SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTERING MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND SCHEDULING MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE TRANSMISSIONS
First Claim
1. A method of registering a Machine Type Communications (MTC) device for scheduling MTC device transmissions by a network element, the method comprising:
- registering, by the network element, a MTC device, the registering including,assigning at least one resource block to the MTC device for transmitting at least one MTC device transmission,establishing a triggering mechanism that detects when a trigger event occurs such that when the trigger event occurs the network element receives the at least one MTC device transmission from the MTC device on the assigned at least one resource block, andconfiguring the network element to receive the at least one MTC device transmission based on the assigned resource block and the established triggering mechanism; and
allowing, by the network element, the MTC device to transmit over the at least one resource block assigned during the registering.
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Abstract
Methods of registering a Machine Type Communications (MTC) device for scheduling MTC device transmissions by a network element are provided. The method includes registering a MTC device. The registering includes assigning at least one resource block to the MTC device for transmitting at least one MTC device transmission. The registering includes establishing a triggering mechanism that detects when a trigger event occurs, such that when the trigger event occurs, the MTC device transmits the at least one MTC device transmission on the assigned at least one resource block. The registering includes configuring the network element to receive the at least one MTC device transmission based on the assigned resource block and the established triggering mechanism. The method includes allowing the MTC device to transmit the at least one MTC device transmission over the resource block that is assigned during the registration.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of registering a Machine Type Communications (MTC) device for scheduling MTC device transmissions by a network element, the method comprising:
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registering, by the network element, a MTC device, the registering including, assigning at least one resource block to the MTC device for transmitting at least one MTC device transmission, establishing a triggering mechanism that detects when a trigger event occurs such that when the trigger event occurs the network element receives the at least one MTC device transmission from the MTC device on the assigned at least one resource block, and configuring the network element to receive the at least one MTC device transmission based on the assigned resource block and the established triggering mechanism; and allowing, by the network element, the MTC device to transmit over the at least one resource block assigned during the registering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of scheduling registered Machine Type Communications (MTC) device transmissions by a network element, the method comprising:
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detecting, by the network element, that a trigger event has occurred based on a trigger mechanism; and receiving, by the network element, a MTC device transmission from a MTC device associated with the trigger event over a resource block based on the detecting, the resource block being previously assigned to the MTC device such that the network element is not required to perform a signaling procedure with the MTC device in order to transmit the MTC device transmission.
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11. A method of transmitting a Machine Type Communications (MTC) device transmission by a MTC device that is registered with a network element, the network element scheduling MTC device transmissions, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the MTC device, a message indicating that the MTC device is registered with a network element, and at least one resource block assigned to the MTC device to transmit on; and transmitting, by the MTC device, the at least one MTC device transmission over the assigned at least one resource block when a trigger event occurs, the at least one resource block being previously assigned to the MTC device by the network element. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of scheduling registered Machine Type Communications (MTC) device transmissions by a network element, the method comprising:
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detecting, by a MTC device, that a trigger event has occurred; and transmitting, by the MTC device, a MTC device transmission over a resource block, the resource block being previously assigned to the MTC device such that the MTC device is not required to perform a signaling procedure with the network element in order to transmit the MTC device transmission.
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