Patent ID: 9693274
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A user equipment (UE), comprising circuitry configured to: inform an evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network (EUTRAN) that the UE will receive Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (MBMS) services on an MBMS carrier; switch from a primary serving cell to the MBMS carrier to receive MBMS services, wherein the circuitry is configured to receive unicast services from the primary serving cell while receiving MBMS services from the MBMS carrier; receive Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) information from the MBMS carrier to verify MBMS control channel (MCCH) information or to receive a change notification regarding MCCH information; and switch back to the primary serving cell after reception of the MBMS services from the MBMS carrier; wherein the circuitry is further configured to inform the primary serving cell of Physical Downlink Control Channel Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) information for switching to the MBMS carrier.