Location of packet data convergence protocol in a long-term evolution multimedia broadcast multicast service

摘要

A system for compressing an Internet Protocol (IP) header for a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) is provided. The system includes an access gateway 110 and a plurality of cells 102, each of which has an enhanced node B (ENB) 20. When the quantity of cells 102 that will provide the MBMS is known to be one, execution of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP)-based data compression function for the IP header occurs in the ENB 20 of the one cell 102. When the quantity of cells 102 that will provide the MBMS is not known to be one, execution of the PDCP-based data compression function occurs in the access gateway 110.