US 7,515,922 B2
Method of transmitting/receiving control message in a mobile communication system providing multimedia broadcast/multicast service
Soeng-Hun Kim, Suwon-shi (Korea, Republic of); Kook-Heui Lee, Yongin-shi (Korea, Republic of); Sung-Ho Choi, Songnam-shi (Korea, Republic of); and Il Han, Suwon-shi (Korea, Republic of)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., (Korea, Republic of)
Filed on Aug. 15, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/641,500.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2002-0048610 (KR), filed on Aug. 16, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2004/0087320 A1, May 06, 2004
Int. Cl. H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04Q 7/20 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 455—515  [455/412.1; 455/450; 455/458; 370/328; 370/390] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for receiving a broadcasting service in a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system where requested broadcasting services are provided to a plurality of UEs within a cell through a radio network controller (RNC), the method comprising the steps of:
receiving a broadcasting status message containing information for ongoing broadcasting services by the cell from the RNC and determining whether the broadcasting service is included in the broadcasting status message in a UE that fails to receive control information for the broadcasting service;
requesting the control information for the broadcasting service to the RNC if the broadcasting service is included in the broadcasting status message; and
receiving the broadcasting service is included in the broadcasting status message after receiving the control information from the RNC.