Patent ID: 9107186
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting evolved Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (eMBMS) using multiple carriers of a wireless communications system, the method comprising: transmitting, from a base station on a secondary carrier, Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) on a Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) signal; transmitting, from the base station on a primary carrier, information used for acquiring a Multicast Control Channel (MCCH) of the MBMS; transmitting, from the base station on the primary carrier, at least unicast signaling; and conveying the information for acquiring the MCCH using dedicated signaling on the primary carrier for one or more backwardly-compatible carriers carrying eMBMS signals, while conveying the information for acquiring an MCCH using common signaling on the primary carrier for one or more non-backwardly compatible carriers carrying eMBMS signaling.