Patent ID: 7197333
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a UE (User Equipment) to receive control information of a specific broadcast service in a mobile communication system including at least one UE, a plurality of cells containing the at least one UE, and a base station controller for managing at least one of the plurality of cells and providing other broadcast services via the plurality of cells, comprising the steps of: a) checking a paging indicator channels of the at least one UE, and determining whether there exists a paging signal associated with the broadcast service; b) if the paging signal associated with the broadcast service is detected, receiving the paging signal; c) identifying paging information including ID (MBMS Identifier) information allocated to differentiate between the specific broadcast service and the other broadcast services and a paging response indicator for determining a transmission channel scheme associated with the specific broadcast service; and d) receiving response messages from the at least one UE, upon receiving the paging response indicator, and establishing a DCCH (Dedicated Control CHannel) connection mode when a number of the at least one UE that transmitted the response messages is less than a predetermined value.