Patent ID: 11937272
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A multicast and broadcast-session management function (MB-SMF) in a wireless communication system, the MB-SMF comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to control to:
receive, from an application function (AF) through a network exposure function/multicast and broadcast service function (NEF/MBSF), multicast and broadcast service (MBS) information including a service type indicating whether the service is a broadcast service or a multicast service,
determine that the service is the broadcast service based on the service type,
select an access and mobility management function (AMF) based on an MBS service area, and
transmit, to the AMF, a resource setup request for an MBS session.