Method and system for implementing multimedia broadcast/multicast service
US8521196B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and a system for implementing MBMS. According to embodiments of the present invention, the MBMS are born on different multimedia broadcast multicast bearers; each multimedia broadcast multicast bearers corresponds to a multimedia broadcast multicast area; an association relationship between the different multimedia broadcast multicast bearers of MBMS of a same type is set at a network side; when the UE switches between different multimedia broadcast multicast areas, the network side provides the UE with the multimedia broadcast multicast bearer of the multimedia broadcast multicast area where the UE is located currently according to the association relationship between the multimedia broadcast multicast bearers corresponding to the MBMS request by the UE. The method and the system in accordance with the present invention can support MBMS better.
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