Patent ID: 9319847
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of content transmission based on multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) in a machine type communication (MTC), comprising: receiving a session start time from a MTC server; sending to a plurality of MTC devices a service announcement including the session start time; beginning to establish MBMS bearers to the plurality of MTC devices when the session start time is reached; and transmitting to the plurality of MTC devices via the MBMS bearers, MTC service contents coming from the MTC server; wherein the service announcement is sent to the plurality of MTC devices via the MBMS bearers at a fixed time point preconfigured to the plurality of MTC devices; and at the fixed time point, waking up the plurality of MTC devices to receive the service announcement via the MBMS bearers.