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Communication method and system for MBMS interest indication communication

  • US 10,447,489 B2
  • Filed: 01/23/2015
  • Issued: 10/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A master base station device comprising:

  • a transceiver circuit configured to communicate with a secondary base station device and provide control plane connectivity to a user device whilst user plane connectivity is provided to the user device by the secondary base station device;

    wherein the transceiver circuit is further configured to receive a desired multimedia broadcast/multicast service, MBMS, interest indication message from the user device; and

    a processor configured to determine that the MBMS service is to be provided by a cell of the secondary base station which is not currently serving the user device;

    wherein the transceiver circuit is further configured to send the MBMS interest indication message to the secondary base station; and

    wherein the processor is further configured to add the cell that will provide the MBMS service to a group of secondary base station cells that are currently serving the user device or for handing over the user device from a current serving cell of the secondary base station to the secondary base station cell that will provide the MBMS service.

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