US 7,499,455 B2
Transmitting and receiving control information for multimedia broadcast/multicast service in mobile communication system
Young Dae Lee, Kyoungki-do (Korea, Republic of); Seung June Yi, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); and Sung Duck Chun, Anyang (Korea, Republic of)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Filed on Feb. 08, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/52,983.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2004-0009772 (KR), filed on Feb. 13, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2005/0213583 A1, Sep. 29, 2005
Int. Cl. H04L 12/28 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 370—395.5  [370/312; 370/342; 455/452.2] 41 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for receiving a point-to-multipoint service in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving a control information indication message for a point-to-multipoint service, the control information indication message having attribute information for receiving at least one control information message from a point-to-multipoint control channel, wherein the control information indication message and the at least one control information message are point-to-multipoint messages created from the same protocol layer;
determining to receive the at least one control information message according to the attribute information; and
receiving the at least one control information message through the point-to-multipoint control channel if a mobile terminal determines to receive the at least one control information message,
wherein determining to receive the at least one control information message according to the attribute information comprises:
checking an update of the at least one control information message for the point-to-multipoint service subscribed by the mobile terminal based on the control information indication message; and
determining to receive the at least one control information message if the at least one control information message is updated.