SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BEARER CHANGE
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a change of a bearer, the system comprising:
- a bearer change notifying entity adapted to acquire information that the bearer needs to be changed, and send a bearer change notice to a bearer change control entity; and
the bearer change control entity adapted to determine and control a conversion between a unicast mode and a multicast mode according to the received bearer change notice.
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Abstract
A system and a device for controlling bearer change are provided. The system includes a bearer change notifying entity and a bearer change control entity. The bearer change notifying entity is adapted to acquire information that a bearer needs to be changed, and send a bearer change notice to the bearer change control entity. The bearer change control entity is adapted to determine and control conversion from a multicast bearer mode to a unicast bearer mode or conversion from the unicast bearer mode to the multicast bearer mode according to the received bearer change notice. Further, a method for controlling bearer change is also provided. The system, the device, and the method are capable of sensing changes in multicast capability and user will and establishing the unicast/multicast bearer mode for data transmission
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20 Claims
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1. A system for controlling a change of a bearer, the system comprising:
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a bearer change notifying entity adapted to acquire information that the bearer needs to be changed, and send a bearer change notice to a bearer change control entity; and the bearer change control entity adapted to determine and control a conversion between a unicast mode and a multicast mode according to the received bearer change notice. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A bearer change notifying entity, comprising:
- a bearer change acquiring module and a sending module, wherein;
the bearer change acquiring module is adapted to acquire information that a bearer needs to be changed, and send a bearer change indication to the sending module; and the sending module is adapted to send a bearer change notice to a bearer change control entity according to the received bearer change indication. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
- a bearer change acquiring module and a sending module, wherein;
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12. A bearer change control entity, comprising:
- a receiving module and a unicast/multicast establishment control module, wherein;
the receiving module is adapted to receive a bearer change notice from a bearer change notifying entity, and send the received bearer change notice to the unicast/multicast establishment control module; and the unicast/multicast establishment control module is adapted to determine and control a conversion of a bearer mode between a unicast mode and a multicast mode according to the bearer change notice from the receiving module. - View Dependent Claims (13)
- a receiving module and a unicast/multicast establishment control module, wherein;
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14. A method for controlling bearer change, comprising:
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receiving, by a bearer change control entity, a bearer change notice sent by a bearer change notifying entity when the bearer change notifying entity acquires information that a bearer needs to be changed; and determining and controlling, by the bearer change control entity, a conversion of a bearer mode between a unicast mode and a multicast mode according to the received bearer change notice. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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