| 发明名称 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN MULTICAST/BROADCAST AND UNICAST SERVICE |
| 摘要 |
Embodiments of the claimed subject matter provide a method and apparatus for switching between multicast/broadcast and unicast service. Some embodiments of the method include determining a number of first users in a first cell receiving one or more first sessions for unicasting content in response to a second user in the first cell requesting the content. Some embodiments of the method also include assigning the first and second users to a second session for broadcasting or multicasting time-aligned content in response to the number of first users being larger than a threshold. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2014177504(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.06.26 |
| 申请号 |
US201213722317 |
申请日期 |
2012.12.20 |
| 申请人 |
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA, INC. |
发明人 |
Sayeed Zulfiquar;Grinshpun Edward |
| 分类号 |
H04W4/06 |
主分类号 |
H04W4/06 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A method, comprising:
determining a number of first users in a first cell receiving at least one first session for unicasting content in response to a request for the content from a second user in the first cell; and assigning the first and second users to a second session for broadcasting or multicasting time-aligned content in response to the number of first users being larger than a first threshold. |
| 地址 |
Murray Hill NJ US |
