INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An infrastructure equipment for forming part of a mobile radio network, the infrastructure equipment includinga transmit and receive unit, which is arranged in operation to transmit and receive data to and from mobile communications devices via a wireless access interface, anda controller for processing requests for communications resources from the mobile communications devices, wherein a plurality of associated communications devices are arranged to form a group, and each of the associated communications devices of the group includes the same common identifier, with respect to which communications sessions can be established to communicate data via the mobile radio network, and the controller is arranged in combination with the transmit and receive unit to respond to a request from one of the communications devices of the group to establish a communications bearer using the common identifier.
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Abstract
An infrastructure equipment for forming part of a mobile radio network includes a transmit and receive unit, to transmit and receive data to and from mobile communications devices via a wireless access interface, and a controller processing requests for communications resources from the mobile communications devices. Plural associated communications devices are arranged to form a group, and each of the associated communications devices of the group includes a same common identifier, with respect to which communications sessions can be established to communicate data via the mobile radio network, and the controller is arranged in combination with the transmit and receive unit to respond to a request from one of the communications devices of the group to establish a communications bearer using the common identifier.
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18 Claims
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1. An infrastructure equipment for forming part of a mobile radio network, the infrastructure equipment including
a transmit and receive unit, which is arranged in operation to transmit and receive data to and from mobile communications devices via a wireless access interface, and a controller for processing requests for communications resources from the mobile communications devices, wherein a plurality of associated communications devices are arranged to form a group, and each of the associated communications devices of the group includes the same common identifier, with respect to which communications sessions can be established to communicate data via the mobile radio network, and the controller is arranged in combination with the transmit and receive unit to respond to a request from one of the communications devices of the group to establish a communications bearer using the common identifier.
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9. A method of communicating data from an infrastructure equipment forming part of a mobile radio network, the method comprising
providing a transmit and receive unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from mobile communications devices via a wireless access interface, and processing requests for communications resources from the mobile communications devices, wherein a plurality of associated communications devices are arranged to form a group, and each of the associated communications devices of the group includes the same common identifier, and the processing of the requests for communications includes responding to a request from one of the communications devices of the group to establish a communications bearer using the common identifier, and establishing a communications session to communicate data via the mobile radio network, using the common identifier from any of the members of the group.
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