MULTICAST AND BROADCAST SERVICES FOR USER EQUIPMENTS IN IDLE AND INACTIVE STATES

摘要

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a user equipment, UE, a network node, and a computer program product for providing multicast and broadcast services, MBS, to one or more User Equipments, UEs (104a – 104n), in a wireless communication network (100). The method is performed by a network node (102) in the wireless communication network (100). The method comprises determining the one or more UEs (104a – 104n) in one of: a Radio Resource Control, RRC, IDLE state and a RRC INACTIVE state. The method comprises transmitting a paging message indicating a Point-To- Multipoint, PTM, configuration information to be acquired by the determined one or more UEs (104a – 104n) for enabling reception of MBS data in one of the RRC IDLE state and the RRC INACTIVE state. Further, the method comprises transmitting the MBS data to the determined one or more UEs (104a – 104n) using a PTM configuration indicated by the PTM configuration information. Corresponding base station, UE, and computer program products are also disclosed.