Patent ID: 8345638
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method implemented by a mobile terminal in a mobile communication network for maintaining service continuity for a broadcast service as the mobile terminal moves from a single frequency network service area to a single cell service area, said method comprising: receiving a boundary indication at the mobile terminal transmitted by an access node in a boundary region of said single frequency network service area indicating that the mobile terminal has entered said boundary region; performing a predetermined service continuity action in response to receipt of said boundary indication to maintain service continuity for said broadcast service in the event that the mobile terminal leaves said single frequency network service area, wherein said predetermined service continuity action comprises initiating a single-cell transmission for said broadcast service in a target cell, wherein said target cell is outside of said single frequency network service area; and receiving at the mobile terminal both said single-cell transmission concurrently with a single frequency network transmission in said single frequency network service area.