18621110. COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS simplified abstract (Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.)
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COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
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COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18621110 titled 'COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
Simplified Explanation: This patent application describes a method and apparatus for communication involving multicast services. The method involves a multicast session management network element receiving information about a multicast service from an application server and sending back a service area identifier to the application server.
- The method involves a multicast session management network element receiving information about a multicast service from an application server.
- The network element then sends a service area identifier of the multicast service back to the application server.
- This allows the application server to obtain the service area identifier of the multicast service when it does not have network topology information.
Potential Applications: This technology could be applied in telecommunications, broadcasting, and content delivery industries where multicast services are utilized.
Problems Solved: This technology addresses the issue of obtaining service area identifiers for multicast services when network topology information is not available.
Benefits: - Improved communication efficiency - Enhanced multicast service management - Simplified network element interactions
Commercial Applications: This technology could be used in telecommunications companies to optimize multicast service delivery and improve network performance.
Prior Art: Prior art related to this technology may include patents or research papers on multicast service management and network element communication.
Frequently Updated Research: Research on improving multicast service efficiency and network element interactions may be relevant to this technology.
Questions about Multicast Service Management: 1. How does this technology improve the efficiency of multicast service delivery? 2. What are the potential challenges in implementing this method in existing network infrastructures?
Original Abstract Submitted
This disclosure provides a communication method and apparatus. The method includes: A multicast session management network element receives first information of a first multicast service from an application server, where the first information indicates at least one of the following: a first service area of the first multicast service, a type of the first multicast service, or the first multicast service. The multicast session management network element sends a service area identifier of the first multicast service to the application server based on the first information. In this way, the application server may obtain the service area identifier of the first multicast service, namely, a service area identifier (SAI) of the first multicast service when the application server does not learn of network topology information.
