Apparatus, and associated method, for multicasting data in a radio communications system
US7149195B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/11
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating formation of a RANcast in a radio communication system. An identifier identifies when a selected number of mobile user endpoints within a cell of a radio communication system are to receive the same multicast data. When the number exceeds a selected threshold, a RANcast is implemented by a RANcast implementer in which a common channel is used to broadcast the multicast data to all the mobile user endpoints.
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