PROVIDING BROADCAST-UNICAST COMMUNICATION HANDOVER

摘要

A method of delivering data to a wireless communication unit in a communication system that comprises a broadcast network and a unicast network comprises at a network element, encoding a data packet stream at a first rate for delivery over the broadcast network; encoding the same data packet stream at the first rate for delivery over the unicast network; and concurrently transmitting the encoded data packet stream over the unicast network and broadcasting the encoded data packet stream over the broadcast network.