Providing a multicast service in a communication network
US7423986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Providing a multicast service includes maintaining multicast service information at an application server. The multicast service information describes a multicast service having an associated subscriber, and the multicast service is operable to deliver multicast content from a multicast source. A cell supporting a user device associated with the subscriber is determined, and creation of a bearer path for the multicast service is initiated. Delivery of the multicast content to the user device is enabled using the bearer path.
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