Multi-stage setup for long-term evolution multimedia broadcast multicast service transmissions

摘要

A system for providing a service is provided. The system includes a central control 50 to promote a plurality of cells 10, 20, 30, 40 to use a first counting method to determine whether user equipment 100 within the plurality of cells 10, 20, 30, 40 are interested in the service. Based on responses from at least one of the cells 10, 20, 30, 40 having interested user equipment 100, the central control 50 promotes the at least one of the cells 10, 20, 30, 40 to either provide the service via point-to-multipoint broadcast, or use a second counting method to determine whether to provide the service via point-to-multipoint broadcast or point-to-point communication.