Patent ID: 8649312
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of a user equipment (UE) for providing, to a base station, multimedia broadcast and multicast service (MBMS) counting information, the method comprising: (a) receiving, from the base station, a multimedia broadcast and multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) area configuration message; (b) changing MBMS selected services information during a radio resource control (RRC)-connected state, by selecting or terminating a first service requiring MBMS counting; (c) transmitting, to the base station, an MBMS modification request message including a first list of selected services and a second list of terminated services; (d) changing an RRC connection state from the RRC-connected state to an RRC-idle state; (e) changing the MBMS selected services information during the RRC-idle state, by selecting or terminating a second service requiring MBMS counting; and (f) transmitting, to the base station, an RRC connection request message including a third list of selected services and a fourth list of terminated services.