Abstract: A channel type switching method for Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service (MBMS) point-to-point (P-t-P) channel and point-to-multi point (P-t-M) channel is provided. When a user equipment (UE) moves to a cell in a drift radio network controller (DRNC) with an Iur interface, the DRNC decides to switch between a common channel and a dedicated channel and then notifies a serving radio network controller (SRNC) of MBMS channel type and common channel parameters.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 14, 2003
Date of Patent:
March 24, 2009
Assignees:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Beljing Samsung Telecom R&D Center
Inventors:
Hong Wang, Detao Li, Chunying Sun, Xiaoqiang Li