Patent ID: 8959230
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. In a communication system supporting broadcast services, a method comprising: pre-configuring a first infrastructure element with capability information for a first broadcast service, wherein pre-configuring the first infrastructure element comprises accessing a configuration database comprising the capability information for the first broadcast service, and wherein the capability information comprises a mapping between a BCMCS_ID and an IP multicast address; in response to a request from a mobile station for the first broadcast service, the first infrastructure element broadcasting the capability information to the mobile station in an overhead message in a control channel via an air interface; further in response to the request from the mobile station for the first broadcast service, setting up the first broadcast service between the first infrastructure element and a second infrastructure element by transmitting a setup message including the capability information from the first infrastructure element to the second infrastructure element, wherein the second infrastructure element comprises an upstream infrastructure element; further in response to the request from the mobile station for the first broadcast service and based on the setup message, receiving data packets corresponding to the first broadcast service from the second infrastructure element, wherein the data packets comprise a flow treatment corresponding to the capability information accessed from the configuration database; and broadcasting the data packets corresponding to the first broadcast service from the first infrastructure element to the mobile station, wherein the mobile station is operable to receive the broadcast of the data packets based on previously receiving the broadcast of the capability information accessed from the configuration database.