TECHNIQUES FOR UPDATE PROCEDURE SIGNALING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK

• US 20180279102A1
• Filed: 05/30/2018
• Published: 09/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Jain, Puneet K.
• Granted Patent: US 10,462,631 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/318 Received signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/32 Hierarchical cell structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0277 according to available power supply, e.g. switching off when a low battery condition is detected
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/06 Registration at serving network Location Register, VLR or user mobility server
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Techniques are described that can be used for efficient mobility management signaling. In some cases, a network can specify an extended timer used for a machine to machine (M2M) type device to communicate with a network. The extended timer can be transmitted in connection with an attachment acceptance message, Location Updating Accept message, Tracking Area Update Accept, or Routing Area Update Accept message. In some cases, a timer can be adjusted using a multiplier in order to increase a period at which communications with the network occur. The network can transmit an indication to change a timer by multiplying the timer with the multiplier.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

logic to transmit a request message to a network, the request message comprising one of a tracking area update request message, a location updating request message, and a routing area update request message;

logic to receive an accept message, the accept message including an extended timer value and the accept message comprising one of a tracking area update accept message, a location updating accept message, and a routing area update accept message;

logic to perform a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a tracking area update accept message;

logic to perform a location updating procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a location updating accept message; and

logic to perform a routing area updating procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a routing area update accept message.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the extension timer comprises one of a T3212ext value for a location area update procedure, a T3312ext value for a routing area update procedure, and a T3412ext value for a tracking area update procedure.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tracking area update accept message comprises a TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in 3GPP TS 24.301 (2010);

the location updating accept message comprises a LOCATION AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010); and

the routing area update accept message comprises a ROUTING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010).

4. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

request transmission of an attach request message to a network;

recognize receipt of an attach accept message, the attach accept message including an extended timer value;

request performance of a tracking area update procedure in accordance with timing indicated by the extended timer value in response to the extended timer value being associated with a tracking area update procedure; and

request performance of a routing area update procedure in accordance with timing indicated by the extended timer value in response to the extended timer value being associated with a routing area update procedure.

5. The medium of claim 4, wherein the attach accept message comprises an ATTACH ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010).

6. The medium of claim 4, wherein the extension timer comprises one of a T3412ext value for a tracking area update procedure and a T3312ext value for a routing area update procedure.

7. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

request transmission of a request message to a network, the request message comprising one of a tracking area update request message, a location updating request message, and a routing area update request message;

recognize receipt of an accept message, the accept message including an extended timer value and the accept message comprising one of a tracking area update accept message, a location updating accept message, and a routing area update accept message;

request performance of a tracking area update procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a tracking area update accept message;

request performance of a location updating procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a location updating accept message; and

request performance of a routing area updating procedure timed in accordance with the extended timer value in response to receipt of a routing area update accept message.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the extension timer value comprises one of a T3412ext value for a tracking area update, a T3212ext value for a location area update, and a T3312ext value for a routing area update.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein

the tracking area update accept message comprises a TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in 3GPP TS 24.301 (2010);

the location updating accept message comprises a LOCATION AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010); and

the routing area update accept message comprises a ROUTING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message described in TS 24.008 (2010).