Registration for device triggering

• US 9,800,621 B2
• Filed: 05/06/2014
• Issued: 10/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Convida Wireless LLC
• Original Assignee: Convida Wireless LLC
• Inventors: Starsinic, Michael F., Seed, Dale N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Boutah, Alina N
• Application Number:
  US14/270,970
• Publication Number:
  US 20140330952A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,267 Days
• Field of Search: 709223, 709222, 709227, 709201, 370328, 370254, 455455, 4554351
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

Service layer and application triggering may be used in a machine-to-machine environment. In an embodiment, an existing service layer procedure, such as registration, may allow a device or gateway service layer or application to indicate to a machine-to-machine server what port is listened to for triggers. In another embodiment, triggering may be used to provide bootstrapping instructions, including temporary bootstrapping identifiers, in trigger requests. In another embodiment, triggering may be used to assist with event notification. Service layer or application instructions may be embedded inside of trigger payloads. A trigger payload format is defined.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing, by a first apparatus, a first message for registering with a second apparatus,

the first message for registering with the second apparatus comprising instructions for sending a trigger message to the first apparatus,

the instructions for sending the trigger message to the first apparatus comprising an access network device identifier and a port number, the access network device identifier comprising a mobile station international subscriber directory number (MSISDN), 3GPP external identifier, or international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI); and

listening for the trigger message based on the provided instructions for sending the trigger message to the first apparatus,

the trigger message being sent by the second apparatus, and

the trigger message sent over a control plane.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the control plane is associated with a wireless network.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the first apparatus, the trigger message based on the provided instructions for communicating with the first apparatus comprising the port number.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the trigger message comprises:

an indication that a purpose of the trigger message is an event notification, and

a universal resource indicator that directs the first apparatus to details of the event.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first apparatus periodically provides an update of the port number or the access network device identifier to the second apparatus.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the trigger message via the control plane, the trigger message comprising a temporary identifier for the first apparatus to use when communicating with the second apparatus via a user plane.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first apparatus is a server, a user equipment, an application, or a service layer.

8. A first apparatus in a communication network comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;

providing a first message for registering with a second apparatus,

the first message for registering with the second apparatus comprising instructions for sending a trigger message to the first apparatus,

the instructions for sending the trigger message to the first apparatus comprising an access network device identifier and a port number, the access network device identifier comprising a mobile station international subscriber directory number (MSISDN), 3GPP external identifier, or international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI); and

listening for the trigger message based on the provided instructions for sending the trigger message to the first apparatus,

the trigger message being sent by the second apparatus, and

the trigger message sent over a control plane.

9. The first apparatus in the communication network of claim 8, wherein the control plane is associated with a wireless network.

10. The first apparatus in the communication network of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, by the first apparatus, the trigger message based on the provided instructions for communicating with the first apparatus comprising the port number.

11. The first apparatus in the communication network of claim 10, wherein the trigger message comprises:

an indication that a purpose of the trigger message is an event notification, and a universal resource indicator that directs the first apparatus to details of the event.

12. The first apparatus in the communication network of claim 8, wherein the first apparatus periodically provides an update of the port number or the access network device identifier to the second apparatus.

13. The first apparatus in the communication network of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving the trigger message via the control plane, the trigger message comprising a temporary identifier for the first apparatus to use when communicating with the second apparatus via a user plane.

14. The first apparatus in the communication network of claim 8, wherein the first apparatus is a server, a user equipment, an application, or a service layer.

15. A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause said computing device to effectuate operations comprising:

providing, by a first apparatus, a first message for registering with a second apparatus,

the first message for registering with the second apparatus comprising instructions for sending a trigger message to the first apparatus,

the instructions for sending the trigger message to the first apparatus comprising an access network device identifier and a port number, the access network device identifier comprising a mobile station international subscriber directory number (MSISDN), 3GPP external identifier, or international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI); and

listening for the trigger message based on the provided instructions for sending the trigger message to the first apparatus,

the trigger message being sent by the second apparatus, and

the trigger message sent over a control plane.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the control plane is associated with a wireless network.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, the operations further comprising receiving, by the first apparatus, the trigger message based on the provided instructions for communicating with the first apparatus comprising the port number.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the trigger message comprises:

an indication that a purpose of the trigger message is an event notification, and

a universal resource indicator that directs the first apparatus to details of the event.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the first apparatus periodically provides an update of the port number or the access network device identifier to the second apparatus.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, the operations further comprising receiving the trigger message via the control plane, the trigger message comprising a temporary identifier for the first apparatus to use when communicating with the second apparatus via a user plane.