Method for discovering a broadcast multicast services (BCMCS) controller in a packet data network
First Claim
1. A method for providing broadcast/multicast services (BCMCS) to a mobile terminal (MT) in a packet data network the method comprising steps of:
- receiving at a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server from the MT, a request message for requesting an IP address of a primary BCMCS controller that serves the packet data network;
retrieving at the DHCP server the IP address of the primary BCMCS controller;
sending a response message from the DHCP server to the MT, the response message including the IP address of the primary BCMCS controller; and
sending a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request message from the MT to the primary BCMCS controller for requesting BCMCS services, the HTTP request message including a location information and an access type indicator of the MT.
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Abstract
A method and a packet data network for providing broadcast/multicast services (BCMCS) to a mobile terminal (MT). The method receives at a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server from the MT, for requesting an IP address of a primary BCMCS controller that serves the packet data network. The method retrieves the IP address of the primary BCMCS controller and responds to the MT with a response message from the DHCP server to the MT, the response message includes the IP address of the primary BCMCS controller. Next, the MT uses the IP address of the primary BCMCS controller and sends a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request message from the MT to the primary BCMCS controller for requesting BCMCS services, the HTTP request message including a location information and an access type indicator of the MT. Afterwards, a list of available BCMCS programs is provided to the MT.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for providing broadcast/multicast services (BCMCS) to a mobile terminal (MT) in a packet data network the method comprising steps of:
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receiving at a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server from the MT, a request message for requesting an IP address of a primary BCMCS controller that serves the packet data network;
retrieving at the DHCP server the IP address of the primary BCMCS controller;
sending a response message from the DHCP server to the MT, the response message including the IP address of the primary BCMCS controller; and
sending a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request message from the MT to the primary BCMCS controller for requesting BCMCS services, the HTTP request message including a location information and an access type indicator of the MT. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A packet data network for providing broadcast/multicast services (BCMCS) to a mobile terminal (MT), the packet data network comprises:
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a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server receiving from the MT a request message for requesting an IP address of a primary BCMCS controller that serves the packet data network; and
a primary BCMCS controller for providing BCMCS services to the MT, wherein the primary BCMCS controller receives an HTTP request message from the MT for requesting BCMCS services, the HTTP request message including a location information and an access type indicator of the MT. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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