Methods and apparatuses for managing simultaneous unicast and multicast/broadcast services in a wireless communication system

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for transmitting, upon initial connection with a wireless communication system, a first message indicating one or more downlink capabilities of a user equipment (UE) including one or more of:
• (i) an indication of a unicast capability in a range of a category 1 to a category 8, and (ii) an indication of a multicast/broadcast capability in a range of a category 1 to a category 8;
• means for transmitting a second message indicating that the UE is receiving or is about to receive a multicast/broadcast;
• and
• means for receiving, as a result of the first message and the second message, data scheduled in accordance with one or more predetermined rules.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• transmit, upon initial connection with a wireless communication system, a first message indicating one or more downlink capabilities of a user equipment (UE) including one or more of:
• (i) an indication of a unicast capability in a range of a category 1 to a category 8, and (ii) an indication of a multicast/broadcast capability in a range of a category 1 to a category 8;
• transmit a second message indicating that the UE is receiving or is about to receive a multicast/broadcast service;
• and receive, as a result of the first message and the second message, data scheduled in accordance with one or more predetermined rules;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor for storing data.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for causing a computer to:

• transmit, upon initial connection with a wireless communication system, a first message indicating one or more downlink capabilities of a user equipment (UE) including one or more of:
• (i) an indication of a unicast capability in a range of a category 1 to a category 8, and (ii) an indication of a multicast/broadcast capability in a range of a category 1 to a category 8;
• transmit a second message indicating that the UE is receiving or is about to receive a multicast/broadcast service;
• and
• receive, as a result of the first message and the second message, data scheduled in accordance with one or more predetermined rules.

A method for operating by a network entity in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a first message indicating one or more downlink capabilities of the UE upon initial connection of the UE with the wireless communication system including one or more of:
• (i) an indication of a unicast capability in a range of a category 1 to a category 8, or (ii) an indication of a multicast/broadcast capability in a range of a category 1 to a category 8;
• receiving a second message from the UE indicating that the UE is receiving or is about to receive a multicast/broadcast service;
• and
• scheduling downlink data for the UE in accordance with one or more predetermined rules in response to the first message and the second message.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a first message indicating one or more downlink capabilities of the UE upon initial connection of the UE with a wireless communication system including one or more of:
• (i) an indication of a unicast capability in a range of a category 1 to a category 8, or (ii) an indication of a multicast/broadcast capability in a range of a category 1 to a category 8;
• means for receiving a second message from the UE indicating that the UE is receiving or is about to receive a multicast/broadcast service;
• and
• means for scheduling downlink data for the UE in accordance with one or more predetermined rules in response to the first message and the second message.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• receive, from a user equipment (UE), a first message indicating one or more downlink capabilities of the UE upon initial connection of the UE with a wireless communication system including one or more one of:
• (i) an indication of a unicast capability in a range of a category 1 to a category 8, or (ii) an indication of a multicast/broadcast capability in a range of a category 1 to a category 8;
• receive a second message from the UE indicating that the UE is receiving or is about to receive a multicast/broadcast service;
• and schedule downlink data for the UE in accordance with one or more predetermined rules in response to the first message and the second message;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor for storing data.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for causing a computer to:

• receive, from a user equipment (UE), a first message indicating one or more downlink capabilities of the UE upon initial connection of the UE with a wireless communication system including one or more of:
• (i) an indication of a unicast capability in a range of a category 1 to a category 8, or (ii) an indication of a multicast/broadcast capability in a range of a category 1 to a category 8;
• receive a second message from the UE indicating that the UE is receiving or is about to receive a multicast/broadcast service;
• and
• schedule downlink data for the UE in accordance with one or more predetermined rules in response to the first message and the second message.