Patent ID: 8638706
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing soft combining scheduling information associated with a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS service) comprising: setting up, by a network controller, a multicast of the MBMS service at each Node B of a plurality of Node Bs, wherein the plurality of Node Bs comprise a serving Node B and a neighbor Node B; determining, by the network controller, a start time for a multicast of the MBMS service by the neighbor Node B; determining, by the network controller, an indicator that identifies a specific time as the start time for a multicast of the MBMS service by the neighbor Node B; conveying, by the network controller, a Transmission Time Interval size of a transmission that may be soft combined to a user equipment via the serving Node B; and conveying, by the network controller, the indicator to a user equipment via the serving Node B.