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Dynamic switching of streaming service between broadcast and unicast delivery

US11071089B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY · FI

Inventors

Devaki Chandramouli · Plano, US
David Navratil · Helsinki, FI
Curt Wong · Bellevue, US
Rainer Liebhart · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 28, 2016
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 8, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W76/20
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various communication systems may benefit from a dynamic streaming service. For example, certain streaming services may benefit from an improvement in the switching between broadcast delivery and unicast delivery for a streaming service in a cellular system. A method includes receiving information about a streaming service. The method also includes determining by a network entity in a radio access network whether to deliver data for the streaming service via multimedia broadcast or unicast based on the information and predetermined criteria for evaluating the information. In addition, the method includes triggering a sending of the data via the multimedia broadcast or the unicast.

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