Patent ID: 7398091
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) to a roaming user equipment (UE) comprising: receiving a request from the UE to subscribe to an MBMS service; in response to receiving the request, conveying to the UE a Temporary Mobile Group Identity (TMGI) associated with the MBMS service and with a first network associated with the MBMS server; receiving information associated with a registration of the UE with a second network, wherein each TMGI allocated by the second network is different from the TMGI associated with the MBMS service and the first network; receiving, by the MBMS server, MBMS data associated with the MBMS service; and conveying the MBMS data and the TMGI associated with the first network to the UE via the second network.