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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2024
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventor:
Horst Thomas Belling, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/40 (2018.01); H04W 76/20 (2018.01); H04W 76/50 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/40 (2018.02); H04W 76/20 (2018.02); H04W 76/50 (2018.02);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for selectively maintain a multicast and broadcast service (MBS) session as active even though packets may not be received for at least a predetermined period of time. In the context of a method, the method includes determining that an MBS session is to remain active. The method also includes providing an MBS session create request that includes a description for the MBS session. The MBS session create request further includes an indication that the MBS session is not to be deactivated in the event that incoming packets are not detected for a period of time.