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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2016
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Xiang Xu, Jiangsu, CN;
Devaki Chandramouli, Plano, TX (US);
David Navratil, Helsinki, FI;
Curt Wong, Bellevue, WA (US);
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatus and computer program products for providing broadcast/multicast services. A method at least partially implemented at an application server comprises transmitting a resource request message to a first broadcast/multicast control node (BM-CN), requesting an allocation of broadcast resource for delivering a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) user service; transmitting a further resource request message to a second BM-CN, requesting a further allocation of broadcast resource for delivering the MBMS user service; receiving a first response message from the first BM-CN and a second response message from the second BM-CN, the first response message indicating a first broadcast resource allocated by the first BM-CN for the MBMS user service, and the second response message indicating a second broadcast resource allocated by the second BM-CN for the MBMS user service; and indicating information about the second broadcast resource to the first BM-CN and/or indicating information about the first broadcast resource to the second BM-CN. Methods at the BM-CN and a RAN network node, and corresponding apparatus are also provided.