Method and apparatus for transmitting multiple multicast communications over a wireless communication network
US8532011B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and method for allocating bandwidth for multicast communications in a wireless communication network. The base station allocates certain bandwidth for handling multicast communications through a multicast communication channel. When a new multicast communication arrives, the base station assigns a predefined number of bandwidth to the multicast communication channel according to a predefined algorithm. A wireless device will monitor all slots in a multicast channel and discard all the packets not belonging to its call.
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