A method for transmitting multicast messages and corresponding devices

A method for transmitting multicast messages via radio network control units (RNC; SGSN; GGSN) of a radio communication system accordingly - in a radio network control unit (RNC; SGSN; GGSN) for the transmission of multicast messages from a multicast Center (MCC) to the user equipments (UE1, UE4, UE5) of a multicast group, a multicast connection to a common connection identifier ( DL TEID) is used, - in a radio network control unit (RNC; SGSN; GGSN) for the transmission of multicast messages from a subscriber device (UE1, UE4, UE5) of a subscriber of the multicast group to the multicast group in each case one individual connection to a separate connection identifier (UL TEID) to the multicast Center (MCC) is used.