Method and Apparatus for Mass Software Download in Mobile Communication Systems, and Mobile Communication System Supporting the Mass Software Download
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Abstract
Mass software download in a mobile communication system, in order to supply a plurality of terminals with the same download data, is performed as a multimedia broadcast/multicast service activated by the system when download data to be mass downloaded become available. The apparatus comprises a download management unit arranged to receive the software data to be downloaded from a service provider and provided with storage units for storing the download data and information about the class of terminal to which the software is to be offered, and a multimedia broadcast/multicast service centre connected with the download management unit and with a packet traffic entry node in the system. The service centre receives the download data and the information about the terminals, from said unit, to organizes the software data according to a multimedia broadcast/multicast service protocol and manages service provision.
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35 Claims
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16. A method for performing a mass terminal reconfiguration in a mobile communication system to supply a plurality of terminals with a same download data, comprising:
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delivering the data to a set of the plurality of terminals after the data becomes available; using a single link between a radio access network and a common network; and using a common radio channel between the radio access network and the set of the terminals, wherein the set of terminals is at least part of the plurality of terminals, and wherein the set of terminals are to receive the data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for performing in a mobile communication system a mass terminal reconfiguration to supply a plurality of terminals with the same download data, comprising:
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a first download management unit arranged to communicate with a download data provider that recognizes the availability of the data to be mass downloaded and receives the data from the provider, the first unit operatively connected with a storage unit that stores the received data and a terminal class indicating at least part of the plurality of terminals to which the data is to be offered; and a service center operatively connected with the first unit and operatively connected with an entry node for packet traffic in the system, and arranged to receive from the first unit the data and the terminal class, wherein the service center organizes the data according to a multimedia broadcast/multicast service protocol and starts a service provision when the data is available. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A mobile communication system offering a mass terminal reconfiguration service, comprising:
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a first download management unit arranged to communicate with a download data provider, the first unit recognizes the availability of download data to be mass downloaded and receives the data from the provider; a storage unit operatively connected to the first unit, the storage unit stores the data and a terminal class indicating at least part of the plurality of terminals to which the data is to be offered; a service center operatively connected with the first unit and operatively connected with an system entry node providing packet services, and arranged to receive from the first unit the data and the terminal class; and a plurality of terminals configured to distinguish the mass terminal reconfiguration service from a different multimedia broadcast/multicast service provided in the system, and arranged to receive the data via a common radio channel for a radio access network, wherein the service provision is managed by the service center via a single link from the system entry node towards the radio access network, wherein the service center organizes the download data according to a multimedia broadcast/multicast service protocol and starts a service provision when the data is available, and wherein each terminal is associated to a user having subscribed to mass terminal reconfiguration service. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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