System and method for providing message delivery and paging to a group of users in a network environment
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- configuring paging parameters for a group of two or more user equipment (UE) based, at least in part, on a group identifier (ID) for the group of two or more UE;
communicating the paging parameters to each of the two or more UE of the group;
communicating a message from a Mobility Management Entity (MME) to a serving gateway (SGW) that identifies a largest remaining time for a Tracking Area Update (TAU) timer among all of the two or more UE of the group that are in a Power Savings Mode (PSM);
buffering a group message that is to be delivered to each of the two or more UE of the group in the PSM according to the identified largest remaining time; and
paging any idle mode UE of the group in the PSM according to the paging parameters at expiration of the largest remaining time to transition the idle UE to a connected mode to receive the group message.
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Abstract
An example method is provided in one example embodiment and may include configuring paging parameters for a group of one or more user equipment (UE) based, at least in part, on a group identifier (ID) for the group of one or more UE; communicating the paging parameters to each of the one or more UE of the group; and paging one or more idle mode UE of the group according to the paging parameters to transition the idle mode UE to a connected mode for receiving a group message. In some instances, configuring the paging parameters can include configuring a paging frame and paging occasion for the group of one or more UE based on the group ID; configuring extended paging cycle radio frames for the group of one or more UE; and/or configuring a paging group Radio Network Temporary Identifier for the group of one or more UE.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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configuring paging parameters for a group of two or more user equipment (UE) based, at least in part, on a group identifier (ID) for the group of two or more UE; communicating the paging parameters to each of the two or more UE of the group; communicating a message from a Mobility Management Entity (MME) to a serving gateway (SGW) that identifies a largest remaining time for a Tracking Area Update (TAU) timer among all of the two or more UE of the group that are in a Power Savings Mode (PSM); buffering a group message that is to be delivered to each of the two or more UE of the group in the PSM according to the identified largest remaining time; and paging any idle mode UE of the group in the PSM according to the paging parameters at expiration of the largest remaining time to transition the idle UE to a connected mode to receive the group message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. One or more non-transitory tangible media encoding logic that include instructions for execution by a processor, wherein the execution causes the processor to perform operations, comprising:
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configuring paging parameters for a group of two or more user equipment (UE) based, at least in part, on a group identifier (ID) for the group of two or more UE; communicating the paging parameters to each of the two or more UE of the group; communicating a message from a Mobility Management Entity (MME) to a serving gateway (SGW) that identifies a largest remaining time for a Tracking Area Update (TAU) timer among all of the two or more UE of the group that are in a Power Savings Mode (PSM); buffering a group message that is to be delivered to each of the two or more UE of the group in the PSM according to the identified largest remaining time; and paging any idle mode UE of the group in the PSM according to the paging parameters at expiration of the largest remaining time to transition the idle UE to a connected mode to receive the group message. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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a memory element for storing data; and a processor for executing instructions associated with the data, wherein wherein the executing causes the system to perform operations comprising; configuring paging parameters for a group of two or more user equipment (UE) based, at least in part, on a group identifier (ID) for the group of two or more UE; communicating the paging parameters to each of the two or more UE of the group; communicating a message from a Mobility Management Entity (MME) to a serving gateway (SGW) that identifies a largest remaining time for a Tracking Area Update (TAU) timer among all of the two or more UE of the group that are in a Power Savings Mode (PSM); buffering a group message that is to be delivered to each of the two or more UE of the group in the PSM according to the identified largest remaining time; and paging any idle mode UE of the group in the PSM according to the paging parameters at expiration of the largest remaining time to transition the idle UE to a connected mode to receive the group message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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