Capability extensions for multimedia broadcast multicast services

A method implemented in a terminal for supporting a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service, MBMS, for the terminal, the method comprising:

• the terminal sending, to a base station, an information element informing the base station of a combination of bands, which the terminal supports for carrier aggregation, wherein the information element comprises information from which the base station derives MBMS reception capabilities of the terminal;
• wherein the terminal supports MBMS reception for any carrier configurable as a serving cell for the terminal according to the combination of bands in the information element.

A base station for a mobile communication network and for supporting a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service, MBMS, for a terminal, the base station comprising:

• a receiver for receiving, from the terminal, an information element informing the base station of a combination of bands, which the terminal supports for carrier aggregation, wherein the terminal supports MBMS reception on any carrier configurable as a serving cell for the terminal according to the combination of bands in the information element;
• a processing circuit configured to derive, from the received information element, MBMS reception capabilities of the terminal, and for determining, from the MBMS reception capabilities of the terminal derived from the information element one or more carriers configurable by the base station as serving cell of the terminal, such that the terminal is enabled to receive at least one MBMS.

A terminal for a wireless communication network and for supporting a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service, MBMS, for the terminal, the terminal comprising:

• a transmitter for sending, to a base station, an information element informing the base station of a combination of bands, which the terminal supports for carrier aggregation, wherein the information element comprises information from which the base station derives MBMS reception capabilities of the terminal;
• wherein the terminal supports MBMS reception for any carrier configurable as a serving cell for the terminal according to the combination of bands in the information element.