GROUP-BASED PAGING FOR MACHINE-TYPE-COMMUNICATION (MTC) DEVICES
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for paging a group of MTC devices, and for transmitting parameter information to the MTC devices using the paging mechanism. MTC devices are grouped together and a different group ID per group to which the MTC device belongs is assigned to the MTC device. A specific group paging resource indication is determined for each group wherein each MTC device is assigned one of the group paging resource indications. The network pages MTC devices of a group by transmitting a paging message at the corresponding channel resources and including the corresponding group ID. Additionally, the group paging resource indications of several groups of MTC devices can be aligned in such a way with the transmissions and re-transmissions by the network, that the different groups respectively receive the transmission and re-transmissions of the paging message.
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45 Claims
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31. A method for paging a first group of devices, attached to at least one radio control entity (eNB) in a network, wherein a group paging target identity and a group paging resource indication are assigned to all devices of the first group, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting from an entity in the network a first paging message to the at least one radio control entity, the first paging message comprising the group paging target identity and the group paging resource indication, calculating by the at least one radio control entity transmission resources on a radio channel based on the received group paging resource indication, transmitting by the at least one radio control entity a second paging message comprising the group paging target identity at the calculated transmission resources of the radio channel, and receiving by the devices of the first group the second paging message at the calculated transmission resources of the radio channel. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A paging entity in a network for paging a first group of devices, attached to at least one radio control entity in the network, wherein a group paging target identity and a group paging resource indication are assigned by the paging entity to all devices of the first group, the paging entity comprising:
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means for assigning a group paging target identity and a group paging resource indication to all devices of the first group, a transmitter adapted to transmit a first paging message to the at least one radio control entity, the first paging message comprising the group paging target identity and the group paging resource indication, wherein the group paging resource indication is used by the radio control entity to calculate transmission resources on a radio channel to transmit a second paging message on the radio channel to be received by the devices of the first group. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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43. A device belonging to a first group of devices attached to at least one radio control entity in a network and being paged by an entity in the network, wherein a group paging target identity and a group paging resource indication are assigned to all devices of the first group, the device comprising:
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a receiver adapted to receive the assignment of the group paging target identity and the group paging resource indication from the entity in the network, a processor adapted to calculate resources of the radio channel at which the radio control entity will transmit a paging message based on the assigned group paging resource indication, the receiver further adapted to receive the paging message from the radio control entity at the calculated resources of the radio channel, the paging message including the group paging target identity, and the processor matching the received group paging target identity with the assigned group paging target identity to determine if the paging message is destined to the first group. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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