Method and apparatus for initiating MBMS service reception status reporting

摘要

A method and an apparatus for initiating a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) service reception status report are disclosed in the present invention. The method includes: a User Equipment (UE) 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 the UE; sending the MBMS service reception status information of the UE, which can be used by the base station to make a decision for the UE handover, to a base station. According to the invention, an initiating mechanism for initiating an MBMS service reception status report by the UE autonomously is provided, therefore providing the MBMS service reception status information for a network to make End a decision for the UE handover, while keeping a good continuity of the MBMS service possibly. Moreover, a method, an apparatus, a UE and a base station for performing the UE handover decision are also disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention.