MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND MONITORING METHOD THEREOF
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1. A machine type communication (MTC) device comprising:
- a communication unit configured to transmit an active operating state of the communication unit among a plurality of operating states through a wireless communication channel; and
a reporter operable to report an MTC gateway device usage type as the active operating state in a condition that the communication unit operates in the MTC gateway device usage type;
wherein the reporter is operable to report an regular MTC terminal usage type as the active operating state in a condition that the communication unit operates in the regular MTC terminal usage type.
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Abstract
A machine type communication (MTC) gateway device is operable to provide usage type information to a 3GPP network entity and an application out of the 3GPP network. The usage type of the MTC gateway device reflect whether the MTC gateway device is operating as a regular MTC terminal or an MTC gateway. The disclosed MTC gateway device and base station provide an enhanced monitoring response with an enhanced positioning granularity to a position monitoring request.
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18 Claims
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1. A machine type communication (MTC) device comprising:
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a communication unit configured to transmit an active operating state of the communication unit among a plurality of operating states through a wireless communication channel; and a reporter operable to report an MTC gateway device usage type as the active operating state in a condition that the communication unit operates in the MTC gateway device usage type; wherein the reporter is operable to report an regular MTC terminal usage type as the active operating state in a condition that the communication unit operates in the regular MTC terminal usage type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A machine type communication (MTC) monitoring method, executable by an MTC gateway device, comprising:
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transmitting an active operating state of the MTC gateway device among a plurality of operating states through a wireless communication channel; reporting an MTC gateway device usage type as the active operating state in a condition that the MTC gateway device operates in the MTC gateway device usage type; and reporting a non-gateway usage type as the active operating state in a condition that the MTC gateway device operates in the non-gateway usage type. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A machine type communication (MTC) monitoring method, executable by an MTC gateway device, comprising:
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transmitting an active operating state of the MTC gateway device among a plurality of operating states in response to a monitoring function associated with service capability exposure function (SCEF); wherein the active operating state reflects a usage type of the MTC gateway device.
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