METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST AND MULTICAST SERVICE (MBMS) IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

A method and apparatus for providing a multimedia broadcast and multicast service (MBMS) in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A method for receiving a multimedia broadcast and multicast service (MBMS) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes obtaining a predetermined system information block (SIB) from a base station (BS), and transmitting an MBMS interest indication message to the base station (BS) only when the predetermined system information block (SIB) is obtained. The predetermined system information block (SIB) includes information related to MBMS continuity.