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Method system and a network element for controlling point-to-multipoint transmission in a mobile communication system

US6912402B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 1999
Grant dateJun 28, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/06
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, a system and a network element for controlling the transmission of a message to be transmitted point-to-multipoint in a mobile communication system. In order to take the topically of the content of the message to be transmitted point-to-multipoint into account, a life time is determined for the message in the method and the message waiting to be transmitted is deleted from the buffer (210) in response to expiry of the life time.

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