APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MTC
First Claim
1. An MTC (Machine-Type-Communication) device comprising:
- an includer that includes, in a first message, multiple pieces of data to be transmitted to a plurality of SCSs (Service Capability Servers) or aSs (Application Severs) that can communicate with the MTC device through a core network; and
a sender that sends the first message to an MTC-IWF (MTC Inter-Working Function) that serves as an entering point in the core network for communications from the SCSs or the ASs.
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Abstract
In order for efficiently managing communications between a UE (10) and multiple SCSs (20_1-20_n), the UE (10) includes, in one message, multiple pieces of data to be transmitted to the SCSs (20_1-20_n), and sends the message to an MTC-IWF (30). The MTC-IWF (30) receives the message from the UE (10), and distributes the date to the SCSs (20_1-20_n). Each of the SCSs sends (20_1-20_n), to the MTC-IWF (30), data to be transmitted to the UE (10) and an indicator that indicates for the SCSs (20_1-20_n) the time tolerance until the data is transmitted to the UE (10). The MTC-IWF (30) receives the data and the indicators from the SCSs (20_1-20_n), and determines when to forward the data to the UE (10) based on the indicators.
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29 Claims
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1. An MTC (Machine-Type-Communication) device comprising:
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an includer that includes, in a first message, multiple pieces of data to be transmitted to a plurality of SCSs (Service Capability Servers) or aSs (Application Severs) that can communicate with the MTC device through a core network; and a sender that sends the first message to an MTC-IWF (MTC Inter-Working Function) that serves as an entering point in the core network for communications from the SCSs or the ASs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An MTC-IWF that serves as an entering point in a core network for communications from a plurality of SCSs or aSs that can communicate with an MTC device through the core network, the MTC-IWF comprising:
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a first receiver that receives, from the MTC device, a first message that includes multiple pieces of data to be transmitted to the SCSs or the ASs; and a distributer that distributes the data to the SCSs or the ASs. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An MTC-IWF that serves as an entering point in a core network for communications from a plurality of SCSs or aSs that can communicate with an MTC device through the core network, the MTC-IWF comprising:
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a receiver that receives, from the SCSs or the ASs, multiple pieces of data to be transmitted to the MTC device, and indicators that indicate how long the SCSs or the aSs can be tolerant until respective pieces of the data are transmitted to the MTC device; and a determiner that determines when to forward the data to the MTC device based on the indicators. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An SCS that can communicate with an MTC device through a core network, the SCS comprising:
a sender that sends, to an MTC-IWF that serves as an entering point in the core network for communications from the SCS, and one or more different SCSs or ASs, data to be transmitted to the MTC device and an indicator that indicates how long the SCS can be tolerant until the data is transmitted to the MTC device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A communication system comprising:
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an MTC device; a plurality of SCSs or aSs that can communicate with the MTC device through a core network; and an MTC-IWF that serves as an entering point in the core network for communications from the SCSs or the ASs, wherein the MTC device includes, in one message, multiple pieces of data to be transmitted to the SCSs or the ASs, and sends the message to the MTC-IWF, wherein the MTC-IWF receives the message from the MTC device, and distributes the data to the SCSs or the ASs. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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22. A communication system comprising:
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an MTC device; a plurality of SCSs or aSs that can communicate with the MTC device through a core network; and an MTC-IWF that serves as an entering point in the core network for communications from the SCSs or the ASs, wherein each of the SCSs or the aSs sends, to the MTC-IWF, data to be transmitted to the MTC device and an indicator that indicates how long each of the SCSs or the aSs can be tolerant until the data is transmitted to the MTC device, wherein the MTC-IWF receives the data and the indicators from the SCSs or the ASs, and determines when to forward the data to the MTC device based on the indicators.
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26. A method of controlling operations in an MTC device, the method comprising:
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including, in one message, multiple pieces of data to be transmitted to a plurality of SCSs or aSs that can communicate with the MTC device through a core network; and sending the message to an MTC-IWF that serves as an entering point in the core network for communications from the SCSs or the ASs.
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27. A method of controlling operations in an MTC-IWF that serves as an entering point in a core network for communications from a plurality of SCSs or aSs that can communicate with an MTC device through the core network, the method comprising:
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receiving, from the MTC device, one message that includes multiple pieces of data to be transmitted to the SCSs or the ASs; and distributing the data to the SCSs or the ASs.
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28. A method of controlling operations in an MTC-IWF that serves as an entering point in a core network for communications from a plurality of SCSs or aSs that can communicate with an MTC device through the core network, the method comprising:
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receiving, from the SCSs or the ASs, multiple pieces of data to be transmitted to the MTC device, and indicators that indicate how long the SCSs or the aSs can be tolerant until respective pieces of the data are transmitted to the MTC device; and determining when to forward the data to the MTC device based on the indicators.
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29. A method of controlling operations in an SCS that can communicate with an MTC device through a core network, the method comprising:
sending, to an MTC-IWF that serves as an entering point in the core network for communications from the SCS, and one or more different SCSs or ASs, data to be transmitted to the MTC device and an indicator that indicates how long the SCS can be tolerant until the data is transmitted to the MTC device.
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