Multicast/broadcast network convergence in next generation mobile networks

The 3GPP Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) aims to introduce group communications into the 3G networks. One of the current key challenges is how to evolve these incipient features towards the "beyond 3G vision" of a converged global network where multimedia content can be deliv...

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Main Author: Santos, Justino (author)
Other Authors: Gomes, Diogo (author), Sargento, Susana (author), Aguiar, Rui Luis (author), Baker, Nigel (author), Zafar, Madiha (author), Ikram, Ahsan (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2008
Subjects:
IMS
MBMS
Multimedia and broadcast
Service enablers
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/7916
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/7916
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Summary:The 3GPP Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) aims to introduce group communications into the 3G networks. One of the current key challenges is how to evolve these incipient features towards the "beyond 3G vision" of a converged global network where multimedia content can be delivered over one or more selected broadcast transport bearers. This paper presents potential multicast/broadcast technologies convergence and discusses the issues and challenges in moving towards this next generation network vision from the viewpoint of evolving MBMS. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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