Patent ID: 8477707
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for decoding a short transmission identifier in a network that supports multimedia broadcast/multicast services (MBMS), the method comprising: transmitting, from the network to a user equipment (UE), service information containing MBMS modified services information and MBMS unmodified services information related to MBMS services, the service information comprising at least one service identifier, wherein the MBMS services have two Service Types including a Multicast Service Type and a Broadcast Service Type, and wherein the UE selects an MBMS service among the MBMS services, wherein the selected MBMS service is of the Broadcast Service Type using an MBMS point-to-point radio bearer; receiving, by the network, at least one short transmission identifier and version information, wherein the at least one short transmission identifier references at least one service identifier of the service information, and wherein the version information is associated with a version of the service information; and decoding the least one short transmission identifier based upon the version information to identify the at least one service identifier.