Method for the management of short message delivery in a mobile communication system
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1. A method for management of short message delivery in a mobile communication network, said method comprising:
- a first mobile communication network entity, capable of receiving an indication of user equipment activity, including capable of receiving non-access stratum signalling from the user equipment, receiving from a second mobile communication network entity a request to report about reachability of the user equipment when the user equipment becomes reachable after an unsuccessful attempt to deliver a short message to the user equipment due to the user equipment being unreachable to receive the short message;
upon reception of an indication of user equipment activity, the first mobile communication network entity reporting about reachability of the user equipment to the second mobile communication network entity.
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Abstract
In one aspect, there is provided a method for the management of Short Message SM delivery in a mobile communication system comprising an Overlaying, e.g. IP-based or CS fallback in Evolved Packet System based, SM delivery network accessed via a mobile or fixed Access Network AN which is transparent to the Overlaying SM Delivery procedure, said method comprising, in an embodiment:
- informing an AN entity capable of detecting User Equipment UE activity over said AN, of unsuccessful SM delivery attempt due to not reachable UE,
- upon detection of UE activity over said AN for said UE, said AN entity informing an entity in charge of requesting new SM delivery attempt when said UE is again reachable.
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1. A method for management of short message delivery in a mobile communication network, said method comprising:
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a first mobile communication network entity, capable of receiving an indication of user equipment activity, including capable of receiving non-access stratum signalling from the user equipment, receiving from a second mobile communication network entity a request to report about reachability of the user equipment when the user equipment becomes reachable after an unsuccessful attempt to deliver a short message to the user equipment due to the user equipment being unreachable to receive the short message; upon reception of an indication of user equipment activity, the first mobile communication network entity reporting about reachability of the user equipment to the second mobile communication network entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile communication network entity comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the mobile communication network entity to at least; after an unsuccessful attempt to deliver a short message to a user equipment, due to the user equipment being unreachable to receive the short message, request a mobile communication network entity, capable of receiving an indication of user equipment activity, including capable of receiving non-access-stratum signaling from the user equipment, to report about reachability of the user equipment when the user equipment becomes reachable, and receive, from the mobile communication network entity to which the request was sent, a report about reachability of the user equipment when the user equipment becomes reachable. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile communication network entity comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the mobile communication network entity to at least; receive an indication of user equipment activity, including receiving non-access stratum signaling from the user equipment; and receive a request to report about reachability of a user equipment when the user equipment becomes reachable after an unsuccessful attempt to deliver a short message to the user equipment, due to the user equipment being unreachable to receive the short message, upon reception of an indication of user equipment activity, report about reachability of the user equipment to a mobile communication network entity from which the request was received. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile communication network entity comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the mobile communication network entity to at least; receive an indication of user equipment activity, including receiving non-access stratum signaling from the user equipment; and perform a user activity notification procedure comprising; determining if a request for a notification about reachability of a user equipment is received, determining if an indication of user equipment activity is received which indicates that said user equipment is reachable, determining if a mobility management context associated with said user equipment is available, and sending a notification indicating reachability of said user equipment if said indication is received and if the mobility management context associated with said user equipment is available. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
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performing, at a mobile communication network entity capable of receiving an indication of user equipment activity, including capable of receiving non-access stratum signaling from the user equipment, a user activity notification procedure comprising; determining if a request for a notification about reachability of a user equipment is received, determining if an indication of user equipment activity is received which indicates that said user equipment is reachable, determining if a mobility management context associated with said user equipment is available, and sending a notification indicating reachability of said user equipment if said indication is received and if the mobility management context associated with said user equipment is available. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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