Patent ID: 9686654
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a gateway configured for communicative coupling to an antenna, wherein the gateway is configured to establish a first broadcast/multicast session with a base station for wirelessly receiving at least one broadcast or multicast service, wherein the at least one broadcast or multicast service is for wireless reception by user equipment using a second broadcast/multicast session established between the user equipment and the base station, wherein the second broadcast/multicast session bypasses the gateway, wherein the gateway is configured to establish a communication session for providing information received in the first broadcast/multicast session to the user equipment, and wherein the first broadcast/multicast session is terminated at the gateway; and a first session manager for the gateway, wherein the first session manager is configured to provide signaling to establish the first broadcast/multicast session in response to the gateway determining that the user equipment has attached to the gateway and the first session manager identifying the at least one broadcast or multicast service associated with user equipment.