Coordinated grouping for machine type communications group based services
First Claim
1. In a communications network, a method of accessing group services, the method comprising:
- determining, at a services capability server and based on at least one of a condition or information available at the services capability server, to execute a group based network layer service on a group of devices;
transmitting, by the services capability server and to a first network node, a first request to execute the group based network layer service on the group of devices;
receiving, at the first network node, the first request;
transmitting, by the first network node and to a second network node, a second request comprising information associated with handling the first request;
identifying, at the second network node, one or more devices for implementing the first request; and
generating and transmitting, at the second network node and to a third network node, information that identifies the one or more devices for implementing the first request.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for the coordinated grouping of devices for receipt of network layer group based services. A service layer system such as an SCS generates a request to generate a group of devices to receive network layer services. The request is received at a network layer system such as, for example, an MTC-IWF. Network layer systems such as, for example, an HSS, identifies a manner of communicating the requested service to identified devices and communicates with the devices to provision the devices so as to be included in the requested group. The network layer systems communicate an identifier to the service layer system which the service layer may subsequently use to request execution of the service by the identified group of devices.
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1. In a communications network, a method of accessing group services, the method comprising:
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determining, at a services capability server and based on at least one of a condition or information available at the services capability server, to execute a group based network layer service on a group of devices; transmitting, by the services capability server and to a first network node, a first request to execute the group based network layer service on the group of devices; receiving, at the first network node, the first request; transmitting, by the first network node and to a second network node, a second request comprising information associated with handling the first request; identifying, at the second network node, one or more devices for implementing the first request; and generating and transmitting, at the second network node and to a third network node, information that identifies the one or more devices for implementing the first request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A first network node in a communication network comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory coupled with the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising; receiving a first request to execute a group based network layer service on a group of devices, the first request being transmitted from a services capability server after a determination at the services capability server and based on at least one of a condition or information at the services capability server to execute the group based network layer service on the group of devices; and transmitting, to a second network node, a second request comprising information associated with handling the first request, wherein the second network node is configured to identify one or more devices for implementing the first request and to generate and transmit to a third network node information specifying the identified one or more devices for implementing the first request. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a processor; and
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