Method and system for delivering multimedia content cached in wireless cellular network nodes using multimedia broadcast multicast services (MBMS)

US9516477B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9516477-B2
Application numberUS-201314417019-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 22, 2013
Priority dateJul 23, 2012
Publication dateDec 6, 2016
Grant dateDec 6, 2016

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A method and system for delivering multimedia content to at least one User Equipment (UE), using a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (MBMS) in a wireless cellular network is provided. The method includes initiating a MBMS session for delivering the multimedia content cached at a local cache server of at least one wireless cellular network node, by at least one cached content manager, defining new control interfaces for communicating between the at least one cached content manager and at least one of: a Multi-Cell Multicast Coordination Entity (MCE) and a MBMS Gateway (MBMS GW), sending a notification on a new control interface to the MCE for establishing the MBMS session, and signaling at least one Radio Access Network (RAN) node to deliver the multimedia content using the established MBMS session by the MCE.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for delivering multimedia content to at least one user equipment (UE) using multimedia broadcast multicast services (MBMS) in a wireless cellular network, the method comprising: initiating a MBMS session for delivering the multimedia content cached at a local cache server of at least one wireless cellular network node, by at least one cached content manager; defining new control interfaces for communicating between the at least one cached co…

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What does patent US9516477B2 cover?
A method and system for delivering multimedia content to at least one User Equipment (UE), using a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (MBMS) in a wireless cellular network is provided. The method includes initiating a MBMS session for delivering the multimedia content cached at a local cache server of at least one wireless cellular network node, by at least one cached content manager, defi…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W4/06. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 06 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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