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Communication system, communication method and mobile station

US7532578B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 2003
Grant dateMay 12, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W8/22
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The object of the present invention is to provide a communication system which makes it possible to avoid a control load from being generated while effectively utilizing the reception capabilities of mobile stations. The communication system includes a category manager 11 configured to categorize reception capability values showing reception capabilities necessary for receiving multicast data in the mobile stations, a reception capability collector 33 configured to collect the reception capability values of the mobile stations, a decider 34 configured to decide a hierarchical structure of the multicast data from a plurality of categories corresponding to the collected reception capability values of the mobile stations and a transmitter 31 configured to transmit the multicast data using the decided hierarchical structure.

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