TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING MOBILITY MANAGEMENT SIGNALING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK

• US 20120039313A1
• Filed: 12/22/2010
• Published: 02/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Jain, Puneet K.
• Granted Patent: US 8,787,337 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/318 Received signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/04 using triggered events
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/06 Registration at serving network Location Register, VLR or user mobility server
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/16 selectively restricting mobility data tracking
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Techniques are described that can be used for efficient mobility management signaling. In some cases, a network can specify an extended timer used for a machine to machine (M2M) type device to communicate with a network. The extended timer can be transmitted in connection with an attachment acceptance message, Location Updating Accept message, Tracking Area Update Accept, or Routing Area Update Accept message. In some cases, a timer can be adjusted using a multiplier in order to increase a period at which communications with the network occur. The network can transmit an indication to change a timer by multiplying the timer with the multiplier.

Claims

1-22. -22. (canceled)

23. An apparatus comprising:

logic to transmit a request message to a network, the request message comprising one of a tracking area update request message, a location updating request message, and a routing area update request message;

logic to receive an accept message, the accept message including an extended timer value and the accept message comprising one of a tracking area update accept message, a location updating accept message, and a routing area update accept message;

logic to perform a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a tracking area update accept message;

logic to perform a location updating procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a location updating accept message; and

logic to perform a routing area updating procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a routing area update accept message.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the extension timer comprises one of a T3212ext value for a location area update procedure, a T3312ext value for a routing area update procedure, and a T3412ext value for a tracking area update procedure.

25. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein

the tracking area update accept message comprises a TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in 3GPP TS 24.301 (2010);

the location updating accept message comprises a LOCATION AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010); and

the routing area update accept message comprises a ROUTING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010).

26. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

request transmission of an attach request message to a network;

recognize receipt of an attach accept message, the attach accept message including an extended timer value;

request performance of a tracking area update procedure in accordance with timing indicated by the extended timer value in response to the extended timer value being associated with a tracking area update procedure; and

request performance of a routing area update procedure in accordance with timing indicated by the extended timer value in response to the extended timer value being associated with a routing area update procedure.

27. The medium of claim 26, wherein the attach accept message comprises an ATTACH ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010).

28. The medium of claim 26, wherein the extension timer comprises one of a T3412ext value for a tracking area update procedure and a T3312ext value for a routing area update procedure.

29. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

request transmission of a request message to a network, the request message comprising one of a tracking area update request message, a location updating request message, and a routing area update request message;

recognize receipt of an accept message, the accept message including an extended timer value and the accept message comprising one of a tracking area update accept message, a location updating accept message, and a routing area update accept message;

request performance of a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a tracking area update accept message;

request performance of a location updating procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a location updating accept message; and

request performance of a routing area updating procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a routing area update accept message.

30. The computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein the extension timer value comprises one of a T3412ext value for a tracking area update, a T3212ext value for a location area update, and a T3312ext value for a routing area update.

31. The computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein

the tracking area update accept message comprises a TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in 3GPP TS 24.301 (2010);

the location updating accept message comprises a LOCATION AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010); and

the routing area update accept message comprises a ROUTING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010).

32. An apparatus comprising:

logic to transmit a request message to a network, the request message comprising one of a tracking area update request message, a location updating request message, and a routing area update request message;

logic to receive an accept message, the accept message including an extended timer value and the accept message comprising one of a tracking area update accept message, a location updating accept message, and a routing area update accept message;

logic to perform a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a tracking area update accept message;

logic to perform a location updating procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a location updating accept message; and

logic to perform a routing area updating procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a routing area update accept message.

33. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the extension timer value comprises one of a T3412ext value for a tracking area update, a T3212ext value for a location area update, and a T3312ext value for a routing area update.

34. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein

the tracking area update accept message comprises a TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in 3GPP TS 24.301 (2010);

the location updating accept message comprises a LOCATION AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010); and

the routing area update accept message comprises a ROUTING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010).

35. A system comprising:

at least one antenna;

a radio communicatively coupled to the at least one antenna; and

a processor configured to;

request transmission of an attach request message to a network;

recognize receipt of an attach accept message, the attach accept message including an extended timer value;

request performance of a tracking area update procedure in accordance with timing indicated by the extended timer value in response to the extended timer value being associated with a tracking area update procedure; and

request performance of a routing area update procedure in accordance with timing indicated by the extended timer value in response to the extended timer value being associated with a routing area update procedure.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein the attach accept message comprises an ATTACH ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010).

37. The system of claim 35, wherein the extension timer comprises one of a T3412ext value for a tracking area update and a T3312ext value for a routing area update.

38. The system of claim 35, further comprising one or more of:

a touch screen interface, gesture recognition, and motion recognition devices.

39. A system comprising:

at least one antenna;

a radio communicatively coupled to the at least one antenna; and

a processor configured to;

request transmission of a request message to a network, the request message comprising one of a tracking area update request message, a location updating request message, and a routing area update request message;

recognize receipt of an accept message, the accept message including an extended timer value and the accept message comprising one of a tracking area update accept message, a location updating accept message, and a routing area update accept message;

request performance of a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a tracking area update accept message;

request performance of a location updating procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a location updating accept message; and

request performance of a routing area updating procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a routing area update accept message.

40. The system of claim 39, wherein the extension timer value comprises one of a T3412ext value for a tracking area update, a T3212ext value for a location area update, and a T3312ext value for a routing area update.

41. The system of claim 39, wherein

the tracking area update accept message comprises a TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in 3GPP TS 24.301 (2010);

the location updating accept message comprises a LOCATION AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010);

the routing area update accept message comprises a ROUTING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010).

42. The system of claim 39, further comprising one or more of:

a touch screen interface, gesture recognition, and motion recognition devices.