Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Procedures for Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Services
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorKao-Peng Chou
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Abstract
A method in a user equipment (UE) for managing reception of multicast and/or broadcast services (MBS) includes transmitting (702) an MBS interest indication to a base station corresponding to an MBS service of interest. The method also includes receiving (704) an acknowledgement of the MBS interest indication from the base station. Further, the method includes starting (706) to provide feedback related to the MBS service in response to receiving the acknowledgement.
Claims21
A method implemented in a user equipment (UE) for managing reception of multicast and/or broadcast services (MBS), the method comprising:
- transmitting, to a base station, an MBS interest indication corresponding to an MBS service of interest;
- receiving, by the processing hardware from the base station, an acknowledgement of the MBS interest indication;
- and
- monitoring for downlink control information for the MBS service;
- and
- receiving data packets for the MBS service in accordance with the downlink control information.
A user equipment (UE) including processing hardware and configured to:
- transmit, to a base station, an MBS interest indication corresponding to an MBS service of interest;
- monitor for downlink control information for the MBS service;
- and
- receive data packets for the MBS service in accordance with the downlink control information.
A method in a base station for managing transmission of multicast and/or broadcast services (MBS), the method comprising:
- receiving from a UE, an MBS interest indication corresponding to an MBS service of interest;
- transmitting downlink control information for the MBS service to the UE, the downlink control information including an attachment scrambled with an identifier of the MBS service;
- and
- transmitting to the UE, an acknowledgement of the MBS interest indication.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.