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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2003
Sung Uk Moon, Yokosuka, JP;
Takehiro Nakamura, Yokosuka, JP;
Minami Ishii, Yokohama, JP;
Shinji Ueda, Yokosuka, JP;
Sung Uk Moon, Yokosuka, JP;
Takehiro Nakamura, Yokosuka, JP;
Minami Ishii, Yokohama, JP;
Shinji Ueda, Yokosuka, JP;
NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The object of the present invention is to provide a base station, a mobile stationand a radio network controllerwhich can reduce the load on the radio network controllerduring multicast communication. The base stationsupporting multicast communication comprises a response signal relayconfigured to transfer response signals transmitted from a plurality of mobile stationsto a radio network controller. The response signals respond to a control signal for a multicast group. The response signal relaytransfers only a predetermined number of response signals to the radio network controller. Any following response signals are retained.