Patent ID: 8649795
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing control information for a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) in network access equipment, comprising: separating a multicast control channel (MCCH) of an MBMS transmission into a first portion and a second portion; placing in the first portion information related to the second portion, wherein information in the first portion comprises modulation and coding information of the second portion; and placing in the second portion information related to receiving a multicast traffic channel (MTCH) portion of the MBMS transmission, wherein the information in the second portion related to receiving the MTCH portion of the MBMS transmission is at least one of: scheduling information for at least one MTCH portion of the MBMS transmission; or modulation and coding information for at least one MTCH portion of the MBMS transmission.