Method and apparatus for mitigating control channel error

摘要

Methods and apparatuses are provided that include decoding multicast broadcast communications where scheduling information related to a multicast channel is not properly received over a control channel. Media access control (MAC) packets can be decoded to determine whether a MAC subheader indicates the packet relates to a logical channel by indicating an associated channel identifier. Where the channel identifier of the MAC packet matches that of a requested logical channel, data in the MAC packet can be provided to a communications layer. Subsequent packets can be processed and provided to the communications layer until a different channel identifier is encountered.

主权项

1. A method for receiving multicast broadcast data in a wireless network, comprising:
receiving multicast broadcast data in one or more signals; determining whether an error occurs in receiving scheduling information related to the multicast broadcast data; decoding a media access control (MAC) layer subheader in a MAC layer packet corresponding to at least a portion of the multicast broadcast data when it is determined that the error occurs; and determining whether a channel identifier in the MAC layer subheader corresponds to a requested channel identifier of a requested channel.