Cellular communication system and method for broadcast communication
First Claim
1. A cellular communication system comprising:
- a management function having a broadcast mode function;
a plurality of wireless serving communication units operably coupled to the management function; and
a plurality of wireless subscriber communication units receiving signals from respective wireless serving communication units in an uni-cast mode of operation on a frequency channel comprising a plurality of downlink transmission resources;
wherein the broadcast mode function applies a common cell identifier associated with broadcast transmissions from the plurality of wireless serving communication units and comprises means for signalling to the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units that part or all of the downlink transmission resource is to be configured or re-configured for broadcast mode of operation using the common cell identifier.
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Abstract
A cellular communication system comprises a management function having a broadcast mode function; a plurality of wireless serving communication units operably coupled to the management function; and a plurality of wireless subscriber communication units receiving signals from respective wireless serving communication units in an uni-cast mode of operation on a frequency channel comprising a plurality of downlink transmission resources. The broadcast mode function applies a common cell identifier associated with broadcast transmissions from the plurality of wireless serving communication units thereby signalling to the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units that part or all of the transmission resource is to be configured or re-configured for broadcast mode of operation.
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32 Claims
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1. A cellular communication system comprising:
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a management function having a broadcast mode function;
a plurality of wireless serving communication units operably coupled to the management function; and
a plurality of wireless subscriber communication units receiving signals from respective wireless serving communication units in an uni-cast mode of operation on a frequency channel comprising a plurality of downlink transmission resources;
wherein the broadcast mode function applies a common cell identifier associated with broadcast transmissions from the plurality of wireless serving communication units and comprises means for signalling to the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units that part or all of the downlink transmission resource is to be configured or re-configured for broadcast mode of operation using the common cell identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A management function for a cellular communication system arranged to be operably coupled to a plurality of wireless serving communication units supporting communication in an uni-cast mode of operation to a plurality of wireless subscriber communication units on a frequency channel comprising a plurality of downlink transmission resources,
wherein the management function comprises: -
a broadcast mode function that applies a common cell identifier associated with broadcast transmissions to the plurality of serving communication units; and
means for signalling to the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units that part or all of the downlink transmission resource is to be configured or re-configured for broadcast mode of operation using the common cell identifier. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of configuring a cellular communication system comprising a management function having a broadcast mode function;
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the method comprising;
supporting communication by at least one of a plurality of serving communication units to at least one of a plurality of wireless subscriber communication units on a frequency channel comprising a plurality of downlink transmission resources in an uni-cast mode of operation;
applying a common cell identifier associated with broadcast transmissions to at least one of the plurality of serving communication units; and
signalling to at least one of the plurality of wireless subscriber communication units that part or all of the downlink transmission resource is to be configured or re-configured for broadcast mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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