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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
May. 30, 2012
Bongyong Song, San Diego, CA (US);
Yih-hao Lin, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark A. Maggenti, San Diego, CA (US);
Kirankumar Anchan, San Diego, CA (US);
Bongyong Song, San Diego, CA (US);
Yih-Hao Lin, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark A. Maggenti, San Diego, CA (US);
Kirankumar Anchan, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to group communications over multimedia broadcast-multicast services (MBMS). An embodiment of the disclosure establishes a first multicast flow and assigns a second multicast flow, wherein the second multicast flow contains signaling and media for at least one group call, and wherein the first multicast flow is configured to send information regarding activity on the second multicast flow. An embodiment of the disclosure monitors a first multicast flow for an announce message regarding a first group call, and upon receipt of the announce message, switches to a second multicast flow that contains signaling and media for the first group call.