Method and system for a multicast service initiation in a communication system
US6876636B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and a system for multicast service notification in cellular telephone system to enable the cellular telephone systems to provide both multicast and point-to-point services are disclosed. Several embodiments describe the signaling interaction between an access network and subscriber stations belonging to a multicast group to allow the access network to properly notify the subscriber stations of a the multicast service. Such a signaling further allows the subscriber stations to recognize the multicast service notification to participate in the multicast service.
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