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Identification of UE counting results in eMBMS

  • US 9,277,434 B2
  • Filed: 07/06/2012
  • Issued: 03/01/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed by a base station of reporting Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) counting results, comprising:

  • receiving, by the base station, from a Multi-cell/Multicast Coordination Entity (MCE), a base station counting request, the base station counting request including an update time and an identifier for each of one or more MBMS services;

    transmitting, by the base station, to UEs supported by the base station, corresponding user equipment (UE) counting requests to determine whether each of the UEs is either receiving or wants to receive the one or more MBMS services;

    if no counting results are received from the supported UEs within a defined reporting window for the one or more identified MBMS services, transmitting, to the MCE, an empty list of service identifiers; and

    if counting results are received from the supported UEs for the one or more identified MBMS services within the defined reporting window, transmitting, to the MCE, a report, the report including;

    a determined quantity of UEs for each of the one or more identified services; and

    the update time from the received request.

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