Signalling for offloading broadcast services from a mobile network

A user equipment (3) configured for accessing a mobile network providing services carried on at least a first frequency carrier, said user equipment comprising:

• a reception interface (5) for receiving a downlink signal issued by the mobile network on the frequency carrier;
• a processor (9) configured for detecting at least one system information block within the received downlink signal, said system information block comprising cross-carrier signaling information indicating a resource location corresponding to a broadcast service provided by a non-unicast network on a second frequency carrier being disjoint from the first frequency carrier;
• the processor being further configured for obtaining on-carrier signaling information related to at least a first broadcast service provided by the non-unicast network on the second frequency carrier, based on the resource location indicated in the system information block and accessing said first broadcast service based on the on-carrier signaling information via the reception interface.

A system comprising:

• a base station (2) of a mobile network providing services carried on at least a first frequency carrier, said base station being configured for issuing a downlink signal on a first frequency carrier, said downlink signal comprising cross-carrier signaling information indicating a resource location corresponding to a broadcast service provided by a non-unicast network on a second frequency carrier being disjoint from the first frequency carrier;
• a transmitter (1) of the non-unicast network configured for transmitting on-carrier signaling information related to at least a first broadcast service provided by the non-unicast network on the second frequency carrier, the on-carrier signaling information being broadcasted based on the resource location indicated by the cross-carrier signaling information, said transmitter being further configured for broadcasting the first broadcast service based on the on-carrier signaling information.