Method and radio communication system for the transmission of useful information as a service to several user stations

A method for transmitting payload information in a radio communication system having a radio network controller, a base station and subscriber stations, with the base station being connected to the subscriber stations via a radio communication interface, the method comprising:

• connecting the radio network controller to an access facility of a core network and to the base station;
• making the payload information available as a service to the subscribers, the payload information being made available from the access network, via the radio network controller and the base station;
• sending a request notification to at least some of the subscriber stations, requesting that the subscriber stations reply before the payload information is transmitted to the subscribers stations;
• and
• transmitting the payload information to subscriber stations from which a reply was received.

A radio communication system for transmitting payload information as a service to a plurality of subscriber stations, comprising:

• a radio network controller connected to an access facility of a core network;
• a base station connected to the radio network controller;
• subscriber stations connected to the base station via a radio communication interface;
• a supply unit to make the payload information available as a service to a plurality of subscribers stations;
• a request unit to send a request notification to at least some of the subscriber stations requesting that the subscriber stations reply before the the payload information is transmitted to the subscriber stations;
• and
• a transmit unit to transmit the payload information to subscriber stations from which a reply was received.

A method for transmitting payload information in a radio communication system having a base station connected to subscriber stations via a radio communication interface, the method comprising:

• making the payload information available as a service to the subscribers, the payload information being made available via the base station;
• sending a request notification to at least some of the subscriber stations, requesting that the subscriber stations reply before the payload information is transmitted to the subscriber stations;
• and
• transmitting the payload information to subscriber stations from which a reply was received.