ALLOCATION OF INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) ADDRESSES AND USAGE DURING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) TRANSMISSION
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1. A method for network address allocation, the method comprising:
- at user equipment (UE);
communicating an attach request to a network node;
receiving an Internet protocol (IP) address in response to the request; and
advertising the received IP address to a network server.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are method embodiments and apparatus embodiments for allocating IP addresses for MTC devices, transmitting and receiving SMS using the allocated IP addresses. In an embodiment, the MTC device may be allocated with an IP address without activating a packet data protocol (PDP) context. In addition, after the IP address has been allocated, SMS messages may be transmitted from and to MTC devices using the IP address.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for network address allocation, the method comprising:
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at user equipment (UE); communicating an attach request to a network node; receiving an Internet protocol (IP) address in response to the request; and advertising the received IP address to a network server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for transferring a short message service (SMS) message, the method comprising:
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receiving a short message service (SMS) message including an Internet protocol (IP) address; looking up a subscriber identifier associated with the IP address; and routing the SMS message based on the subscriber identifier. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for transferring a message, the method comprising:
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receiving a short message service (SMS) message including an Internet protocol (IP) address of a recipient device; and inserting an indicator in the SMS message to instruct a network entity to route the message using the IP address. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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