Method of transmitting and handling CountingResponse message and related communication device

摘要

A method of transmitting CountingResponse message for a mobile device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises steps of receiving a CountingRequest message from a network; activating security between the mobile device and a network in the wireless communication system; and transmitting a CountingResponse message to the network.

主权项

1. A method of transmitting CountingResponse message for a mobile device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving a CountingRequest message for counting a number of mobile devices which are receiving or interested in a MBMS service from a network; activating security between the mobile device and the network in the wireless communication system for the network to authenticate and identify messages sent by the mobile device; and encrypting a CountingResponse message and transmitting the CountingResponse message to the network, wherein the step of transmitting the CountingResponse message to the network comprises not transmitting the CountingResponse message to the network during a radio resource control (RRC) procedure and transmitting the CountingResponse message to the network after the RRC procedure; wherein the step of activating the security between the mobile device and the network in the wireless communication system comprises:
receiving a SecurityModeCommand message from the network; andtransmitting a SecurityModeComplete message to the network in response to the received SecurityModeCommand message.