Equipment and method for providing broadcast/multicast service in mobile communications
US8363584B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communications controller according to the present invention includes a network interface, and a control unit for, when the network interface receives a request information for requesting establishment of a new multicast communications flow, judging whether or not the new multicast communications flow can be established with respect to a base station, based on communications quality parameters of the other multicast communications flows already established with a plurality of base stations, and a communications quality parameter of the new multicast communications flow, the new multicast communications flow being to be transferred by way of the base station, and establishing the new multicast communications flow if result of the judgment on the base station is YES, the new multicast communications flow being to be transferred by way of the base station.
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