System and method for providing power saving mode enhancements in a network environment
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- registering, by an application service, to receive an indication from a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or a serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) support node (SGSN), wherein the indication is associated with an availability of a user equipment (UE) to receive data from the application service and wherein the registering is performed via a service capability exposure function (SCEF);
determining that a periodic timer for the UE is about to expire;
communicating to the application service, prior to expiration of the periodic timer for the UE, the indication associated with the availability of the UE to receive data from the application service; and
communicating the data from the application service to the UE upon receiving the indication.
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Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include determining that a periodic timer for a user equipment (UE) is about to expire; communicating to an application service, prior to expiration of the periodic timer for the UE, an indication associated with an availability of the UE to receive data from the application service; and communicating the data from the application service to the UE upon receiving the indication. In some cases, the method can include registering, by the application service, to receive the indication from a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or a serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) support node (SGSN), wherein the registering is performed via a service capability exposure function (SCEF) in communication with the MME or the SGSN and the application service.
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1. A method comprising:
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registering, by an application service, to receive an indication from a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or a serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) support node (SGSN), wherein the indication is associated with an availability of a user equipment (UE) to receive data from the application service and wherein the registering is performed via a service capability exposure function (SCEF); determining that a periodic timer for the UE is about to expire; communicating to the application service, prior to expiration of the periodic timer for the UE, the indication associated with the availability of the UE to receive data from the application service; and communicating the data from the application service to the UE upon receiving the indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. One or more non-transitory tangible media encoding logic that includes instructions for execution by a processor, wherein the execution causes the processor to perform operations, comprising:
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registering, by an application service, to receive an indication from a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or a serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) support node (SGSN), wherein the indication is associated with an availability of a user equipment (UE) to receive data from the application service and wherein the registering is performed via a service capability exposure function (SCEF); determining that a periodic timer for the UE is about to expire; communicating to the application service, prior to expiration of the periodic timer for the UE, the indication associated with the availability of the UE to receive data from the application service; and communicating the data from the application service to the UE upon receiving the indication. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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at least one memory element for storing data; and at least one processor for executing instructions associated with the data, wherein the executing causes the system to perform operations, comprising; registering, by an application service, to receive an indication from a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or a serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) support node (SGSN), wherein the indication is associated with an availability of a user equipment (UE) to receive data from the application service and wherein the registering is performed via a service capability exposure function (SCEF); determining that a periodic timer for the UE is about to expire; communicating to the application service, prior to expiration of the periodic timer for the UE, the indication associated with the availability of the UE to receive data from the application service; and communicating the data from the application service to the UE upon receiving the indication. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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