Patent ID: 7986950

Claim:
A method for transferring multimedia broadcasts/multicast services (MBMS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: determining a number of users in a cell to receive an MBMS service; using the determined number of users and cell condition information to determine whether a dedicated channel or a shared/common channel is to be used for the MBMS service; receiving MBMS data; and mapping the MBMS data to the determined dedicated or shared/common channel; wherein the determined dedicated or shared/common channel is at least based on a threshold test, wherein on a condition that the determined number of users is below a threshold, a dedicated channel is used for the MBMS and on a condition that the determined number of users is above the threshold, a shared/common channel is used for the MBMS, and wherein the shared/common channel includes a secondary common control physical channel (S-CCPCH).