SELECTIVE JOINDER OF MACHINE-TYPE COMMUNICATION USER EQUIPMENT WITH WIRELESS CELL
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Abstract
Embodiments are described herein for selective joinder of wireless cells by machine-type communication (“MTC”) user equipment (“UE”). An MTC UE may detect a plurality of wireless cells, each provided by an evolved Node B (“eNB”). The MTC UE may detect eNB categories associated with individual wireless cells of the plurality of wireless cells, and may identify one or more wireless cells of the plurality of detected wireless cells on which MTC traffic is permitted based on the associated eNB categories. The MTC UE may selectively join a wireless cell of the one or more identified wireless cells based on a cell selection criterion. Additionally, an eNB may provide a wireless cell and provide, to an MTC UE, an MTC policy that identifies a circumstance under which the eNB will permit MTC traffic. The eNB may be configured to selectively serve the MTC UE based on the MTC policy.
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26. An evolved Node B (“
- eNB”
) comprising;first circuitry to connect to a plurality of mobility management entities (“
MMEs”
); andsecond circuitry, coupled with the first circuitry, to determine a first MME of the plurality of MMEs is dedicated to handle network traffic associated with a first priority level, which is lower than a second priority level associated with other network traffic, and to select the first MME for a user equipment (“
UE”
) based on an indication that the UE is to generate network traffic associated with the first priority level. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An evolved Node B (“
- eNB”
) comprising;first circuitry to connect with a plurality of mobility management entities (“
MMEs”
); andsecond circuitry, coupled with the first circuitry, to determine a first MME of the plurality of MMEs is dedicated to handle Machine-Type Communication (“
MTC”
) traffic and to select the first MME dedicated to handle Machine-Type Communication (“
MTC”
) traffic for a user equipment (“
UE”
) based on an indication that the UE is to generate MTC traffic. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computing device-executable instructions, wherein the instructions, in response to execution by an evolved Node B (“
- eNB”
), cause the eNB to;determine a mobility management entities (“
MME”
) is associated with a Machine-Type Communication (“
MTC”
) communication category;determine network traffic received from a user equipment (“
UE”
) is MTC traffic; andassociate the UE with the MME based on the determination that the MME is associated with an MTC communication category and the MTC traffic from the UE. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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