BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown by a way of example, and not limitation, in the accompanying figures, in which:
FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B) show an illustrative Key Tree and Topology;
FIGS. 2(A) to 2(C) show illustrative Key Trees and Topology according to three different examples according to the present invention;
FIG. 3(A) is a chart showing illustrative exposures for various schemes;
FIG. 3(B) is a chart showing illustrative revocation messages for various schemes;
FIG. 4(A) is another chart showing illustrative exposures for various schemes;
FIG. 4(B) is another chart showing illustrative revocation messages for various schemes;
FIG. 4(C) is a chart showing various multicast groups per subnet;
FIG. 5(A) is another chart showing illustrative exposures for various schemes;
FIG. 5(B) is another chart showing illustrative revocation messages for various schemes;
FIG. 5(C) is another chart showing various multicast groups per subnet;
FIG. 6(A) shows an illustrative architectural diagram with a Broadcast Multicast Serving Center of 3GPP MBMS architecture; and
FIG. 6(B) shows an illustrative multicast traffic path architecture before MBMS.