Method and system for controlling access of machine type communications devices

• US 8,879,413 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2011
• Issued: 11/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Zhi, Chunxia, Wu, Hao, Li, Zhijun, Li, Lanlan, Xie, Baoguo
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US13/695,138
• Publication Number:
  US 20130044596A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,289 Days
• Field of Search: 370/252, 370/328, 370/401
• US Class Current: 370/252
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/16 Central resource management; Negotiation of resources or communication parameters, e.g. negotiating bandwidth or QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/06 based on traffic conditions

Abstract

A method for controlling access of machine type communications device is provided by the present invention. The method includes: configuring an access priority to a machine type communications device; a network side configuring a corresponding access control parameter for an access priority needing an access control according to the current network load information, and sending the access priority needing the access control and the access control parameter to the machine type communications device; and according to an access priority of the machine type communications device and the received the access priority needing the access control and the access control parameter, the machine type communications device judging whether an access request can be initiated. A system for controlling access of the machine type communications device is also provided by the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for controlling access of machine communications, comprising:

configuring an access priority for a machine type communications device;

a network side configuring an access control parameter for an access priority needing an access control according to current network load information, and sending the access priority needing the access control and the access control parameter to the machine type communications device; and

according to the access priority of the machine type communications device and the received access priority needing the access control and the access control parameter, the machine type communications device judging whether an access request can be initiated,

wherein,

the network side comprises a mobility management entity and an eNB;

the step of a network side configuring an access control parameter for an access priority needing an access control according to current network load information comprises;

the mobility management entity configuring the access control parameter of the access priority needing the access control according to the current network load information and a network policy, and sending the access priority needing the access control and/or the access control parameter to the eNB;

or,

the mobility management entity sending the current network load information to the eNB, and the eNB configuring the access control parameter of the access priority needing the access control according to the current network load information and the network policy.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the step of configuring an access priority for a machine type communications device comprises:

configuring the access priority of the machine type communications device in the machine type communications device locally.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the access priority of the machine type communications device is configured according to differences of the machine type communications device, a machine type communications device group or a machine type communications service type.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the access priority needing the access control comprises an access priority needing access prohibition and/or an access priority needing access delay.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the access control parameter comprises one or a combination of following information:

access probability, waiting time and access permitted or not.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein,

the current network load information is current service load information;

the method further comprises;

a serving gateway sending the current service load information to the mobility management entity, wherein, the serving gateway generates the current service load information according to a local service load condition, or generates the current service load information according to the local service load condition and a service load condition acquired from a packet data network gateway.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the access priority needing the access control and the access control parameter are sent to the machine type communications device through a broadcast message,

preferably,

the access priority needing the access control and the access control parameter are carried through a system information block 2 or a newly added system information block in the broadcast message.

8. A method for controlling access of machine communications, comprising:

configuring an access priority for a machine type communications device; and

when receiving an access request of the machine type communications device, a network side network element performing access control on the machine type communications device according to the access priority of the machine type communications device and current network load information,

wherein,

the network side network element is a mobility management entity or an eNB; and

the step of the network side network element performing access control on the machine type communications device according to the access priority of the machine type communications device and current network load information comprises;

the network side network configuring an access control parameter for an access priority needing an access control according to the current network load information and a network policy; and

when receiving the access request, performing access control on the machine type communications device according to the access control parameter and the access priority of the machine type communications device.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein, the network side network element is a mobility management entity;

the method further comprises;

the mobility management entity acquiring the access priority of the machine type communications device from subscription information of the machine type communications device, or, the access request including the access priority of the machine type communications device, and the mobility management entity acquiring the access priority of the machine type communications device from the access request.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein, the network side network element is an eNB, and the access request includes the access priority of the machine type communications device;

the method further comprises;

the eNB acquiring the access priority of the machine type communications device from the access request, and acquiring the current network load information from the mobility management entity.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein, the access priority of the machine type communications device is configured according to differences of the machine type communications device, a machine type communications device group or a machine type communications service type.

12. A system for controlling access of machine communications, comprising:

a machine type communications device and a network side, wherein;

the machine type communications device is configured to;

after receiving an access priority needing an access control and an access control parameter corresponding to the access priority needing the access control sent by the network side, judge whether an access request can be initiated according to an access priority of the machine type communications device;

the network side is configured to;

configure the corresponding access control parameter for the access priority needing the access control according to current network load information, and send the access priority needing the access control and the access control parameter to the machine type communications device,

the network side comprises a mobility management entity and an eNB;

wherein;

the mobility management entity is configured to;

configure the access control parameter corresponding to the access priority needing the access control according to the current network load information and a network policy, and send the access priority needing the access control and/or the access control parameter to the eNB;

or,

the mobility management entity is configured to;

send the current network load information to the eNB;

the eNB is configured to;

according to the current network load information and the network policy, configure the access control parameter corresponding to the access priority needing the access control.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein, the access priority of the machine type communications device is configured according to differences of the machine type communications device, a machine type communications device group or a machine type communications service type.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein, the access priority needing the access control is an access priority needing access prohibition and/or an access priority needing access delay.

15. The system according to claim 12, wherein,

the current network load information is current service load information;

the mobility management entity is further configured to;

acquire the current service load information from a serving gateway, wherein, the current service load information is generated by the serving gateway according to a local service load condition, or is generated by the serving gateway according to the local service load condition and a service load condition acquired from a packet data network gateway.

16. The system according to claim 12, wherein, the network side is configured to:

send the access priority needing the access control and the access control parameter to the machine type communications device through a broadcast message,

preferably,

the network side is configured to;

carry the access priority needing the access control and the access control parameter through a system information block 2 or a newly added system information block in the broadcast message.

17. A network side network element, configured to:

when receiving an access request of a machine type communications device, perform access control on the machine type communications device according to an access priority of the machine type communications device and current network load information,

wherein

the network side network element is a mobility management entity or an eNB; and

the network side network element is further configured to;

configure an access control parameter for an access priority needing an access control according to the current network load information and a network policy; and

when receiving the access request, perform access control on the machine type communications device, according to the access control parameter and the access priority of the machine type communications device.

18. The network side network element according to claim 17, wherein, the network side network element is a mobility management entity;

the mobility management entity is further configured to;

acquire the access priority of the machine type communications device from subscription information of the machine type communications device, or acquire the access priority of the machine type communications device from the access request;

or

the network side network element is an eNB;

the eNB is further configured to;

acquire the access priority of the machine type communications device from the access request, and acquire the current network load information from a mobility management entity.