Method and apparatus for provision of broadcast service information
First Claim
1. In a wireless communication system supporting a broadcast service, a method comprising:
- providing a service ID to identify the broadcast service;
sending the service ID to a base station;
configuring a broadcast service parameters message at the base station that includes the service ID;
transmitting the broadcast service parameters message to a mobile station; and
using the service ID in the broadcast service parameters message at the mobile station to determine availability of the broadcast service in an adjacent sector.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for the provision of broadcast service information is disclosed. In a wireless communication system supporting a broadcast service, a service ID is provided to identify the broadcast service. The service ID is sent to a base station. The base station configures a broadcast service parameters message that includes the service ID. The base station then transmits the broadcast service parameters message to a mobile station. The mobile station receives the broadcast service parameters message and uses the service ID in the broadcast service parameters message to determine availability of the broadcast service in an adjacent sector.
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38 Claims
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1. In a wireless communication system supporting a broadcast service, a method comprising:
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providing a service ID to identify the broadcast service;
sending the service ID to a base station;
configuring a broadcast service parameters message at the base station that includes the service ID;
transmitting the broadcast service parameters message to a mobile station; and
using the service ID in the broadcast service parameters message at the mobile station to determine availability of the broadcast service in an adjacent sector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A base station for use in a wireless communication system supporting a broadcast service, wherein the base station is receiving a first broadcast service identified by a first service ID, and wherein the base station has a neighbor base station receiving a second broadcast service identified by a second service ID, and wherein the base station is configured to implement a method comprising:
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receiving the second service ID that identifies the second broadcast service;
configuring neighbor configuration data that relates to the second broadcast service;
configuring a broadcast service parameters message that includes the second service ID and the neighbor configuration data; and
transmitting the broadcast service parameters message to a mobile station currently receiving the first broadcast service. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A mobile station for use in a wireless communication system supporting a broadcast service, wherein the mobile station is in a first sector of a first base station approaching a second sector of a second base station, and wherein the mobile station is configured to implement a method comprising:
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receiving a first broadcast service identified by a first service ID from the first base station;
receiving a broadcast service parameters message that includes a second service ID and neighbor configuration data, wherein the second service ID identifies a second broadcast service available in the second sector;
examining the neighbor configuration data that relates to the second broadcast service; and
determining, based on the neighbor configuration data, whether the first service ID and the second service ID identify the same broadcast content whereby reception of the broadcast content is continued in the second sector. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A wireless apparatus, comprising:
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means for providing a service ID to identify the broadcast service;
means for sending the service ID to a base station;
means for configuring a broadcast service parameters message at the base station that includes the service ID;
means for transmitting the broadcast service parameters message to a mobile station; and
means for using the service ID in the broadcast service parameters message at the mobile station to determine availability of the broadcast service in an adjacent sector.
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