Evolved node B resource management based on interest indicators

A system comprising:

• a non-transitory memory device storing:
• a plurality of processor-executable instructions, and
• information identifying that one or more first user devices, currently connected to a network device via a particular band, should continue to communicate via the particular band when a connection threshold, associated with the particular band, has been exceeded,
• the particular band being associated with a multicast service that provides multicast content to the one or more first user devices via the particular band;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the processor-executable instructions, wherein executing the processor-executable instructions causes the processor to:
• determine that the connection threshold has been exceeded;
• identify a second user device, currently connected to the network device via the particular band, that should no longer communicate via the particular band when the connection threshold has been exceeded;
• and
• prevent the second user device from communicating via the particular band based on determining that the connection threshold has been exceeded and identifying the second user device.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a server device, an indication that a user device has attached to a network device via a particular band,
• the particular band being associated with a multicast service used to provide the user device with multicast content via the particular band;
• determining, by the server device, that a connection threshold has been exceeded based on receiving the indication that the user device has attached to the network device via the particular band, the connection threshold specifying a particular quantity of connected user devices via the particular band;
• determining, by the server device, whether a multicast interest indicator (MII) has been received from the user device;
• causing, by the server device, the network device to transmit data to the user device via the particular band, after the connection threshold has been exceeded, when determining that the MII has been received from the user device;
• and
• preventing, by the server device, the user device from communicating via the particular band, after the connection threshold has been exceeded, when determining that the MII has not been received from the user device.