The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing at
least one user equipment (UE) with a point-to-multipoint multimedia
service through two or more common physical channels in a mobile
communications system. A radio network transmits a point-to-multipoint
multimedia service through a plurality of physical channels using
multiple codes. A user equipment (UE) receives multiple channel code
information through a control channel from the radio network, configures
a plurality of physical channels using the received multiple channel code
information and receives the point-to-multipoint multimedia service
through the configured physical channels.