Method and apparatus for providing broadcast services
US8446850B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
0References
18Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network element (for providing multimedia broadcast multicast services (MBMS) over a communication system that comprises a broadcast multicast service centre (BM-SC) wherein the network element comprises logic for allocating broadcast control plane traffic to at least one first radio network control entity dedicated to handle control plane traffic and allocating broadcast data plane traffic to at least one second radio network control entity dedicated to handle data plane traffic.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.