SHARED BROADCAST
First Claim
1. A method of wireless communication of a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- determining to acquire a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service;
tuning to a frequency provided by a first mobile network operator (MNO) to which the UE is not a subscriber in order to receive the MBMS service via a carrier shared by the first MNO and at least one other MNO; and
receiving the MBMS service on the frequency via the carrier shared by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO.
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Abstract
A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for delivering content to end user via shared broadcast are provided. The apparatus may be a UE that determines to acquire a MBMS service. The UE tunes to a frequency provided by a first MNO to which the UE is not a subscriber in order to receive the MBMS service via a carrier shared by the first MNO and at least one other MNO. The UE receives the MBMS service on the frequency via the carrier shared by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO. The shared carrier may have a common SFN timing with respect to the first MNO and the at least one other MNO. The shared carrier may include a shared MBMS SDL carrier. The shared carrier may include a standalone shared carrier for receiving the MBMS service and control information associated with the MBMS service.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of wireless communication of a user equipment (UE), comprising:
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determining to acquire a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service; tuning to a frequency provided by a first mobile network operator (MNO) to which the UE is not a subscriber in order to receive the MBMS service via a carrier shared by the first MNO and at least one other MNO; and receiving the MBMS service on the frequency via the carrier shared by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
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provisioning a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service on a frequency provided by a first mobile network operator (MNO) via a carrier shared by the first MNO and at least one other MNO; providing control information for acquiring the MBMS service; and providing the MBMS service on the frequency via the carrier shared by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus being a user equipment (UE), comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to; determine to acquire a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service; tune to a frequency provided by a first mobile network operator (MNO) to which the UE is not a subscriber in order to receive the MBMS service via a carrier shared by the first MNO and at least one other MNO; and receive the MBMS service on the frequency via the carrier shared by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to; provision a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service on a frequency provided by a first mobile network operator (MNO) via a carrier shared by the first MNO and at least one other MNO; provide control information for acquiring the MBMS service; and provide the MBMS service on the frequency via the carrier shared by the first MNO and the at least one other MNO. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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