Method and apparatus for managing failed connection requests for devices in an inactive mode
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a network device including a processor, a notification message from a mobility management entity, wherein the notification message indicates that a first connection request from an application server to an end user device failed based on the end user device being in an inactive mode, wherein the notification message includes first identification information for the end user device, second identification information for the application server, and timing information associated with an active time period for the end user device when the end user device will not be in the inactive mode; and
providing, by the network device to the application server, a target time for transmitting a subsequent connection request to the end user device, wherein the target time is within the active time period, and wherein the providing of the target time to the application server causes the application server to cease re-transmitting connection requests to the end user device until the target time,wherein the first connection request is for communications of the end user device via a serving gateway, wherein the network device, the application server and the serving gateway are remote from each other.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network device that receives a failure message from a mobility management entity where the failure message indicates that a first connection request from an application server to an end user device failed based on the end user device being in an inactive mode, where the network device provides to the application server a target time for transmitting a second connection request to the end user device, and where the providing of the target time to the application server causes the application server to cease transmitting connection requests to the end user device until the target time. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a network device including a processor, a notification message from a mobility management entity, wherein the notification message indicates that a first connection request from an application server to an end user device failed based on the end user device being in an inactive mode, wherein the notification message includes first identification information for the end user device, second identification information for the application server, and timing information associated with an active time period for the end user device when the end user device will not be in the inactive mode; and providing, by the network device to the application server, a target time for transmitting a subsequent connection request to the end user device, wherein the target time is within the active time period, and wherein the providing of the target time to the application server causes the application server to cease re-transmitting connection requests to the end user device until the target time, wherein the first connection request is for communications of the end user device via a serving gateway, wherein the network device, the application server and the serving gateway are remote from each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; receiving a failure message from a mobility management entity, wherein the failure message indicates that a first connection request from a server to a communication device has failed based on the communication device being in an inactive mode, wherein the failure message includes connection request information comprising first identification information for the communication device and second identification information for the server; responsive to the failure message, registering with a home subscriber server based on the connection request information; responsive to a determination of activity of the communication device, receiving an activity status message from the home subscriber server; and responsive to the activity status message, providing a status update to the server that causes the server to send a second connection request to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of an application server, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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transmitting a first connection request to an end user device, wherein a result of the first connection request is a failure based on the end user device being in an inactive mode, wherein the failure of the first connection request causes a network device to receive a failure message from a mobility management entity, and wherein the failure message indicates the failure and includes first identification information for the end user device and second identification information for the application server; receiving, from the network device, a target time for transmitting a second connection request to the end user device; responsive to the receiving of the target time, ceasing transmitting connection requests from the application server to the end user device until the target time; and transmitting a second connection request to the end user device according to the target time, wherein the target time is determined according to prioritizing the first connection request among a group of connection requests. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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