A counting method is disclosed in the present invention, to establish user equipment UE information record and cell threshold in advance, the method comprises: A, informing UE of cell for transferring multimedia broadcast and multicast service to start count, receiving response from UE, and recording responded UE to the UE information record; B, monitoring the cell, updating the UE information record while conforming the cell appearing communication action generated variation UE; C, judging whether or not to renew count according to the UE amount of the UE information record and cell threshold, if it renews count, then returning execution step A, otherwise, returning execution step B. A network control equipment for technology is also disclosed in the present invention, comprising a storing module, a control module and a communication module. According to the scheme of the present invention, it can promote the accuracy of network side determining MBMS service transferring mode.