M2M application request sending method, CSE and system

• US 10,079,893 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2014
• Issued: 09/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Wu, Hao
• Primary Examiner(s): Zong, Ruolei
• Application Number:
  US15/031,911
• Publication Number:
  US 20160269490A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,598 Days
• Field of Search: 709220
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/04 Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

A method, system and a Common Service Entity (CSE) for sending a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) application request are provided. The method includes that: after receiving a request sent by an M2M application, a local CSE sends the request of the M2M application to a target CSE according to a value of a request type or according to a value of delay time for request sending and a value of a request type in the request, wherein the request sent by the M2M application includes one or more of the following parameters: an application identifier, the delay time for request sending and the request type.

Claims

1. A method for sending a request of a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) application, comprising:

receiving, by a local Common Service Entity (CSE), a request sent by an M2M application, wherein the request sent by the M2M application comprises;

a delay time for request sending and a request type;

searching, by the local CSE, a locally stored request type configuration table for a bearer network corresponding to the request type according to a value of the request type in the request;

detecting, by the local CSE, whether the bearer network has been connected to a target CSE;

when detecting that the bearer network has been connected to the target CSE, sending, by the local CSE, the request of the M2M application to the target CSE through the bearer network; and

when detecting that the bearer network is not connected to the target CSE, reading, by the local CSE, a value of the delay time for request sending in the request, trying to connect the bearer network according to the value of the delay time for request sending, and sending, by the local CSE, the request of the M2M application to the target CSE after successful connection,

wherein the request type corresponds to one or more bearer network type(s) in the locally stored request type configuration table.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the value of the delay time for request sending is 0, trying to connect the bearer network according to the value of the delay time for request sending and sending the request of the M2M application to the target CSE after successful connection comprises:

immediately establishing, by the local CSE, a connection with the target CSE according to the bearer network corresponding to the request type of the request of the M2M application, and sending the request of the M2M application to the target CSE after the connection is successfully established.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, when the value of the delay time for request sending is not 0, trying to connect the bearer network according to the value of the delay time for request sending and sending the request of the M2M application to the target CSE after successful connection comprises:

starting, by the local CSE, a timer, a value of fixed time being not greater than the value of the delay time for request sending;

storing, by the local CSE, the request of the M2M application before the fixed time is reached;

trying to establish the connection with the target CSE when the timer expires; and

sending the request of the M2M application to the target CSE after the connection is successfully established.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

if there is still a request of an M2M application sent to the same target CSE before the fixed time of the timer is reached, combining, by the local CSE, all the requests of the M2M applications sent to the same target CSE, establishing the connection with the target CSE when the timer expires, and sending the combined requests to the target CSE after the connection is successfully established.

5. A non-transitory computer storage medium, in which a computer-executable instruction is stored, the computer-executable instruction being configured to execute the method according to claim 1.

6. A Common Service Entity (CSE), comprising:

a first processor and a first memory storing computer-readable instructions, wherein when the computer-readable instructions in the first memory are run, the first processor is configured to;

receive a request sent by a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) application,

wherein the request sent by the M2M application comprises;

a delay time for request sending and a request type;

search a locally stored request type configuration table for a bearer network corresponding to the request type according to a value of the request type in the request;

detect whether the bearer network has been connected to a target CSE comprising a second processor and a second memory;

when detecting that the bearer network has been connected to the target CSE, send the request of the M2M application to the target CSE through the bearer network; and

when detecting that the bearer network is not connected to the target CSE, read a value of the delay time for request sending in the request, try to connect the bearer network according to the value of the delay time for request sending, and send the request of the M2M application to the target CSE after successful connection,

wherein the request type corresponds to one or more bearer network type(s) in the locally stored request type configuration table.

7. The CSE according to claim 6, wherein the first processor is further configured to:

when the value of the delay time for request sending is 0, immediately establish a connection with the target CSE according to the bearer network corresponding to the request type of the request of the M2M application, and send the request of the M2M application to the target CSE after the connection is successfully established.

8. The CSE according to claim 6, wherein the first processor is further configured to:

when the value of the delay time for request sending is not 0, start a timer in the CSE, a value of fixed time being not greater than the value of the delay time for request sending, store the request of the M2M application before the fixed time is reached, try to establish the connection with the target CSE when the timer expires, and send the request of the M2M application to the target CSE after the connection is successfully established.

9. The CSE according to claim 8, wherein the first processor is further configured to:

determine whether there is still a request of an M2M application sent to the same target CSE or not before the fixed time of the timer is reached, combine all the requests of the M2M applications sent to the same target CSE if there is still a request of an M2M application sent to the same target CSE, establish the connection with the target CSE when the timer expires, and send the combined requests to the target CSE after the connection is successfully established.

10. A system for sending a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) application request, comprising:

an M2M application, a local Common Service Entity (CSE) and a target CSE, wherein the local CSE comprises a first processor and a first memory storing computer-readable instructions, wherein when the computer-readable instructions in the first memory are run, the first processor is configured to;

receive a request sent by a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) application,

wherein the request sent by the M2M application comprises;

a delay time for request sending and a request type;

search a locally stored request type configuration table for a bearer network corresponding to the request type according to a value of the request type in the request;

detect whether the bearer network has been connected to a target CSE comprising a second processor and a second memory;

when detecting that the bearer network has been connected to the target CSE, send the request of the M2M application to the target CSE through the bearer network; and

when detecting that the bearer network is not connected to the target CSE, read a value of the delay time for request sending in the request, try to connect the bearer network according to the value of the delay time for request sending, and send the request of the M2M application to the target CSE after successful connection,

wherein the request type corresponds to one or more bearer network type(s) in the locally stored request type configuration table.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the first processor is further configured to:

when the value of the delay time for request sending is 0, immediately establish a connection with the target CSE according to the bearer network corresponding to the request type of the request of the M2M application, and send the request of the M2M application to the target CSE after the connection is successfully established.

12. The system according to claim 10, wherein the first processor is further configured to:

when the value of the delay time for request sending is not 0, start a timer in the local CSE, a value of fixed time being not greater than the value of the delay time for request sending, store the request of the M2M application before the fixed time is reached, try to establish the connection with the target CSE when the timer expires, and send the request of the M2M application to the target CSE after the connection is successfully established.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the first processor is further configured to:

determine whether there is still a request of an M2M application sent to the same target CSE or not before the fixed time of the timer is reached, combine all the requests of the M2M applications sent to the same target CSE if there is still a request of an M2M application sent to the same target CSE, establish the connection with the target CSE when the timer expires, and send the combined requests to the target CSE after the connection is successfully established.