UE Counting Mechanism for MBMS Considering PtM Macro Diversity Combining Support in UMTS Networks

• Published in: 2006 IEEE Ninth International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications pp. 361 - 365
• Main Authors: Soares, A., Correia, A., Silva, J.C., Souto, N.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.08.2006
• Subjects: 3G mobile communication; Digital multimedia broadcasting; Diversity reception; Downlink; Macro Diversity Combining; MBMS Counting Mechanism; Multimedia communication; Power generation economics; Radio broadcasting; Resource management; Spread spectrum communication; Telecommunications

Multimedia broadcast and multicast services (MBMS) specified in 3GPP Release 6 are expected to be transmitted to large groups of users within the cell range. MBMS counting mechanism intends to analyse whether it is more economic to transmit the multimedia services in a point-to-point (PtP) or point-...