Reducing an occurrence of false grants for a multicast session within a wireless communications network

A method of granting a floor to an access terminal initiating a multicast session within a wireless communication system operating in accordance with a wireless communication protocol, comprising:

• receiving an announce message announcing a given multicast session;
• determining whether the received announce message indicates whether sufficient resources are available to support the given multicast session;
• and
• sending an announce acknowledgment (ACK) message that indicates an acceptance or rejection of the given multicast session, in response to the received announce message, based on the determining step.

An access network within a wireless communication system operating in accordance with a wireless communication protocol, comprising:

• means for receiving an announce message to be transmitted to a plurality of access terminals, the received announce message configured to announce a given multicast session;
• means for determining whether sufficient resources are available to support the given multicast session;
• means for configuring the received announce message to convey whether sufficient resources are available to support the given multicast session based on the determination of the means for determining;
• and
• means for transmitting the configured received announce message to the plurality of access terminals.

An access terminal within a wireless communication system operating in accordance with a wireless communication protocol, comprising:

• means for receiving an announce message announcing a given multicast session;
• means for determining whether the received announce message indicates whether sufficient resources are available to support the given multicast session;
• and
• means for sending an announce acknowledgment (ACK) message that indicates an acceptance or rejection of the given multicast session, in response to the received announce message, based on the determination of the means for determining.

An access network within a wireless communication system operating in accordance with a wireless communication protocol, comprising:

• logic configured to receive an announce message to be transmitted to a plurality of access terminals, the received announce message configured to announce a given multicast session;
• logic configured to determine whether sufficient resources are available to support the given multicast session;
• logic configured to configure the received announce message to convey whether sufficient resources are available to support the given multicast session based on the determination of the logic configured to determine;
• and
• logic configured to transmit the configured announce message to the plurality of access terminals.

An access terminal within a wireless communication system operating in accordance with a wireless communication protocol, comprising:

• logic configured to receive an announce message announcing a given multicast session;
• logic configured to determine whether the received announce message indicates whether sufficient resources are available to support the given multicast session;
• and
• logic configured to send an announce acknowledgment (ACK) message that indicates an acceptance or rejection of the given multicast session, in response to the received announce message, based on the determination of the logic configured to determine.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including program code stored thereon, the program code configured to operate within an access network of a wireless communication system operating in accordance with a wireless communication protocol, comprising:

• program code to receive an announce message to be transmitted to a plurality of access terminals, the received announce message configured to announce a given multicast session;
• program code to determine whether sufficient resources are available to support the given multicast session;
• program code to configure the received announce message to convey whether sufficient resources are available to support the given multicast session based on the determination of the program code to determine;
• and
• program code to transmit the configured announce message to the plurality of access terminals.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including program code stored thereon, the program code configured to operate within an access terminal of a wireless communication system operating in accordance with a wireless communication protocol, comprising:

• program code to receive an announce message announcing a given multicast session;
• program code to determine whether the received announce message indicates whether sufficient resources are available to support the given multicast session;
• and
• program code to send an announce acknowledgment (ACK) message that indicates an acceptance or rejection of the given multicast session, in response to the received announce message, based on the determination of the program code to determine.