METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MTC IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20160269853A1
• Filed: 05/24/2016
• Published: 09/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Taehyeon, KIM, Laeyoung, KIM, Jaehyun, KIM, Hyunsook
• Granted Patent: US 10,051,405 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5054 Automatic deployment of services triggered by the service manager, e.g. service implementation by automatic configuration of network components
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/12 Inter-network notification
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

A method and a network node for supporting a connection between a User Equipment (UE) and a Machine Type Communication-interworking function (MTC-IWF) are discussed. The method according to an embodiment includes receiving, by the network node from the MTC-IWF, a mobile terminated (MT) message including a triggering payload by using a specific reference point; forwarding, by the network node to the UE, the trigger payload, if the trigger payload contains an application identifier which allows the network node and which distinguishes the MT message carrying device triggering information from any other type of MT message; and receiving a response message, which corresponds to the trigger payload, for initiating communication with the server, if the application identifier which allows the UE distinguishes the MT message carrying device triggering information from any other type of MT message.

Claims

1. A method of supporting a connection between a User Equipment (UE) and a Machine Type Communication-interworking function (MTC-IWF) by a network node, the method comprising:

receiving, by the network node from the MTC-IWF, a mobile terminated (MT) message including a triggering payload by using a specific reference point;

forwarding, by the network node to the UE, the trigger payload, if the trigger payload contains an application identifier which allows the network node and which distinguishes the MT message carrying device triggering information from any other type of MT message; and

receiving a response message, which corresponds to the trigger payload, for initiating communication with the server, if the application identifier which allows the UE distinguishes the MT message carrying device triggering information from any other type of MT message.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the specific reference point is configured to be used for device triggering within a home public land mobile network (HPLMN)

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the network node is a Short Message Service-Service Center (SMS-SC).

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the application identifier is set to a value of a predetermined bit of the MT message.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the UE is an MTC device.

6. A network node for supporting a connection between a User Equipment (UE) and a Machine Type Communication-interworking function (MTC-IWF), the network node comprising:

a communication device; and

a processor operatively connected to the communication device and configured to;

receive, from the MTC-IWF, a mobile terminated (MT) message including a triggering payload by using a specific reference point,

forward, to the UE, the trigger payload, if the trigger payload contains an application identifier which allows the network node and which distinguishes the MT message carrying device triggering information from any other type of MT message, and

receive a response message, which corresponds to the trigger payload, for initiating communication with the server, if the application identifier which allows the UE distinguishes the MT message carrying device triggering information from any other type of MT message.