APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTICAST/BROADCAST SERVICE IN BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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1. A method for receiving a Multicast/Broadcast Service (MBS) at a user terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting an MBS request message to a content server and receiving an MBS response message including broadcast information from the content server; and
establishing an MBS connection with a base station for a transmission of contents.
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Abstract
Provided is an apparatus and method for providing a Multicast/Broadcast Service MBS service in a broadband wireless communication system. In a method for receiving an MBS service at a user terminal in a broadband wireless communication system, an MBS request message is transmitted to a content server, and an MBS response message including broadcast information is received from the content server. An MBS connection with a base station is established for transmission of contents.
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1. A method for receiving a Multicast/Broadcast Service (MBS) at a user terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting an MBS request message to a content server and receiving an MBS response message including broadcast information from the content server; and establishing an MBS connection with a base station for a transmission of contents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing a Multicast/Broadcast Service (MBS) at a base station in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of:
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when a burst reservation request message for an MBS burst is received from an MBS controller, allocating the MBS burst to an MBS traffic transmission period; and establishing an MBS connection with a user terminal for content transmission. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for providing a Multicast/Broadcast Service (MBS) at an MBS controller in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of:
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receiving broadcast information from a content server; allocating an MBS burst on a basis of the received broadcast information; and generating and transmitting a burst reservation request message including MBS burst allocation information to a base station. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for providing a Multicast/Broadcast Service (MBS) at a content server in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of:
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when contents are received from a content provider, generating a service guide using the received contents; when an MBS request message is received from a user terminal, transmitting an MBS response message including the generated service guide to the user terminal; and when a content request message for one or more contents is received from the user terminal, transmitting corresponding contents to an MBS controller. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An apparatus for providing a Multicast/Broadcast Service (MBS) in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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a user terminal that transmits/receives an MBS request message/an MBS response message and establishes an MBS connection with a base station for a content transmission; and a content server that, upon receiving contents from a content provider, generates a service guide using the received contents and, upon receiving the MBS request message from the user terminal, performs a user authentication and a service registration on the user terminal and then transmits the MBS response message including the generated service guide to the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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