Patent ID: 7962089

Claim:
A radio network, comprising: a cell broadcast system configured to broadcast network policies, the cell broadcast system including a cell broadcast entity, the cell broadcast entity being a terminal authorized to send the network policies to be broadcast, the cell broadcast system further including a cell broadcast center, the cell broadcast center being communicatively coupled to the cell broadcast entity, the cell broadcast center being configured for connecting the cell broadcast entity to a radio network controller, the cell broadcast system being configured for selecting between broadcasting the network policies in selected cells or broadcasting the network policies in all cells connected to the radio network controller, the cell broadcast system being configured for supporting a first type of cell broadcast scheduling in which contents of broadcast messages are independently encrypted, the cell broadcast system also being configured for supporting a second type of broadcast scheduling in which security aware broadcast channels are supported, wherein said security aware broadcast channels are configured for being unlocked via keys of at least one terminal of the radio network; a first group of radio nodes, said first group of radio nodes being communicatively coupled to the cell broadcast system, the first group of radio nodes being configured to receive the broadcast network policies in a first format, the first group of radio nodes further configured to transmit the broadcast network policies in a second format; and a second group of radio nodes, said second group of radio nodes being communicatively coupled to the first group of radio nodes, the second group of radio nodes being configured for receiving the transmitted network policies in the second format from the first group of radio nodes.