System and method for provisioning broadcast and multicast services in a wireless network
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1. For use in a wireless network capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile stations in a coverage area of the wireless network, a method of provisioning broadcast services and multicast services in one of the mobile stations, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection of a program to be transmitted by a base station at a subsequent predetermined time;
generating a BCMC Request Order based on the selection; and
sending the BCMC Request Order to the base station to request transmission of the program at the subsequent predetermined time.
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A method of provisioning broadcast services and multicast services in a mobile station is provided. The method includes receiving a selection of a program to be transmitted by a base station at a subsequent predetermined time. A BCMC Request Order is generated based on the selection. The BCMC Request Order is sent to the base station to request transmission of the program at the subsequent predetermined time.
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1. For use in a wireless network capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile stations in a coverage area of the wireless network, a method of provisioning broadcast services and multicast services in one of the mobile stations, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of a program to be transmitted by a base station at a subsequent predetermined time;
generating a BCMC Request Order based on the selection; and
sending the BCMC Request Order to the base station to request transmission of the program at the subsequent predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. For use in a wireless network capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile stations in a coverage area of the wireless network, a mobile station operable to have broadcast services and multicast services provisioned by a base station, the mobile station comprising:
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a timer operable to automatically activate the mobile station a specified amount of time prior to a predetermined time; and
a BC/MC file operable to store a program transmitted by the base station at the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. For use in a wireless network capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile stations in a coverage area of the wireless network, a method of provisioning broadcast services and multicast services in the mobile stations, the method comprising:
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receiving a BCMC Request Order from at least one of the mobile stations, the BCMC Request Order comprising a request for transmission of a program to be transmitted by the base station at a subsequent predetermined time;
scheduling transmission of the program to the mobile station; and
transmitting the program to the mobile station at the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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