Regulating broadcast overhead messages within a wireless communications network

摘要

Aspects of regulating broadcast overhead messages within a wireless communications network are disclosed. In an example, an access network periodically sends a message advertising an announced multicast session on each of a plurality of carriers, the message indicating that the announced multicast session is being carried on a target carrier among the plurality of carriers. The access network determines whether to cease transmission of the periodic message within each non-target carrier based on a number of times the periodic message has been sent in each of the plurality of carriers, and ceases transmission of the periodic message within each non-target carrier based on the determining step.

主权项

1. A method of advertising a multicast session within a wireless communications network, comprising:
determining, at an access terminal, that an access network has ceased transmission, on a carrier to which the access terminal is currently tuned, of a periodic message advertising an announced multicast session that is being carried on a target carrier other than the carrier to which the access terminal is currently tuned; sending, to the access network, a request for the access network to retransmit the periodic message; and receiving at least one re-transmission of the periodic message.