A scheduling processing method for a MBMS service and a lower-layer network element are provided. The method is used for each lower-layer network element to perform scheduling processing for data of an MBMS service received from an upper-layer network element, in which the lower-layer network element receives information sent by a designated network element, the information is used for indicating a scheduling period of the MBMS service; then the lower-layer network element performs scheduling processing for the data of the received MBMS service according to the scheduling period of the MBMS service.