SEAMLESS MAKE-BEFORE-BREAK TRANSFER OF MULTICAST/BROADCAST SESSIONS

摘要

Multicast/broadcast offload session (MBOS) anchor logic is provided to establish an offload session to an MBOS gateway to provide a multicast/broadcast stream to user equipment in response to the user equipment handing off from a first access point to a second access point. The MBOS anchor logic is to establish the offload session concurrently with providing the multicast/broadcast stream to the user equipment via the first access point. MBOS gateway logic is provided to terminate the offload session and forward content to the user equipment. User equipment including MBOS management logic is provided to trigger establishment of the offload session terminated by the MBOS gateway for providing a multicast/broadcast stream to the user equipment in response to the user equipment handing off from a first access point to a second access point. The trigger is provided concurrently with the user equipment receiving the multicast/broadcast stream via the first access point.