a plurality of downlink transmission resources, the computer program product comprising program code for: supporting communication by at least one of a plurality of serving communication units to at least one of a plurality of wireless subscriber communication units on a frequency channel comprising a plurality of downlink transmission resources in an uni-cast mode of operation; applying a common cell identifier associated with broadcast transmissions to at least one of the plurality of serving communication units; and signalling to at least one of the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units that part or all of the downlink transmission resource is to be configured or re-configured for broadcast mode of operation.']
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