Relay user equipment device and status announcement method thereof
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1. A machine type communication (MTC) device comprising:
- a communication unit operable to transmit an announcement of an active operating state of the communication unit among a plurality of operating states through a wireless communication channel, wherein the plurality of operating states comprise an MTC gateway device usage type and an regular MTC terminal usage type; and
a processor operable as a reporter operable to report the MTC gateway device usage type as the active operating state associated with the communication unit in a condition that the communication unit operates as an MTC gateway user equipment in the MTC gateway device usage type;
wherein the processor is operable to report the regular MTC terminal usage type as the active operating state associated with the communication unit in a condition that the communication unit operates as an MTC terminal in the regular MTC terminal usage type;
wherein the processor is operable to report a current serving cell ID associated with the communication unit in response to a serving cell ID announcement request in a condition that the communication unit operates as the MTC gateway user equipment in the MTC gateway device usage type, and report an updated serving cell ID associated with the communication unit upon a mobility event of the communication unit in response to the serving cell ID announcement request in a condition that the communication unit operates as the MTC gateway user equipment in the MTC gateway device usage type;
wherein the processor performs;
transmitting an enhanced monitoring response in a mobility management entity (MME) receivable message comprising the active operating state upon a mobility management event associated with the communication unit, wherein the mobility management event comprises a cellular network mobility management event of one of location area update, routing area update, and tracking area update associated with the MTC gateway device.
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Abstract
A relay user equipment (UE) device is operable to provide a currently activated function to a 3GPP network entity and an application out of the 3GPP network. The currently activated function of the relay UE device reflects whether the relay UE device is operating as a regular terminal UE or relay UE. The disclosed relay UE device and base station provide an enhanced monitoring response with an enhanced positioning granularity to a position monitoring request.
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1. A machine type communication (MTC) device comprising:
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a communication unit operable to transmit an announcement of an active operating state of the communication unit among a plurality of operating states through a wireless communication channel, wherein the plurality of operating states comprise an MTC gateway device usage type and an regular MTC terminal usage type; and a processor operable as a reporter operable to report the MTC gateway device usage type as the active operating state associated with the communication unit in a condition that the communication unit operates as an MTC gateway user equipment in the MTC gateway device usage type; wherein the processor is operable to report the regular MTC terminal usage type as the active operating state associated with the communication unit in a condition that the communication unit operates as an MTC terminal in the regular MTC terminal usage type; wherein the processor is operable to report a current serving cell ID associated with the communication unit in response to a serving cell ID announcement request in a condition that the communication unit operates as the MTC gateway user equipment in the MTC gateway device usage type, and report an updated serving cell ID associated with the communication unit upon a mobility event of the communication unit in response to the serving cell ID announcement request in a condition that the communication unit operates as the MTC gateway user equipment in the MTC gateway device usage type; wherein the processor performs; transmitting an enhanced monitoring response in a mobility management entity (MME) receivable message comprising the active operating state upon a mobility management event associated with the communication unit, wherein the mobility management event comprises a cellular network mobility management event of one of location area update, routing area update, and tracking area update associated with the MTC gateway device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A machine type communication (MTC) monitoring method, executable by an MTC gateway device, comprising:
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transmitting an announcement of an active operating state associated with the MTC gateway device among a plurality of operating states through a wireless communication channel; reporting an MTC gateway device usage type as the active operating state in a condition that the MTC gateway device operates as an MTC gateway user equipment in the MTC gateway device usage type; reporting a non-gateway usage type as the active operating state in a condition that the MTC gateway device operates as an MTC terminal in the non-gateway usage type; receiving a serving cell ID announcement request; reporting a current serving cell ID associated with the MTC gateway device in response to the serving cell ID announcement request in a condition that the MTC gateway device operates as the MTC gateway user equipment in the MTC gateway device usage type; reporting an updated serving cell ID associated with the MTC gateway device upon a mobility event of the MTC gateway device in response to the serving cell ID announcement request in a condition that the MTC gateway device operates as the MTC gateway user equipment in the MTC gateway device usage type; and transmitting an enhanced monitoring response in a mobility management entity (MME) receivable message comprising the active operating state upon a mobility management event associated with the MTC gateway device, wherein the mobility management event comprises a cellular network mobility management event of one of location area update, routing area update, and tracking area update associated with the MTC gateway device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine type communication (MTC) monitoring method, executable by an MTC gateway device, comprising:
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transmitting an announcement of an active operating state of the MTC gateway device among a plurality of operating states in response to a monitoring function associated with service capability exposure function (SCEF), wherein the plurality of operating states comprise an MTC gateway device usage type and an regular MTC terminal usage type; wherein the active operating state reflects a usage type of the MTC gateway device; reporting an MTC gateway device usage type as the active operating state in a condition that the MTC gateway device operates as an MTC gateway user equipment in the MTC gateway device usage type; reporting a non-gateway usage type as the active operating state in a condition that the MTC gateway device operates as an MTC terminal in the non-gateway usage type; and reporting an enhanced monitoring response comprising information of all local access devices in a capillary network served by the MTC gateway device in response to a mobility management event associated with the MTC gateway device in a condition that the MTC gateway device operates as the MTC gateway user equipment in the MTC gateway device usage type. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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