Patent ID: 9713122
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method for Multicast Control Channel (MCCH) acquisition in a User Equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service in a first MBMS Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) area; acquiring an MCCH message corresponding to the first MBSFN area at each modification period of the MCCH, wherein the MCCH message includes control information of MBMS services; expressing interest in reception of a new MBMS service in a second MBSFN area; and monitoring an MCCH notification if the second MBSFN area is different from the first MBSFN area and not monitoring the MCCH notification if the second MBSFN area is the same as the first MBSFN area, wherein the MCCH notification is used to announce changes in MCCH messages.