Efficient broadcast and multicast transmission over shared downlink channels
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1. A method for transmission of broadcast- and/or multicast-data within a mobile communication system, preferably according to HSDPA technology (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), wherein the communication system has a multitude of mobile terminals, wherein selectable terminals within a radio cell of the communication system are combined as a group of terminals and that the group of terminals is assigned a common group identifier which serves as destination address for the data transmission, wherein the data transmission is performed only once per group.
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Method for transmission of broadcast- and/or multicast-data within a mobile communication system, preferably according to HSDPA technology (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), wherein the communication system has a multitude of mobile terminals (UE) is characterized in that—regarding a high level of efficiency of data transmission—selectable terminals (UE) within a radio cell of the communication system are combined as a group of terminals (UE) and that the group of terminals is assigned a common group identifier which serves as destination address for the data transmission.
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- 1. A method for transmission of broadcast- and/or multicast-data within a mobile communication system, preferably according to HSDPA technology (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), wherein the communication system has a multitude of mobile terminals, wherein selectable terminals within a radio cell of the communication system are combined as a group of terminals and that the group of terminals is assigned a common group identifier which serves as destination address for the data transmission, wherein the data transmission is performed only once per group.
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