Blended data transmission network for machine type communications

• US 9,924,406 B2
• Filed: 03/02/2015
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Yang, Jin, Zhou, Jingyi, Shamsunder, Sanyogita
• Primary Examiner(s): Pasia, Redentor
• Assistant Examiner(s): MAK, PETER K
• Application Number:
  US14/635,222
• Publication Number:
  US 20160262045A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,114 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/04 Traffic adaptive resource partitioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0215 based on user or device properties, e.g. MTC-capable devices services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] H04W4/70; wireless resource selection or allocation plan definition based on terminal or device properties H04W72/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0289 Congestion control load shedding arrangements in network planning H04W16/08; performing reselection for handling the traffic H04W36/22; wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/10 using broadcasted information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems

Abstract

A method includes broadcasting, from an evolved node b (eNodeB), a plurality of Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMN) identifiers (IDs). The plurality of PLMN-IDs include at least one PLMN-ID for a data intensive network and at least one M-PLMN-ID for machine type communications (MTC) in a short messaging network. The method includes receiving a request to transmit MTC data from a MTC device and determining whether the MTC device includes the at least one M-PLMN-ID. The method includes determining whether the MTC data is in a class required to be sent by the data intensive network. The method also includes determining whether the message size is less than the length of structured small data (SSD), and sending the message via the short messaging network in response to a determination that the message size is less than the length of the SSD.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

broadcasting, from an evolved Node B (eNodeB), a plurality of Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMN) identifiers (IDs), wherein the plurality of PLMN-IDs include at least one PLMN-ID for a data intensive network and at least one M-PLMN-ID for machine type communications (MTC) in a short messaging network;

receiving, by the eNodeB, a network connection request to transmit MTC data from an MTC device;

determining, by the eNode B, whether the network connection request from the MTC device includes the at least one M-PLMN-ID;

determining, by the eNodeB and responsive to a determination that the network connection request includes the at least one M-PLMN-ID and without determining a size of the MTC data, whether the MTC data is in a class required to be sent by the data intensive network;

rejecting, by the eNodeB and responsive to a determination that the MTC data is in a class required to be sent by the data intensive network, the network connection request;

determining, by the eNodeB and responsive to a determination that the MTC data is not in a class required to be sent by the data intensive network, a size of the MTC data;

determining, by the eNodeB, whether the size of the MTC data is less than a length of structured small data (SSD); and

establishing, by the eNodeB, a network connection and sending the MTC data via the short messaging network in response to a determination that the size of the MTC data is less than the length of the SSD.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

implementing network partitioning, congestion control and performance counter reporting via the plurality of PLMN-IDs.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

implementing network partitioning and congestion control via access codes associated with the MTC data.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the access codes range from an emergency access code with a highest priority to a lower priority access code.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the MTC data from the MTC device to at least one associated application server via a messaging aggregation network and at least one of the data intensive network, the short messaging network, and an access point.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein a data protocol for transmitting the MTC data via the messaging aggregation network is one of hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), constrained application protocol (CoAP), extensible messaging and presence protocol (XMPP), message queue telemetry transport (MQTT), or data distribution service (DDS).

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the MTC data is in the class required to be sent by the data intensive network further comprises:

determining whether to transmit the MTC data via the data intensive network based on at least one of a type of application or service.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the MTC data is in the class required to be sent by the data intensive network further comprises:

determining whether to transmit the MTC data via the data intensive network based on a latency and reliability requirement.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the MTC data is in the class required to be sent by the data intensive network further comprises:

determining whether the MTC data is sponsored or consumer data.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein sending the message via the short messaging network further comprises:

controlling network congestion via at least one of a timer, or a paging and polling schedule for next access attempts.

11. An evolved NodeB (eNodeB) device in a blended data transmission network that includes a data intensive network and a short messaging network for machine type communications (MTC), comprising:

a memory to store a plurality of instructions; and

a processor configured to execute instructions in the memory to;

broadcast a plurality of Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMN) identifiers (IDs), wherein the plurality of PLMN-IDs include at least one PLMN-ID for the data intensive network and at least one M-PLMN-ID for MTC in the short messaging network;

receive a network connection request to transmit MTC data from an MTC device;

determine whether the network connection request from the MTC device includes the at least one M-PLMN-ID;

determine, responsive to a determination that the network connection request includes the at least one M-PLMN-ID and without determining a size of the MTC data, whether the MTC data is in a class required to be sent by the data intensive network;

reject, responsive to a determination that the MTC data is in a class required to be sent by the data intensive network, the network connection request;

determine, responsive to a determination that the MTC data is not in a class required to be sent by the data intensive network, a size of the MTC data;

determine whether the size of the MTC data is less than a length of structured small data (SSD); and

establish a network connection and send the MTC data via the short messaging network in response to a determination that the size of the MTC data is less than the length of the SSD.

12. The eNodeB device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

implement network partitioning, congestion control and performance counter reporting via the plurality of PLMN-IDs.

13. The eNodeB device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

implement network partitioning and congestion control via access codes associated with the MTC data.

14. The eNodeB device of claim 13, wherein the access codes range from an emergency access code with a highest priority to a lower priority access code.

15. The eNodeB device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit the MTC data from the MTC device to at least one associated application server via a messaging aggregation network and at least one of the data intensive network, the short messaging network, and an access point.

16. The eNodeB device of claim 15, wherein a data protocol for transmitting the MTC data via the messaging aggregation network is at least one of hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), constrained application protocol (CoAP), extensible messaging and presence protocol (XMPP), message queue telemetry transport (MQTT), or data distribution service (DDS).

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions to be executed by a processor, the instructions including one or more instructions, when executed by the processor, for causing the processor to:

broadcast, from an evolved node b (eNodeB) device in a blended data transmission network that includes a data intensive network and a short messaging network for machine type communications (MTC), a plurality of Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMN) identifiers (IDs), wherein the plurality of PLMN-IDs include at least one PLMN-ID for the data intensive network and at least one M-PLMN-ID for MTC in the short messaging network;

receive a network connection request to transmit MTC data from an MTC device;

determine whether the network connection request from the MTC device includes the at least one M-PLMN-ID;

determine, responsive to a determination that the network connection request includes the at least one M-PLMN-ID and without determining a size of the MTC data, whether the MTC data is in a class required to be sent by the data intensive network;

reject, responsive to a determination that the MTC data is in a class required to be sent by the data intensive network, the network connection request;

determine, responsive to a determination that the MTC data is not in a class required to be sent by the data intensive network, a size of the MTC data;

determine whether the size of the MTC data is less than a length of structured small data (SSD); and

establish a network connection and send the MTC data via the short messaging network in response to a determination that the size of the MTC data is less than the length of the SSD.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions further include instructions for causing the processor to:

implement network partitioning, congestion control and performance counter reporting via the plurality of PLMN-IDs.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions further include instructions for causing the processor to:

implement network partitioning and congestion control via access codes associated with the MTC data.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the access codes range from an emergency access code with a highest priority to a lower priority access code.