Radio communication system and method

A method for transmitting a plurality of Multimedia Broadoast/Multicast Service (MBMS) services from a network to a mobile terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• establishing a point-to-multipoint radio bearer (RB) and transmitting one or more MBMS services associated with the established point-to-multipoint radio bearer;
• transmitting point-to-point radio bearer setup information to the mobile terminal to establish a point-to-point radio bearer for transmitting one or more MBMS services associated with the point-to-point radio bearer;
• starting transmission of a highest priority MBMS service associated with the point-to-multipoint radio bearer if the mobile terminal is not able to receive all MBMS services associated with the point-to-multipoint radio bearer, wherein the highest priority MBMS service is determined by prioritizing the one or more MBMS services associated with the point-to-multipoint radio bearer and point-to-point radio bearer;
• rejecting setup of the point-to-point radio bearer when the point-to-point radio bearer is being established or receiving a request for releasing the point-to-point radio bearer from the mobile terminal when the point-to-point radio bearer already exists if the mobile terminal is not able to receive a higher priority MBMS service because reception of the point-to-point radio bearer of a lower priority MBMS service is blocking or inhibiting reception of the point-to-multipoint radio bearer of the higher priority MBMS service;
• and
• receiving an MBMS modification request message for terminating the one or more MBMS services if reception of the prioritized one or more MBMS services by the mobile terminal is blocked or inhibited by the one or more MBMS services provided via the point-to-point radio bearer,
• wherein the prioritized one or more MBMS services are transmitted to the network with an identifier for each MBMS service in an order arranged according to priority of each of the one or more MBMS services.

An apparatus for receiving a plurality of Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) services in a mobile terminal from a network in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

• a receiver configured to establish a point-to-multipoint radio bearer (RB) and receiving one or more MBMS services associated with the established point-to-multipoint radio bearer, the receiver further receiving point-to-point radio bearer setup information from the network to establish a point-to-point radio bearer receiving one or more MBMS services associated with the point-to-point radio bearer;
• and
• a processor configured to prioritize the one or more MBMS services associated with the point-to-multipoint radio bearer and the one or more MBMS services associated with the point-to-point radio bearer and determining whether the mobile terminal is able to receive all MBMS services associated with the point-to-multipoint radio bearer,
• wherein ongoing reception of a lower priority MBMS service associated with the point-to-multipoint radio bearer is terminated and a highest priority MBMS service associated with the point-to-multipoint radio bearer starts to be received if the mobile terminal is not able to receive all MBMS services associated with the point-to-multipoint radio bearer,
• wherein if the mobile terminal is not able to receive a higher priority MBMS service because reception of the point-to-point radio bearer of the lower priority MBMS service is blocking or inhibiting the reception of the point-to-multipoint radio bearer of the higher priority MBMS service, setup of the point-to-point radio bearer is rejected when the point-to-point radio bearer is being established or a request for releasing the point-to-point radio bearer is transmitted when the point-to-point radio bearer already exists,
• wherein the mobile terminal requests the network to terminate the one or more MBMS services using a MBMS modification request message if reception of the prioritized one or more MBMS services is blocked or inhibited by the one or more MBMS services provided via the point-to-point radio bearer, and
• wherein the prioritized one or more MBMS services are transmitted to the network with an identifier for each MBMS service in an order arranged according to priority of each of the one or more MBMS services.

A network for transmitting a plurality of Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) services from a network to a mobile terminal in a wireless communication system, the network comprising:

• a transmitter configured to:
• establish a point-to-multipoint radio bearer (RB) and transmitting one or more MBMS services associated with the established point-to-multipoint radio bearer;
• transmit point-to-point radio bearer setup information to the mobile terminal to establish a point-to-point radio bearer for transmitting one or more MBMS services associated with the point-to-point radio bearer;
• and
• start transmission of a highest priority MBMS service associated with the point-to-multipoint radio bearer if the mobile terminal is not able to receive all MBMS services associated with the point-to-multipoint radio bearer,
• wherein the highest priority MBMS service is determined by prioritizing the one or more MBMS services associated with the point-to-multipoint radio bearer and point-to-point radio bearer,
• wherein if the mobile terminal is not able to receive a higher priority MBMS service because reception of the point-to-point radio bearer of a lower priority MBMS service is blocking or inhibiting the reception of the point-to-multipoint radio bearer of the higher priority MBMS service, setup of the point-to-point radio bearer is rejected when the point-to-point radio bearer is being established or a request for releasing the point-to-point radio bearer is transmitted when the point-to-point radio bearer already exists,
• wherein the mobile terminal requests the network to terminate the one or more MBMS services using a MBMS modification request message if reception of the prioritized one or more MBMS services is blocked or inhibited by the one or more MBMS services provided via the point-to-point radio bearer, and
• wherein the prioritized one or more MBMS services are transmitted to the network with an identifier for each MBMS service in an order arranged according to priority of each of the one or more MBMS services.