METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USER EQUIPMENT FOR LONG TERM EVOLUTION MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST MULTICAST SERVICES

摘要

A user equipment 502 is provided that includes a processor 602 programmed responsive to receiving a point-to-multipoint (PTM) broadcast of a service at a low quality, to request a point-to-point (PTP) communication from the network 100. A method is provided for user equipment 502 to receive a service. The method includes receiving a point-to-multipoint (PTM) broadcast of a service from a network 100, and attempting to obtain an improved quality of the service by requesting from the network 100 a point-to-point (PTP) communication of the service.