METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST SERVICE CLASSIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION

摘要

A system ( 100 ) and methods ( 400, 500 ) for alerting user equipment devices ( 116 ) in a wireless communication network ( 102 ) to broadcasts while limiting the amount of power that must be consumed in order to ascertain if the user equipment devices ( 116 ) have subscribed to the broadcasts are provided. A communication indicator ( 300 ) that is compatible with UMTS protocols and includes, in addition to paging indicators, one or more broadcast category indicator codes ( 304 ) is provided. Devices receiving the communication indicator ( 300 ) are able to ascertain based on the broadcast category indicator codes ( 304 ) whether there is a need to expend further power in determined whether they are subscribed to the broadcast.