3 Definitions and abbreviations

22.2463GPPMultimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) user servicesRelease 17Stage 1TS

3.1 Definitions

For the purposes of the present document, the definitions in 3GPP TR 21.905 [1] as well as the following definitions apply.

Broadcast service area: see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

Local Broadcast Area: see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

Broadcast mode: see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

Broadcast service: see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

Broadcast session: see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

MBMS transport service: A MBMS transport service is either a broadcast service or a multicast service as defined in TS 22.146 [2].

MBMS User Services: Services that are intended to be delivered to multiple users simultaneously. MBMS User Services use the capabilities of the MBMS application independent transport.

Media types: a media type refers to one form of presenting information to a user, e.g. voice or fax.

Mobile Station (MS): see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

Multicast transmission activation: see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

Multicast service area: see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

Local multicast area: see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

Multicast mode: see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

Multicast joining: see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

Multicast session: see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS): see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

Multicast group: see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

Multicast service: see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

Multicast subscription: see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

Multicast Subscription Group: see TS 22.146: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" [2].

User Equipment: defined in TS 21.905. An occurrence of a User Equipment is an MS for GSM as defined in TS 24.002 [7].

3.2 Abbreviations

For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:

MBMS Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service

MS Mobile Station

PSS Packet-switched Streaming Service

UE User Equipment