Patent ID: 7656834
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for receiving a point-to-multipoint service in a mobile terminal of a mobile communication system, the method comprising: receiving scheduling information from a network for discontinuously receiving point-to-multipoint service data, wherein the scheduling information is provided via a first common channel to a plurality of mobile terminals subscribing to the point-to-multipoint service; determining a time for receiving the point-to-multipoint service data in response to the scheduling information; and discontinuously receiving the point-to-multipoint service data in the mobile terminal through a second common channel, wherein the scheduling information comprises a service identifier for identifying the point-to-multipoint service, wherein the first common channel carries the scheduling information and the second common channel carries the service data that are mapped to the same physical channel, and wherein the first common channel is a Secondary MBMS Control Channel (S-MCCH), the second common channel is a MBMS Traffic Channel, and the physical channel is a Secondary Common Control Physical Channel (SCCPCH).