Patent ID: 8730858
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a radio station in a communication system that utilizes a frequency dispersion mechanism to reduce the risk of overloading and/or increased signaling on all frequencies when a point-to-multipoint service transmission is simultaneously terminated for a plurality of mobile terminals, the method comprising for each of said plurality of mobile terminals: terminating a first service on a first radio frequency channel; selecting a second radio frequency channel; engaging in a second service on the second radio frequency; performing a frequency dispersion procedure after a configurable time delay relative to the termination of the first service, wherein the configurable time delay is based on a prioritization scheme linked to at least one of a current state of the radio station, a next state of the radio station and a characteristic of the second service to be engaged in following the termination of the first service.