APPARATUS AND METHOD TO EFFICIENTLY SEND DEVICE TRIGGER MESSAGES
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Abstract
With the proliferation of Machine-Type Communication (MTC), an excessive use of device trigger messages in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network can have negative effects on user equipment (UE). These effect can include a shortening of UE battery life and/or excessive signalling caused by the frequent changing from an idle mode to an active mode. An MTC Interworking Function (MTC-IWF) can be configured to determine the status of a UE to which a device trigger message is intended. If the device trigger message is low priority and the UE is in an idle state, the MTC-IWF or Mobile Management Entity (MME)/Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)/Mobile Switching Center (MSC) can buffer the device trigger message.
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19 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
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transceiver circuitry configured to; receive triggering information that includes an Application Port ID; and processor circuitry in the UE to; route a trigger to a triggering function using the Application Port ID, wherein the message further includes a standardized identifier, and wherein the circuitry is further arranged to distinguish messages carrying device triggering information based on the standardized identifier identify an Application Port ID based on a message. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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6. A Machine Type Communication Interworking Function (MTC-IWF) comprising:
processing circuitry to receive a device trigger request, from a Services Capability Server (SCS), that includes an Application Port ID; and forward a standardized identifier to the UE to allow the UE to distinguish machine-type messages carrying device triggering information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed on a machine, cause the machine to:
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receive a message including a device trigger request that includes an Application Port ID; and forward a standardized identifier to the UE to allow the UE to distinguish machine-type messages carrying device triggering information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed on a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to:
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identify an Application Port ID; and route a trigger to a triggering function, within the UE, indicated by the Application Port ID. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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circuitry configured to identify an Application Port ID based on a message from a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network; and route a trigger to a triggering function using the Application Port ID, wherein the message further includes a standardized identifier, and wherein the circuitry is further arranged to distinguish messages carrying device triggering information based on the standardized identifier. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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