Patent ID: 8340012
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A device for controlling the access of a user equipment to MBMS broadcast services in a mobile (tele)communication network comprising a radio access network, the device comprising: i) detection means for determining whether general information, related to a MBMS service and broadcast by said radio access network, contains configuration information relating to the configuration of a MICH notification transport channel dedicated to said MBMS service, and ii) control means responsive to a failure to detect said configuration information in said general information, for forcing said user equipment to periodically monitor a MCCH logical channel which carries control information related to said MBMS service in order to retrieve information necessary for accessing said MBMS service; and responsive to a detection that said general information includes said configuration information for suggesting to said user equipment to monitor said MICH channel in order to retrieve update information for said MCCH channel making it possible to monitor said channel, so as to retrieve said information necessary for accessing said MBMS service.