Method of and apparatus for transmitting multimedia broadcast multicast service reception status

A method, in a base station of a wireless communication network, of requesting for a transmission of a multimedia broadcast multicast service reception status message, the method comprising:

• transmitting a radio resource control message to a terminal, the radio resource control message comprising indication information for identifying at least one multimedia broadcast multicast service requiring the terminal to transmit a reception status, wherein the radio resource control message is a multicast broadcast single frequency network area configuration message, and the transmitting further comprises:
• transmitting the multicast broadcast single frequency network area configuration message to the terminal over a multicast control channel,
• wherein the indication information in the radio resource control message indicates that the terminal is required to transmit the multimedia broadcast multicast service reception status message, and indication information in a previously received radio resource control message indicates that the terminal is not required to transmit a multimedia broadcast multicast service reception status message.

An apparatus, in a base station of a wireless communication network, for requesting for a transmission of a multimedia broadcast multicast service reception status message, comprising:

• a radio resource control message transmitter, configured to transmit a radio resource control message to a terminal, the radio resource control message comprising indication information for identifying at least one multimedia broadcast multicast service requiring the terminal to transmit a reception status, wherein the radio resource control message is a multicast broadcast single frequency network area configuration message, and the transmitting further comprises:
• transmitting the multicast broadcast single frequency network area configuration message to the terminal over a multicast control channel,
• wherein the indication information in the radio resource control message indicates that the terminal is required to transmit the multimedia broadcast multicast service reception status message, and indication information in a previously received radio resource control message indicates that the terminal is not required to transmit a multimedia broadcast multicast service reception status message.