Small data communications in a wireless communication network
First Claim
1. An apparatus to implement a machine type communications interworking function (MTC-IWF), comprising:
- a receiver of the MTC-IWF adapted to receive, over a first reference point from a services capability server (SCS), a device trigger request message comprising a trigger payload that is to be sent to a user equipment (UE) over a wireless communication network; and
a transmitter of the MTC-IWF adapted to send, over a second reference point to a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or a Serving General Packet Radio Service Support Node (SGSN), the trigger payload and a request to forward the trigger payload to the UE; and
a processor adapted to authorize the SCS before communication is established with the wireless communication network and to authorize control plane requests from the SCS,wherein the MTC-IWF is configured to terminate the first reference point and the second reference point, hide internal public land mobile network (PLMN) topology, and relay or translate signaling protocols used over the first reference point to invoke specific functionality in the PLMN.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe techniques and configurations for transmitting small data payloads such as, for example, Machine Type Communication (MTC) data in a wireless communication network. A system may include features to implement an interworking function (IWF) to receive, from a machine type communication (MTC) server, a trigger to send a data payload, which is smaller than a preconfigured threshold, to a user equipment (UE) over a wireless communication network, and send, over a first reference point to a first module including a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or a Serving GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Support Node (SGSN) or a second reference point to a second module including a Home Location Register (HLR) or a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), the data payload and a request to forward the data payload to the UE.
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1. An apparatus to implement a machine type communications interworking function (MTC-IWF), comprising:
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a receiver of the MTC-IWF adapted to receive, over a first reference point from a services capability server (SCS), a device trigger request message comprising a trigger payload that is to be sent to a user equipment (UE) over a wireless communication network; and a transmitter of the MTC-IWF adapted to send, over a second reference point to a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or a Serving General Packet Radio Service Support Node (SGSN), the trigger payload and a request to forward the trigger payload to the UE; and a processor adapted to authorize the SCS before communication is established with the wireless communication network and to authorize control plane requests from the SCS, wherein the MTC-IWF is configured to terminate the first reference point and the second reference point, hide internal public land mobile network (PLMN) topology, and relay or translate signaling protocols used over the first reference point to invoke specific functionality in the PLMN. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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receiving, by an apparatus to implement a machine type communications interworking function (MTC-IWF) over a first reference point from a services capability server (SCS), a device trigger request message comprising a trigger payload that is to be sent to a user equipment (UE) over a wireless communication network; and sending, over a second reference point to a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or a Serving General Packet Radio Service Support Node (SGSN), the trigger payload and a request to forward the trigger payload to the UE, wherein the apparatus is configured to authorize the SCS before communication is established with the wireless communication network and to authorize control plane requests from the SCS, wherein the MTC-IWF is configured to terminate the first reference point and the second reference point, hide internal public land mobile network (PLMN) topology, and relay or translate signaling protocols used over the first reference point to invoke specific functionality in the PLMN. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a machine type communications interworking function (MTC-IWF) to:
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receive, over a first reference point by the MTC-IWF from a services capability server (SCS), a device trigger request message comprising a trigger payload that is to be sent to a user equipment (UE) over a wireless communication network; and send, over a second reference point by the MTC-IWF to a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or a Serving General Packet Radio Service Support Node (SGSN), the trigger payload and a request to forward the trigger payload to the UE, wherein the MTC-IWF is configured to authorize the SCS before communication is established with the wireless communication network and to authorize control plane requests from the SCS, wherein the MTC-IWF is configured to terminate the first reference point and the second reference point, hide internal public land mobile network (PLMN) topology, and relay or translate signaling protocols used over the first reference point to invoke specific functionality in the PLMN. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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