SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MESSAGE DELIVERY AND PAGING TO A GROUP OF USERS IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT

• US 20160007170A1
• Filed: 11/06/2014
• Published: 01/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Vaidya, Maulik Vijay, Salot, Nirav, Seymour, James Paul, Chamarty, Ravi Shankar, Jha, Vivek, Speicher, Sebastian, Bhaskaran, Sridhar, Vaidya, Rahul
• Granted Patent: US 9,693,205 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/16 Multipoint routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/02 Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel

Abstract

An example method is provided in one example embodiment and may include configuring paging parameters for a group of one or more user equipment (UE) based, at least in part, on a group identifier (ID) for the group of one or more UE; communicating the paging parameters to each of the one or more UE of the group; and paging one or more idle mode UE of the group according to the paging parameters to transition the idle mode UE to a connected mode for receiving a group message. In some instances, configuring the paging parameters can include configuring a paging frame and paging occasion for the group of one or more UE based on the group ID; configuring extended paging cycle radio frames for the group of one or more UE; and/or configuring a paging group Radio Network Temporary Identifier for the group of one or more UE.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

configuring paging parameters for a group of one or more user equipment (UE) based, at least in part, on a group identifier (ID) for the group of one or more UE;

communicating the paging parameters to each of the one or more UE of the group; and

paging one or more idle mode UE of the group according to the paging parameters to transition the idle mode UE to a connected mode for receiving a group message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the paging parameters includes configuring a paging frame and a paging occasion for the group of one or more UE based on the group ID.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the paging parameters includes configuring extended paging cycle radio frames for the group of one or more UE.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the extended paging cycle radio frames include at least one of:

512 radio frames;

1024 radio frames; and

2048 radio frames.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the paging parameters includes configuring a paging group Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) for the group of one or more UE.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein paging the one or more idle mode UE of the group includes providing the paging group RNTI on a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).

7. The method of claim 1, wherein communicating the paging parameters to each of the one or more UE of the group includes communicating the paging parameters during connection of each of the one or more UE to a group access point name (APN).

8. The method of claim 1, wherein communicating the paging parameters to each of the one or more UE of the group includes communicating the paging parameters using a System Information Broadcast (SIB) communicated by an eNodeB.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

communicating a message from a Mobility Management Entity (MME) to a serving gateway (SGW) including a largest remaining time for each of a periodic Tracking Area Update (TAU) timer for each one or more UE of the group in a Power Savings Mode (PSM);

buffering the group message to be delivered to each of the one or more UE of the group in the PSM according to the largest remaining time; and

paging the one or more UE of the group in the PSM according to the paging parameters at the expiration of the largest remaining time to transition the one or more UE to a connected mode for receiving the group message.

10. One or more non-transitory tangible media encoding logic that include instructions for execution that, when executed by a processor, is operable to perform operations comprising:

configuring paging parameters for a group of one or more user equipment (UE) based, at least in part, on a group identifier (ID) for the group of one or more UE;

communicating the paging parameters to each of the one or more UE of the group; and

paging one or more idle mode UE of the group according to the paging parameters to transition the idle mode UE to a connected mode for receiving a group message.

11. The media of claim 10, wherein configuring the paging parameters includes configuring a paging frame and a paging occasion for the group of one or more UE based on the group ID.

12. The media of claim 10, wherein configuring the paging parameters includes configuring extended paging cycle radio frames for the group of one or more UE.

13. The media of claim 12, wherein the extended paging cycle radio frames include at least one of:

512 radio frames;

1024 radio frames; and

2048 radio frames.

14. The media of claim 10, wherein configuring the paging parameters includes configuring a paging group Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) for the group of one or more UE.

15. The media of claim 14, wherein paging the one or more idle mode UE of the group includes providing the paging group RNTI on a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).

16. The media of claim 10, wherein communicating the paging parameters to each of the one or more UE of the group includes communicating the paging parameters during connection of each of the one or more UE to a group access point name (APN).

17. The media of claim 10, wherein communicating the paging parameters to each of the one or more UE of the group includes communicating the paging parameters using a System Information Broadcast (SIB) communicated by an eNodeB.

18. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory element for storing data; and

a processor that executes instructions associated with the data, wherein the processor and memory element cooperate such that the apparatus is configured for;

configuring paging parameters for a group of one or more user equipment (UE) based, at least in part, on a group identifier (ID) for the group of one or more UE;

communicating the paging parameters to each of the one or more UE of the group; and

paging one or more idle mode UE of the group according to the paging parameters to transition the idle mode UE to a connected mode for receiving a group message.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein configuring the paging parameters includes configuring a paging frame and a paging occasion for the group of one or more UE based on the group ID.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein configuring the paging parameters includes configuring a paging group Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) for the group of one or more UE.