Patent ID: 9119175
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for handling Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) dynamic scheduling information in a network terminal of a wireless communication system, the method comprising: generating a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element for carrying an MBMS dynamic scheduling information, the MAC Control Element containing EPI (Ending Point Index) fields, wherein each EPI field corresponds to one MBMS service transmitted on an Multicast Channel (MCH), and each EPI field is set to an index indicating an ending sub-frame used by the corresponding MBMS service in a current scheduling period of the MCH; and setting one of the EPI fields to a maximum value that all bits of the EPI field could represent to indicate that there is no sub-frame scheduled for the corresponding MBMS service in the current scheduling period if the corresponding MBMS service has no data for transmission in the current scheduling period.