Patent ID: 9591459
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method for signaling a broadcast of a message, the method comprising: determining that a first message is to be broadcast in a cell, wherein the first message includes a list of authorized access classes and a subcategory of wireless communication devices targeted by barring indications; generating a second message that is a System Information Type 3 message, the second message comprises an indication that the first message is to be broadcast, wherein the indication comprises a System Information Type 21 indicator when a WHERE field is not included in the System Information Type 3 message, and wherein the indication indicates a System Information Type 9 message has been broadcast when the WHERE field is included in the System Information Type 3 message; and broadcasting the second message to general packet radio service (GPRS) and non-GPRS wireless communication devices.