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Machine type communication monitoring framework for 3GPP systems

  • US 9,942,791 B2
  • Filed: 12/01/2015
  • Issued: 04/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network element comprising a mobility management entity (MME) or a serving general packet radio service support node (SGSN) for monitoring events associated with a user equipment (UE) configured to provide machine type communications (MTC) in a cellular network, the network element comprising:

  • a memory device;

    a processor operatively coupled to the memory device and configured to;

    receive a monitoring request message to configure a monitoring event on the network element, the monitoring request message indicates a monitoring type and originates from a services capability server (SCS) or an application server (AS) configured to receive the MTC;

    examine the monitoring request message to enable the monitoring event based on the monitoring type; and

    provide a monitoring response message to acknowledge the monitoring request message.

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