method and apparatus for initiating mbms service reception status report

摘要

patent summary: "method and apparatus for initiating service reception status report for mbms". The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for initiating a multimedia broadcast / multicast service (MBMS) service reception status report. the method includes: a user equipment (eu) automatically obtaining its mbms service reception status information, wherein the mbms service reception status information at least includes a service identification of an mbms service being received by eu; send the eu mbms service reception status information which can be used by the base station to make a decision for the eu transfer to a base station. According to the invention, an initiation mechanism for initiating an autonomously mbms service reception status report is provided, therefore providing the mbms service reception status information for a network to make a decision regarding the eu transfer, possibly maintaining a good continuity of the mbms service. still further, a method, apparatus, eu and base station for executing the eu transfer decision are also described in the embodiments of the present invention.