Patent ID: 7440425
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. For use in a wireless network, a mobile station capable of receiving multicast data transmissions broadcast in a coverage area of a base station, said mobile station comprising: a transceiver capable of receiving a broadcast service parameters message from said base station, said broadcast service parameters message capable of providing information to said mobile station in one or more fields; a memory capable of storing said information sent in said fields of said broadcast service parameters message; a processor capable of reading a value of a flag within said broadcast service parameters message and overwriting in said memory said information associated with select ones of said fields based on said value of said flag; and wherein said broadcast service parameters message includes only said select fields having updated information and said processor is further capable of overwriting said information associated with said select fields with said updated information and maintaining said information associated with other ones of said fields in said memory when said flag is set to a first value.