Methods for tranporting a plurality of media streams over a shared MBMS bearer in a 3GPP compliant communication system
US9392576B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/45
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An infrastructure device in a 3GPP compliant system performs a method transporting a plurality of media streams over a shared MBMS bearer. The 3GPP compliant system includes a RAN partitioned into a plurality MBMS services areas, wherein each MBMS service area has at least one already existing shared MBMS bearers for transporting the media streams. The infrastructure device: receives a first request to transmit a first media stream to a first communication group; identifies a shared MBMS bearer in a first 3GPP MBMS service area that is already transporting a second media stream to a second communication group; and determines whether the shared MBMS bearer has sufficient capacity to transport both the first media stream and the second media stream simultaneously. When the shared MBMS bearer has sufficient capacity, the infrastructure device simultaneously sends both the first media stream and the second media stream on the shared MBMS bearer.
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