System and method for connectivity management
First Claim
1. A method of connectivity management (CM) for use in a wireless network, the method comprising:
- selecting a network connectivity management policy for a service in the wireless network in accordance with characteristics of the service including device capability, and location predictability associated with devices supported by the service; and
transmitting an instruction to a network connectivity management function associated with the service, the instruction indicating the selected network connectivity management policy.
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Abstract
One aspect of the present invention is to provide a Connectivity Management (CM) function for use in networks such as a wireless network. The CM function can support both User Equipment (UE) and Machine Type Communication (MTC) devices in the network. In one embodiment of the first aspect, there is provided methods and systems for CM for a plurality of different types of devices that may evaluate tracking criteria to determine where and when wireless resources will need to be allocated to a wireless device. In some embodiments, these tracking criteria include location tracking and/or activity tracking. Another aspect provides for the instantiation of virtual CM functions established at appropriate physical nodes to provide device specific or service specific CM.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of connectivity management (CM) for use in a wireless network, the method comprising:
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selecting a network connectivity management policy for a service in the wireless network in accordance with characteristics of the service including device capability, and location predictability associated with devices supported by the service; and transmitting an instruction to a network connectivity management function associated with the service, the instruction indicating the selected network connectivity management policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A connectivity manager, for use in a wireless network, comprising:
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a network interface for communicating with other nodes in the wireless network; a non-transitory memory for storing instructions; and a processor for executing the stored instructions, that upon executing the instructions causes the connectivity manager to; select a network connectivity management policy for a service in the wireless network in accordance with characteristics of the service including device capability, and location predictability associated with devices supported by the service; and transmit, over the network interface, an instruction to a connectivity management function associated with the service, the instruction indicating the selected network connectivity management policy. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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