Patent ID: 9277371
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a reporting server and via a first multicast/broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN), respective reports on content items being accessed by a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices through the first MBSFN; determining, by the reporting server, for each content item being accessed, whether each of the plurality of UE devices is accessing the content item; grouping, by the reporting server, the plurality of UE devices based on the accessed content items such that at least one content item is accessed by a first group of UE devices and not accessed by a second group of UE devices; and sending, by the reporting server, data representing the first and second groups to a broadcast video provisioning system (BVPS); receiving, by the BVPS, the data representing the first and second groups of UE devices; determining, by the BVPS, an amount of available broadcast bandwidth of the first MBSFN and bandwidth requirements of all of the content items accessed by the first and second groups of UE devices; and analyzing, by the BVPS, to determine whether changes to configuration of the MBSFN or the broadcasting of the content items is required.