CN103518388A - Method and apparatus for facilitating machine-type communication - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus are provided to facilitate communications with MTC devices. An embodiment comprises a network apparatus that includes a processing system arranged to receive a broadcasted triggering message and to determine whether the triggering message identifies a machine-type communication (MTC) gateway or another device within a capillary network supported by the MTC gateway. The processing system may cause at least a portion of the triggering message to be provided to a device within the capillary network in an instance in which the triggering message identifies the device within the capillary network. The processing system may also be configured to determine an action requested by the triggering message in an instance in which the triggering message identifies the MTC gateway.
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Technical field
Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to for promoting machine type communication (Machine-type Communications, MTC) method and apparatus, and relate more specifically to for promoting the method and apparatus of communicating by letter between the MTC equipment of network and off-line or other disengaging pattern.
Background technology
Machine to machine (M2M) communication, also referred to as machine type communication (MTC), is the communication type that is expected at the potential rapid expansion foreseeable future.Utilize MTC, machine can local direct communication mutually and thereby can be for being comprised the various application of intelligent dwelling, intelligent metering, management fast, telenursing, access network operation management etc.
In a MTC topology, provide MTC gateway, this MTC gateway is configured to network, such as cellular network communication.MTC gateway also can be supported capillary network (Capillary Network), this capillary network comprises one or more other MTC equipment also referred to as capillary network equipment, this one or more other MTC equipment be configured to MTC gateway communication, but unnecessary being configured to and network service.Can be with the many multi-form capillary network equipment that embodies such as comprising actuator, display, memory devices etc.
In order to reduce the signaling traffic load on network, can wish in some instances to reduce the rule network signal quantity of carrying out with MTC gateway or other capillary network equipment.Therefore, MTC equipment, can be by off-line, so that in off-line state or off-line mode such as MTC gateway or another capillary network equipment.In off-line mode, MTC equipment is not in typical idle pulley, but is in the more disengaging pattern of wherein not carrying out rotine positioning renewal signaling and conventional paging.Yet in off-line mode, MTC equipment can at least for example monitored and trigger indication via broadcast or paging channel during some time period.In this regard, MTC equipment can be configured to wake up according to predefined scheduling, to monitor and indicate in response to triggering.Yet, by do not participate in actively, in the example of communication, MTC equipment is placed in to off-line mode at MTC equipment, reduced conventional signaling quantity, saved Internet resources thus.
Trigger indication may adversely require MTC equipment, such as MTC gateway with trigger the source of indicating, set up two-way connection between such as MTC server.In this regard, may need two-way connection to shake hands, this is shaken hands may need in order to authenticate triggering indication.Regrettably, set up two-way connection and the signaling of carrying out via this two-way connection may adversely increase network signal.
In addition, the addressing of MTC gateway and capillary network equipment is classification, because the addressing of MTC gateway is separated and different from the addressing of capillary network equipment.Although MTC server can be via network, such as cellular network and MTC gateway communication, MTC server generally may be not and the direct communication of capillary node device.On the contrary, the message of supplying with capillary network equipment refers generally to the gateway to MTC, and this MTC gateway is supported the capillary network that capillary network equipment operates therein.The body of the message being received by MTC gateway can identify capillary network equipment and can comprise the real messages for sending to capillary network equipment.
Yet in some instances, MTC equipment can change role, thereby capillary network equipment can start to serve as MTC gateway, MTC gateway can start to serve as capillary network equipment, or further, capillary network equipment or MTC gateway device can start as capillary network equipment and MTC gateway the two and work.Due to network, such as cellular network be configured to by communication concrete point to MTC gateway and not with other capillary network equipment direct communication, and the addressing being associated due to the addressing being associated with MTC gateway and capillary network equipment is in addition different, so must inform network (such as broadcasting center) and/or MTC server in MTC equipment changes role's example, to guarantee to communicate by letter subsequently by addressing rightly and to point to rightly current MTC gateway.For example, may need to notify the role of MTC equipment to change to MTC server and broadcasting center, so that appropriately addressing and the message of constructing the current MTC equipment of serving as MTC gateway of supply after network.This renewal of MTC server, broadcasting center or other network entity and reconfiguring may adversely increase the processing that network signal and network need.
Summary of the invention
According to an illustrative embodiment of the invention, provide a kind of method and apparatus, to promote the devices communicating with MTC in mode responsive to network signal and that save in some embodiments network signal.For example the apparatus and method of an execution mode can allow each MTC equipment of independent addressing, comprise each MTC gateway and each capillary network equipment, this again and then can be avoided such example will be updated or will otherwise reconfigure when MTC server, broadcasting center etc. must change in time the role of MTC equipment in this example.Further, according to the apparatus and method of an execution mode, can reduce the size of the message providing to MTC equipment and can reduce or eliminate for setting up bidirectional communication link so that the needs of authentication message are further saved network signal resource thus.
In one embodiment, provide a kind of network equipment that comprises treatment system (for example form is treatment circuit system), this treatment system is arranged to guides network equipment to wake up according to predefined scheduling, to receive the triggering message of broadcast; Receive subsequently the triggering message of broadcast; And determine to trigger message whether marking machine type communication (MTC) gateway or another equipment in the capillary network of being supported by MTC gateway.The treatment system of this execution mode can also be arranged in the example that triggers described another equipment in message identifier capillary network, makes at least a portion that triggers message be provided to the equipment in capillary network.For example, treatment system can be arranged to by carrying out for the agreement of capillary network and the agreement of address and address and shine upon to make to provide to the equipment in capillary network at least a portion that triggers message.The treatment system of this execution mode also can be arranged in the example that triggers message identifier MTC gateway, determines and triggers the action that message is asked.In one embodiment, this treatment system is embodied on aforementioned MTC gateway.
The authentication field authentication that the treatment system of an execution mode can also be arranged to based on triggering message triggers message.This treatment system can also be arranged to the device identification of the abbreviation based on comprising in triggering message, determines whether trigger message identifies MTC gateway or another capillary network equipment.The device identification of the abbreviation of this execution mode identify uniquely MTC gateway or the geographic area that operates therein at MTC gateway in rather than another capillary network equipment beyond Gai geographic area.
The treatment system of an execution mode can also be arranged in the example that triggers another MTC gateway of message identifier, determines whether to receive from another MTC gateway the indication taking defeat.In this execution mode, this treatment system can also be arranged in definite having received in the example of the indication taking defeat, and makes at least a portion that triggers message be provided to another MTC gateway.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of method, the method comprises: guide the receiver of network equipment to wake up according to predefined scheduling, to receive the triggering message of broadcast; Receive the triggering message of broadcast; And determine by treatment system message whether marking machine type communication (MTC) gateway or another equipment in the capillary network of being supported by MTC gateway of triggering.The method of this execution mode also in the example of the equipment in triggering message identifier capillary network, makes at least a portion that triggers message be provided to the equipment in capillary network.For example, at least a portion that makes to trigger message is provided to equipment in capillary network and can comprises and carrying out for the agreement of capillary network and the agreement of address and address mapping.The method of this execution mode also, in triggering the example of message identifier MTC gateway, is determined and is triggered the action that message is asked.
The method can also be based on triggering message authentication field, authentication triggers message.The method of an execution mode can, by the device identification of the abbreviation based on comprising in triggering message, be determined and trigger whether message identifies MTC gateway or another capillary network equipment determines whether trigger message identifies MTC gateway or another capillary network equipment.In this regard, the device identification of abbreviation identify uniquely MTC gateway or the geographic area that operates therein at MTC gateway in rather than another capillary network equipment beyond Gai geographic area.
The method of an execution mode also, in triggering the example of another MTC gateway of message identifier, determines whether to receive from another MTC gateway the indication taking defeat.In this execution mode, message can also receive in the example of the indication taking defeat definite, makes at least a portion that triggers message be provided to another MTC gateway.
In further execution mode, a kind of network equipment that comprises treatment system (for example form is treatment circuit system) is provided, this treatment system is configured to receive the geography target area message that the first device identification, target area is provided and wakes information up.Target area can be corresponding to the relevant position of supporting each machine type (MTC) gateway of corresponding capillary network.The treatment system of this execution mode is also arranged to and receives subsequently trigger message message, and this trigger message message has the first device identification, the shorter device identification of abbreviation and the action of request than the first device identification.The treatment system of this execution mode is also arranged to according to waking information up, makes broadcast in target area trigger message.Also trigger message and can comprise the device identification of abbreviation and the action of request.In one embodiment, this treatment system is embodied on the broadcasting server coordinating with aforementioned MTC server.
The treatment system of an execution mode can also be arranged to one or more base station of determining in target area intra-area communication, thereby treatment system can be arranged to by one or more base station being broadcasted in target area trigger message to make to trigger message and is broadcasted.The treatment system of an execution mode also can be arranged in and make to trigger before message is broadcasted in the situation that not having the first device identification, from trigger message message, removes the first device identification.
The treatment system of an execution mode also can be arranged to the trigger message message also by receiving with authentication field and receive trigger message message.In this execution mode, treatment system can also be arranged to by making also to comprise that the triggering message of authentication field is broadcasted to make to trigger message and is broadcasted.The device identification of the first device identification and abbreviation can be arranged to sign MTC gateway or any one in another equipment in the capillary network of being supported by MTC gateway.
In another execution mode, a kind of network equipment that comprises treatment system is provided, this treatment system for example comprises treatment circuit system, and this treatment system is arranged such that the geography target area message that comprises the first device identification, target area and wake information up is provided.Can be corresponding to the relevant position of supporting each machine type communication (MTC) gateway of corresponding capillary network in this execution mode Zhong，Gai target area.The treatment system of this execution mode is also arranged to and makes subsequently trigger message message be provided, and trigger message message comprises the first device identification, the shorter device identification of abbreviation and the action of request than the first device identification.In one embodiment, on aforementioned MTC server, implement treatment system.
The treatment system of an execution mode also can be arranged to by making the trigger message message that also comprises authentication field be provided to make trigger message message to be provided.In one embodiment, the device identification of the first device identification and abbreviation is arranged to sign MTC gateway or any one in another equipment in the capillary network of being supported by MTC gateway.
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Therefore briefly described embodiments of the present invention, now with reference to accompanying drawing, accompanying drawing may not be drawn and in the accompanying drawings in proportion:
Fig. 1 is according to the communication system of an embodiment of the invention example;
Fig. 2 is according to the block diagram of the device of the angle from MTC server, broadcasting center or base station of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is that diagram is according to the flow chart of the operation of being carried out by the device such as MTC server of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is that diagram is according to the flow chart of the operation of being carried out by the device such as broadcasting center of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is according to the block diagram of the device of the angle from MTC gateway of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; And
Fig. 6 is that diagram is according to the flow chart of the operation of being carried out by the device such as MTC gateway of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
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Now below with reference to more of the present invention shown in it, but be not that the accompanying drawing of all execution modes is described the present invention more completely.In fact can with many multi-form embody these inventions and should not be construed as be limited to the execution mode set forth herein; In fact provide these execution modes to make present disclosure to meet applicable legal requiremnt.Similar label refers to similar units all the time.
Provide a kind of for promoting with MTC equipment, such as the method and apparatus of the network service of the MTC equipment in off-line or other disengaging pattern.In this regard, can, by for example comprising that any system in the multiple different system of system of Fig. 1 supports, in this system, can implement method, device and the computer program of example embodiment of the present invention with the network service of MTC equipment.As shown in fig. 1, system according to an illustrative embodiment of the invention can comprise capillary network 10, and this capillary network 10 comprises at least one MTC gateway 12 of communicating by letter with network 14.This network can be the various honeycombs that are configured according to any agreement in a plurality of different agreements or any network in mobile network or public land mobile network (PLMN), and these agreements comprise Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-senior (LTE-A), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) (W-CDMA), CDMA2000, global system for mobile communications (GSM), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) etc.This network can comprise can collecting via the wired of correspondence and/or various different nodes, equipment or function that wave point intercoms mutually.Like this, the diagram that is to be understood that Fig. 1 is the example of broad sense view rather than the including or detailed view of system or network of some element of system.
As shown in fig. 1, system can comprise MTC server 16.MTC server can be various platforms, such as any platform in the private server being associated with customizing messages source, function or service, back-end server or server group.As described below, MTC server is designed to configuration broadcast center 18 for subsequently with MTC equipment, communicate by letter with other capillary network equipment 20 such as MTC gateway 12.In addition, MTC server be configured to MTC equipment provide, message transfer or otherwise serve as message source.At network 14, are cellular networks, in an execution mode such as 3GPP network, even MTC server in the territory that is positioned at cellular carrier, MTC server still can be beyond cellular network.
Still capillary network 10 such as one or more base station communication by with base station 22 that as shown in fig. 1, comprises at least one MTC gateway 12 is communicated by letter with network 14.Capillary network comprises one or more MTC equipment being configured to via the mutual direct communication of MTC.Capillary network can comprise at least one MTC equipment, and this at least one MTC equipment is as for network, the MTC gateway that communicates such as one or more base station of base station and work.Capillary network can also comprise one or more capillary network equipment 20, and this one or more capillary network equipment 20 is configured to intercom mutually and via MTC and MTC gateway communication, is not still configured to and network direct communication.Can be with the multiple multi-form capillary network equipment that embodies such as comprising actuator, transducer, display, memory devices etc.Although not shown in the execution mode of Fig. 1, capillary network can comprise two or more the MTC gateway being configured to separately with network and other capillary network devices communicating.And, in some embodiments, one or more MTC equipment in MTC equipment can be simultaneously as MTC gateway and capillary network equipment the two and work.
For the interests for MTC equipment, reduce the signaling that need to be supported by network 14, MTC equipment can be configured in the example of communication, not become off-line or otherwise enter disengaging pattern actively at MTC equipment.By entering off-line or other disengaging pattern, MTC equipment does not need or otherwise participates in rotine positioning to upgrade signaling, conventional paging etc.Yet MTC gateway 12 is configured to wake up and monitors sensing MTC gateway in broadcast or the message of other capillary network equipment 20.Like this, although to save the mode of the signalling bandwidth of network, this network (such as MTC server 16, broadcasting center 18 etc.) can with MTC gateway communication and and then with other capillary network devices communicating.
MTC server 16, broadcasting center 18 or base station 22 can configure in various manners, still can be embodied as in one embodiment or otherwise comprise as the device 30 of the block diagram 2 general expressions of Fig. 2.Although device can it should be noted that parts described below, equipment or unit can be nonessential such as by embodiments such as MTC server, broadcasting center, base stations, and therefore can revise some parts, equipment or unit in some embodiments.In addition, some execution modes can comprise further or different parts, equipment or the unit parts, equipment or the unit except illustrating and describing herein.
As shown in Figure 2, install 30 and can comprise treatment system 32 or otherwise communicate by letter with treatment system 32, this treatment system 32 can be configured to according to the illustrative embodiments of MTC server 16, described herein broadcasting center 18 or base station 22 and performs an action.Treatment system can be configured to executing data according to an illustrative embodiment of the invention and process, applies and carry out and/or other processing and management service.In some embodiments, device or treatment system can be embodied as chip or chipset.In other words, treatment system can comprise treatment circuit system, this treatment circuit system comprises one or more physical package (for example chip), and this one or more physical package comprises for example, material, parts and/or wiring on construction package (substrate).Construction package can provide physical strength, size saving and/or electric interactions limit for the component circuitry system being included on it.Therefore device or treatment system can be configured in some cases on one single chip, to implement embodiments of the present invention or be configured as single " SOC (system on a chip) " and enforcement embodiments of the present invention.Like this, in some cases, chip or chipset can be configured for carrying out the device of one or more operation, and this one or more operation is used for providing function described herein.
In the exemplary embodiment, treatment system 32 can comprise and can communicate by letter with equipment interface 38 or otherwise processor 34 and the memory 36 of control appliance interface 38.Like this, treatment system can be embodied as circuit chip (for example integrated circuit (IC) chip), and this circuit chip is configured to (for example using the combination of hardware, software or hardware and software) and carries out operation described herein.Yet in some execution modes of taking in adopting the background of MTC server, broadcasting center or base station, treatment system can be embodied as a part for MTC server, broadcasting center or base station.
In example embodiment, memory 36 can comprise one or more non-volatile storage equipment, such as being for example fixing or dismountable volatibility and/or nonvolatile memory.Memory can be configured to storage for making device 30 can carry out according to an illustrative embodiment of the invention the information of various functions, data, application, instruction etc.For example, memory can be configured to buffering input data for being processed by processor 34.Additionally or alternatively, memory can be configured to store instruction for being carried out by processor.As another alternative, memory can comprise one of a plurality of databases that can store multiple file, content or data set.Among the content of memory, can store application for being carried out by processor to carry out the function being associated with each respective application.In some cases, memory can be via bus and processor communication, for transmission of information between the parts at device.
Can embody processor 34 by multitude of different ways.For example, can embody processor is various processing apparatus, such as one or more in microprocessor or other treatment element, coprocessor, controller or various other calculating or treatment facility, these other calculating or treatment facility comprise integrated circuit, such as such as ASIC(application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)), FPGA(field programmable gate array) etc.In example embodiment, processor can be configured to store in execute store 36 or otherwise addressable instruction of processor.Like this, whether no matter by hardware or the combination by hardware and software, configure, processor can represent can be for example, by (in Circuits System-physically embody with the form for the treatment of circuit system) entity of executable operations according to the embodiment of the present invention in correspondingly configuring.Therefore,, such as when processor being presented as to ASIC, FGPA etc., processor can be for carrying out the hardware of the concrete configuration of operation described herein.Alternatively, as another example, when processor is presented as to software instruction actuator, instruction can concrete configuration processor to carry out operation described herein.
As described below, MTC server 16 is generally configured to provide the message of pointing to MTC equipment, and this message request MTC equipment is carried out specific action.Point to before MTC equipment message asks to carry out specific action providing, MTC server can be communicated by letter with broadcasting center 18 to the information about corresponding MTC equipment is provided to broadcasting center.Subsequently, when MTC server provides the message of pointing to MTC equipment, the information about corresponding MTC equipment that broadcasting center can be configured to previously provide based on MTC server, via network 14, such as via one or more base station 22 to MTC equipment delivery of messages suitably.
For example, as in the piece 40 at Fig. 3 and as shown in Fig. 1, MTC server 16 can comprise for making to broadcasting center 18 device, such as treatment system 32, processor 34, equipment interface 38 etc. that geography target area message 200 is provided.Geography target area message can comprise the first device identification, target area and wake information up.The first device identification can be the complete device identification of corresponding MTC equipment.In this regard, the first device identification, with respect to all other MTC equipment, such as all other MTC equipment of being served by network 14, identifies this MTC equipment uniquely.Target area is corresponding to all possible service MTC gateway 12 position of the MTC equipment for being identified by the first device identification.Therefore, can identify each following MTC equipment is possible service MTC gateway, this MTC equipment can be used as for the MTC gateway of capillary network 10 serves, and corresponding MTC equipment this capillary network, that identified by full device identification is the member who is associated or can be identified as possible service MTC gateway.In this regard, the position that MTC server can be configured to obtain the sign of all possible service MTC gateway during the initial pairing of MTC gateway and capillary network and can obtain accordingly possible service MTC gateway.Then passing that can be in time, repeats this pairing of MTC gateway and capillary network.About waking information up, MTC server can provide the information of waking up to broadcasting center, this wakes time and following time window that message identification wakes up for the MTC gateway of following capillary network up, the MTC equipment that this capillary network support is identified by the first device identification, during this time window, MTC gateway wakes maintenance up, for receiving the broadcast of pointing to it or pointing to other capillary network equipment.Can be with comprising as common clock reference or alternate manner, providing such as the variety of way based on System Frame Number, global positioning system (GPS) reference signal etc. the timing being associated with the information of waking up.
As shown in the piece 50 of Fig. 4 of the operation of being carried out by broadcasting center 18 in diagram, broadcasting center 18 comprises for receive the device of geography target area message 200, such as treatment system 32, processor 34, equipment interface 38 etc. from MTC server 16.As described above, geography target area message generally comprises the first device identification, target area and wakes information up.Broadcasting center can be stored geography target area message and/or can be stored discretely the information that the different field by geography target area message provides.Based target region, broadcasting center can also comprise for determining and is configured to the device in one or more base station 22 of target area intra-area communication, such as treatment system, processor etc.Referring to piece 52.For example, in the Zhong， of execution mode shown in Fig. 1 broadcasting center, can determine that base station X, base station Y and base station Z are configured in target area intra-area communication, but base station W can be configured to communicate by letter in certain other region beyond target area.Broadcasting center can be configured to determine the base station be configured in every way in target area intra-area communication.Yet, in one embodiment, broadcasting center comprises or can access following information, the geographic area that each base station of this information definition is configured to communicate by letter therein, thus broadcasting center (such as treatment system, processor etc.) can determine those base stations with the broadcast area overlapping with target area subsequently.
MTC server 16 can be provided for to broadcasting center 18 the geography target area message 200 of each the MTC equipment in a plurality of different MTC equipment, and these MTC equipment comprise that MTC server may wish to communicate by letter with it subsequently such as request, to carry out each the MTC equipment in the MTC equipment of specific action.MTC server, without the geography target area message being provided for about each the MTC equipment configuration broadcast center in MTC equipment simultaneously, still can make progress and do so in time.Yet under any circumstance, MTC server is generally being attempted by message directs corresponding MTC equipment to be intended to make MTC equipment to provide geography target area message to broadcasting center before carrying out specific action.
Once MTC server 16 is via geography target area message 200 suitable configuration broadcast centers 18, MTC server can be so that process information message 300Xiang broadcasting center provides, as shown in fig. 1.As shown in the piece 42 at Fig. 3, MTC server can comprise for making trigger message message be provided to the device of broadcasting center, such as treatment system 32, processor 34, equipment interface 38 etc.Trigger message message can comprise the device identification of the first device identification, abbreviation and the action of request.The device identification of abbreviation is shorter than the first device identification, such as comprising than the first device identification bit still less.Although the first device identification can identify corresponding MTC equipment uniquely with respect to all other MTC equipment, all other MTC equipment of supporting such as network 14, the device identification of abbreviation identifies in one embodiment in target area or uniquely at the corresponding MTC equipment in the adjacent domain around Nei He target area, target area in another embodiment.Yet, the device identification of abbreviation without with respect to all other MTC equipment, such as beyond in target area or target area and around all other MTC equipment by network support beyond adjacent domain identify uniquely MTC equipment.Therefore, two or more the MTC equipment with different the first device identifications can have the device identification of identical abbreviation, as long as MTC equipment is in different target areas or otherwise by fully spaced apart.
As shown in the piece 54 at Fig. 4, broadcasting center 18 comprises that this trigger message message has the device identification of the first device identification, abbreviation and the action of request for receive device, such as treatment system 32, processor 34, equipment interface 38 etc. of trigger message message 300 from MTC server 16 accordingly.Full device identification based on trigger message message, broadcasting center can comprise for determine the target area be associated with the MTC equipment with the first device identification and wake up information (such as wakeup time with wake window up) device, such as treatment system, processor etc.In addition, based target region, broadcasting center can comprise for determining device, such as treatment system, processor etc. in (a plurality of) base station 22 of target area intra-area communication.See piece 58.At MTC equipment, can in target area, by the device identification of abridging, identify uniquely Shi， broadcasting center and can also comprise device, such as treatment system, processor etc. for removing the first device identification.See piece 58.
As in the piece 62 at Fig. 4 and as shown in Fig. 1, broadcasting center 18 can comprise for making according to the information of waking up device, such as treatment system 32, processor 34, equipment interface 38 etc. that broadcast triggers message 400 in target area.In this regard, broadcasting center can so that trigger message to the base station 22(that was previously determined to be in target area intra-area communication such as by base station X, Y and Z) transmission, but base station (such as the base station W) transmission beyond Bu Xiang target area.By the triggering message of the base-station transmission in Xiang target area, broadcasting center, can guide again this triggering message of base station broadcast.As above Suo Yan， broadcasting center is configured to, such as be scheduled for the time period that receives broadcast at corresponding MTC equipment during, according to the information of waking up being associated with corresponding MTC, make to trigger message and be broadcasted.For example, broadcasting center can be configured to waking up in window after the predefined wakeup time being associated with corresponding MTC equipment, makes to trigger message and is broadcasted.Can be in waking window up repeated trigger message, to increase this message correct probability receiving in MTC equipment.
As shown in fig. 1, the triggering message 400 that is caught to be broadcasted by broadcasting center 18 can comprise the device identification of abbreviation and the action of request.Yet, as described above, trigger message and generally do not comprise the first device identification that may have been removed by broadcasting center.，You broadcasting center broadcast and and then can be than less when it comprises the first device identification by the triggering message of Nei base station, target area 22 broadcast like this.Therefore the composition that, triggers message can be served the signaling traffic load on minimizing network 14 and still in target area, be identified uniquely corresponding MTC equipment.
In order to allow MTC device authentication to trigger message 400, do not initiate such as the bilateral network connection waiting for shaking hands, that by MTC server 16, generated and make the geography target area message 200 that is provided to broadcasting center 18 can also comprise authentication field, as shown in fig. 1.Can generate authentication field with the different modes of any number.For example, the two can know one or more predefined key and following numbering MTC server and MTC equipment, and this numbering is in predefined mode, such as changing with incremental manner, and can for example define the numbering of message.Like this, MTC server, such as treatment system 34, processor 32 etc., can implement one-way function, this one-way function receives but trigger message message 300, one or more predefine key and the numbering without authentication field.MTC server, such as treatment system, processor etc. can generating message authentication code as the output of one-way function, and can append message authentication code as authentication field to trigger message message.Then can provide to broadcasting center and comprise the trigger message message ，Gai broadcasting center of authentication field and then make 22 broadcast of Nei base station, target area comprise the triggering message of same authenticated field.Conventionally, broadcasting center and base station be authentication trigger message message under wraps all, thus comprising trigger mechanism and security mechanism to network readezvous point.In addition, base station is without knowing MTC equipment, thus embodiments of the present invention back compatible.
As described below, when receiving triggering message 400, the one-way function that MTC equipment can be implemented such as the treatment system by means of by it, processor etc. is implemented same authenticated process, so that authentication triggers message.In this regard, MTC equipment can provide but triggering message, one or more key and the numbering without authentication field to one-way function, this one-way function and then produce message authentication code.If the message authentication code that the message authentication code being generated by MTC equipment comprises with authentication field triggering message mates, can authenticate triggering message.Alternatively, if the message authentication code that MTC equipment generates is different from the message authentication code comprising at the authentication field that triggers message, can refuse information.
MTC equipment, such as MTC gateway 12 can configure in various manners, but can be embodied as in one embodiment or otherwise comprise the device 70 representing as general in the block diagram of Fig. 5.Although device can be for example by MTC equipment, use such as the actuator configuring for MTC, display, memory devices or miscellaneous equipment, but it should be noted that parts described below, equipment or element can be also nonessential, therefore can revise in some embodiments some parts, equipment or element.In addition, some execution modes can comprise more or different parts, equipment or the unit except shown and parts, equipment or the unit described herein.
As shown in Figure 5, install 70 and can comprise treatment system 72 or otherwise communicate by letter with treatment system 72, this treatment system 72 can be configured to according to the illustrative embodiments of MTC equipment described herein and performs an action.Treatment system can be configured to process, apply and carry out and/or other processing and management service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention executing data.In some embodiments, device or treatment system can be embodied as chip or chipset.In other words, device or treatment system can comprise Circuits System, and this Circuits System comprises one or more physical package (for example, chip), this one or more physical package comprises for example, material, parts and/or wiring on construction package (, substrate).Construction package can provide for the component circuitry system comprising on it physical strength, size saving and/or electric interactions limit.Therefore device or treatment system can be configured in some cases on one single chip, to implement an embodiment of the invention or be configured as single " SOC (system on a chip) " and enforcement an embodiment of the invention.Like this, in some cases, chip or chipset can be configured for carrying out the element of one or more operation, and this one or more operation is used for providing function described herein.
In an illustrative embodiments, treatment system 72 can comprise processor 74 and memory 76, this processor 74 can be with equipment interface 78 with memory 76 and is communicated by letter with user interface 80 in some cases, or control appliance interface 78 and control in some cases user interface 80 otherwise.Like this, treatment system can be embodied as the circuit chip (for example, integrated circuit (IC) chip) that (for example using the combination of hardware, software or hardware and software) is configured to carry out operation described herein.Yet, under the background of MTC equipment and in some execution modes that adopt, treatment system can be embodied as a part for MTC equipment.
If user interface 80(is implemented) can communicate by letter with treatment system 72, be received in user interface user input indication and/or to user, provide the sense of hearing, vision, machinery or other output.Equipment interface 78 can comprise for via MTC realization and miscellaneous equipment, such as one or more interface mechanism of other MTC devices communicating.At MTC equipment, be in the example of MTC gateway 12, equipment interface can also comprise for one or more interface mechanism such as enabling to communicate by letter with network 14 via base station 22.In some cases, equipment interface can be to be configured to from/to network and/or any miscellaneous equipment of communicating by letter with treatment system 72 or module (such as other MCT equipment) reception and/or transmission any devices data, that embody in the combination of hardware or hardware and software (such as equipment or Circuits System).In this regard, equipment interface can for example comprise an antenna (or a plurality of antenna) and for realizing the support hardware of communicating by letter with cordless communication network and/or software and/or for supporting communication modem or other hardware/software via cable, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), USB (USB), Ethernet or the communication of other method.
In an illustrative embodiments, memory 76 can comprise one or more non-volatile storage equipment, such as being for example fixing or dismountable volatibility and/or nonvolatile memory.Memory can be configured to storage for making device 70 can carry out according to an illustrative embodiment of the invention the information of various functions, data, application, instruction etc.For example, memory can be configured to buffering input data for being processed by processor 74.Additionally or alternatively, memory can be configured to store instruction for being carried out by processor.As another alternative, memory can comprise one of a plurality of databases that can store multiple file, content or data set.Among the content of memory, can store application for being carried out by processor to carry out the function being associated with each respective application.In some cases, memory can be via bus and processor communication, for transmission of information between the parts at device.
Can embody processor 74 by multitude of different ways.For example, can embody processor is various processing apparatus, such as one or more in microprocessor or other processing unit, coprocessor, controller or various other calculating or treatment facility, these other calculating or treatment facility comprise integrated circuit, such as such as ASIC(application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)), FPGA(field programmable gate array) etc.In example embodiment, processor can be configured to store in execute store 76 or otherwise addressable instruction of processor.Like this, whether no matter by hardware or the combination by hardware and software, configure, processor can represent can be for example, by (in Circuits System-physically embody with the form for the treatment of system 72) entity of executable operations according to the embodiment of the present invention in correspondingly configuring.Therefore,, such as when processor being presented as to ASIC, FGPA etc., processor can be for carrying out the hardware of the concrete configuration of operation described herein.Alternatively, as another example, when processor is presented as to software instruction actuator, instruction can concrete configuration processor to carry out operation described herein.
Referring now to Fig. 6, MTC equipment according to an embodiment of the invention is shown, such as the operation of MTC gateway 12.As described above, MTC equipment can be configured to MTC equipment via the example of the active communication of network 14 in off-line, such as in off-line mode or disengaging pattern.In this off-line mode, MTC equipment can comprise for equipment being waken up and the sensing MTC gateway of monitoring network or point to device, such as treatment system 72, processor 74, equipment interface 78 etc. of the message of other capillary network equipment 20 in the capillary network 10 of supporting at MTC gateway.See the piece 90 of Fig. 6.As described above, MTC equipment can be configured to according to predefined scheduling, such as waking up in the predefined time, and keeps waking up and for the predefined time period, namely monitor the message via Web broadcast during predefined wakeup time window.As shown in the piece 92 at Fig. 6, MTC equipment can comprise for such as from being configured to receive in any base station of the base station 22 of the target area of capillary network intra-area communication device, such as equipment interface, treatment system, processor etc. of the triggering message 400 of broadcast.MTC equipment can also comprise for determining whether triggering message identifies device, such as treatment system, processor, equipment interface etc. of MTC gateway or another equipment in the capillary network of MTC gateway support.See piece 94.For example, trigger the device identification that message can comprise the abbreviation of the MTC equipment identifying uniquely in target area.Whether the device identification that like this, MTC gateway, such as treatment system, processor, equipment interface etc. can be determined abbreviation is corresponding to the device identification of the abbreviation of any capillary network equipment in the capillary network equipment of capillary network MTC gateway or that supported by MTC.For example, MTC gateway, such as the memory 76 of MTC gateway, can comprise MTC gateway and the list of the device identification of the abbreviation of the capillary network equipment that is associated, this list is for being reviewed receiving the object of comparison while triggering message.
Trigger that message 400 does not identify MTC gateway 12 or the example of another capillary network equipment 20 of being associated with MTC gateway in, in example such as the device identification of the abbreviation of any capillary network equipment in the capillary network equipment that does not mate MTC gateway in the device identification that triggers the abbreviation of message or be associated, MTC gateway can abandon or ignore triggering message, because trigger message, is to supply with another irrelevant MTC equipment.See the piece 96 of Fig. 6.Yet, at MTC equipment, do not determine that in the example of another capillary network equipment in the capillary network 10 that triggers message identifier MTC gateway or supported by MTC gateway, MTC gateway is configured to take further action.In this regard, at triggering message such as the device identifier by comprising the abbreviation of MTC gateway, identify in the example of MTC gateway self, MTC gateway can comprise for determining the action that triggering message is asked and the device (such as treatment system 72, processor 70 etc.) that then makes action be performed.See piece 96 and 98.Triggering message can ask to carry out a plurality of different actions, and these actions comprise that foundation grouping transmission connects, carries out off-line data transmission (off-line data such as relatively small amount transmits), line model transformation (such as by being initially attached to network 14 and then remaining in common idle pulley) or performs an action by MTC gateway or in MTC equipment.For example, by MTC gateway or the action carried out in MTC equipment, can comprise and open or turn-off particular actuators, to equipment (such as the memory 76 of MTC equipment), write given control data (have and be for example included in the data that trigger in message) or show data (such as being included in the data that trigger in message).
Alternatively, in the example of another equipment 20 in triggering message 400 is identified at the capillary network 10 of being supported by MTC gateway 12, MTC gateway can comprise for making to trigger at least a portion of message and being provided to by the device identification of abridging, such as the device of the capillary network equipment of MTC sign, such as treatment system 72, processor 74, equipment interface 78 etc.In conjunction with making at least a portion that triggers message be provided to another capillary network equipment, such as the device identification in abbreviation, by another capillary network device identification, be in set recipient's example, MTC gateway can comprise for carrying out agreement from adopting in network service and address to supporting the agreement of capillary network equipment of MTC and the device of the agreement of address and address mapping, such as treatment system, processor, equipment interface etc.From MTC gateway, receive the capillary network equipment that triggers message or trigger a part for message and then can process the part of the reception that triggers message, and carry out in one embodiment the action such as the request of describing in conjunction with MTC gateway above.
As described above and as shown in fig. 1, trigger message 400 and can also comprise authentication field.Like this, MTC equipment, such as MTC gateway 12, can comprise such as for authenticating the device that triggers message, such as treatment system 72, processor 74 etc.See the piece 93 of Fig. 6.As described above, MTC equipment, such as treatment system, processor etc., can be based on but without the triggering message generation message authentication code of authentication field, and then can compare the content of message authentication code and authentication field, so that authentication or refusal trigger message.Like this, the MTC gateway of this execution mode can only be carried out the action that triggering message is asked in authentic example in triggering message, or forwards to another capillary network equipment 20 at least a portion that triggers message.By comprise authentication code in triggering message, MTC gateway is the two-way communication with network 14 without foundation, save thus Internet resources, and allow in one embodiment MTC gateway to comprise receiver, still do not comprise transmitter, simplify thus design and its cost of potential minimizing of MTC gateway.
Although above in conjunction with being received that by a MTC gateway 12 triggering message describes, triggering message can be received and be operated potentially by a plurality of MTC gateways in capillary network 10 comprises an execution mode of a plurality of MTC gateways.For example, capillary network can comprise the first and second MTC gateways.In response to the triggering message of pointing to the MTC equipment 20 in capillary network, the device identification of the abbreviation of the one MTC gateway and the 2nd MTC gateway MTC equipment in can each self-identifying capillary network, and one or two MTC gateways in MTC gateway can be such as giving information to MTC equipment after authentication.In addition, in response to the triggering message of pointing to a MTC gateway, the device identification of the abbreviation that a MTC gateway and the 2nd MTC gateway can each self-identifying the one MTC gateways.The 2nd MTC gateway does not generally offer triggering message the one MTC gateway, because a MTC gateway also will receive triggering message.Yet, at a MTC gateway, such as the temporary fault due in linking between network 14 and a MTC gateway, do not receive in the example that triggers message, the one MTC gateway can inform that network service interrupts to the 2nd MTC gateway, and the 2nd MTC gateway and then can provide triggering message to a MTC gateway.
In this regard, Fig. 3,4 and 6 be according to respectively from MTC gateway 16, broadcasting equipment 18 and MTC equipment, such as the flow chart of system, method and the program product of the example embodiment of the present invention of the angle of MTC gateway 12.Will be appreciated that the various devices (such as hardware, firmware, processor, Circuits System and/or miscellaneous equipment) that are associated with the execution that comprises the software of one or more computer program instructions can each piece of implementing procedure figure and the combination of the piece in flow chart.For example, computer program instructions can embody one or more process in process described above.In this regard, the computer program instructions that embodies process described above can be carried out by the memory device for storing and the processor in device that embody the device of an embodiment of the invention.Be as will be appreciated, can for example, to computer or any such computer program instructions of the upper loading of other programmable device (hardware), to produce machine, thereby the computer of gained or other programmable device provide the implementation of the function of appointment in (a plurality of) piece of flow chart.Can also in non-instantaneous computer readable storage means memory, store these computer program instructions, this non-instantaneous computer readable storage means memory can guide computer or other programmable device with ad hoc fashion work, thereby the instruction of storing in computer readable storage means memory produces the manufacture of the function of appointment in (a plurality of) piece that is implemented in flow chart.Computer program instructions also can be loaded on computer or other programmable device, so that carry out sequence of operations on computer or other programmable device, produce computer-implemented process, thereby the instruction of carrying out is provided for being implemented in the operation of the function of appointment in (a plurality of) piece of flow chart on computer or other programmable device.
Thereby, the piece support of flow chart for carry out appointed function device combination and for carrying out the combination of the operation of appointed function.Also will understand, one or more piece of flow chart and the combination of the piece in flow chart can be implemented by the computer system based on specialized hardware of carrying out appointed function.
The device identification of not only identifying the device identification of the abbreviation being associated with MTC gateway but also being identified in the abbreviation of each the MTC equipment in the MTC equipment 20 in the capillary network 10 of being supported by MTC gateway by configuring MTC gateway 12, and by allow broadcasting center 18 and and then allow to MTC device broadcasts, to trigger message 400 in Nei base station, target area 22, MTC equipment can be such as by changing over capillary network equipment from MTC gateway, by changing over MTC gateway from capillary network equipment, or by changing over as MTC gateway and the two equipment of serving of capillary network equipment and change role from MTC gateway or capillary network equipment, and without upgrading or modification MTC server 12 and/or broadcasting center.The role of MTC equipment can for for example comprise flow, congested, reorientate and a variety of causes of interim access limitation and changing.The reason changing regardless of role, even if the role of MTC equipment still can change in the example in off-line or disengaging pattern in a dynamic way at MTC equipment, and does not affect communicating by letter between network 14 and MTC equipment.
Technical staff in the field that the present invention who is benefited in the instruction presenting from the accompanying drawing of describing above and being associated, set forth in this article relates to will expect many modifications and other execution mode of these inventions.Therefore will understand, the present invention will be not limited to disclosed embodiment, and will understand, and revise with other execution mode and be intended to be contained in the scope of claims.In addition, although the accompanying drawing of describing above and being associated is described some illustrative embodiments in the background of some example combinations of element and/or function, but should be appreciated that alternate embodiment that the various combination of element and/or function can be provided and do not depart from the scope of claims.In this regard, for example, as what set forth in can some claims in claims, also imagination combines different elements and/or the combination of function with above clearly element and/or the function of description.Although adopted concrete term herein, only in meaning general and that describe and not use them for the object of restriction.
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1. a network equipment, comprises receiver and treatment system, and described treatment system is arranged to:
Guide described receiver to wake up according to predefined scheduling, to receive the triggering message of broadcast;
Receive the triggering message of described broadcast;
Determine described triggering message whether marking machine type communication (MTC) gateway or another equipment in the capillary network of being supported by described MTC gateway;
In the example of described another equipment in capillary network described in described triggering message identifier, make at least a portion of described triggering message be provided to the equipment in described capillary network; And
In the example of MTC gateway described in described triggering message identifier, determine the action that described triggering message is asked.
2. device according to claim 1, wherein said treatment system is further arranged to the authentication field based on described triggering message, authenticates described triggering message.
3. according to claim 1 or device claimed in claim 2, wherein said treatment system is arranged to the device identification of the abbreviation based on comprising in described triggering message, determine whether described triggering message identifies MTC gateway or another equipment, and the device identification of wherein said abbreviation identifies described MTC gateway uniquely or the geographic area that operates therein at described MTC gateway in rather than in described geographic area beyond another equipment.
4. according to the device described in the arbitrary claim in aforementioned claim, wherein said treatment system is arranged to by carrying out for the agreement of described capillary network and the agreement of address and address shines upon to make at least a portion of described triggering message to be provided to the equipment in described capillary network.
5. according to the device described in the arbitrary claim in aforementioned claim, wherein said treatment system is further arranged to:
In the example of described another MTC gateway of triggering message identifier, determine whether to receive from described another MTC gateway the indication taking defeat; And
In determining the example of the described indication having taken defeat described in having received, make at least a portion of described triggering message be provided to described another MTC gateway.
6. according to the device described in the arbitrary claim in aforementioned claim, wherein said treatment system comprises treatment circuit system.
7. a method, comprising:
Guide the receiver of network equipment to wake up according to predefined scheduling, to receive the triggering message of broadcast;
Via described receiver, receive the triggering message of described broadcast;
Use treatment system to carry out following steps:
Determine described triggering message whether marking machine type communication (MTC) gateway or another equipment in the capillary network of being supported by described MTC gateway;
In the example of described another equipment in capillary network described in described triggering message identifier, make at least a portion of described triggering message be provided to the equipment in described capillary network; And
In the example of MTC gateway described in described triggering message identifier, determine the action that described triggering message is asked.
8. method according to claim 7, further comprises and uses described treatment system with the authentication field based on described triggering message, authenticates described triggering message.
9. according to claim 7 or method claimed in claim 8, wherein determine whether described triggering message identifies MTC gateway or another equipment comprises: the device identification of the abbreviation based on comprising in described triggering message, determine whether described triggering message identifies MTC gateway or another equipment, and the device identification of wherein said abbreviation identifies described MTC gateway uniquely or the geographic area that operates therein at described MTC gateway in rather than in described geographic area beyond another equipment.
According to claim 7 to the method described in the arbitrary claim in claim 9, wherein make the equipment that at least a portion of described triggering message is provided in described capillary network comprise: to carry out for the agreement of described capillary network and the agreement of address and address mapping.
11. according to claim 7 to the method described in the arbitrary claim in claim 10, further comprise use described treatment system with:
In the example of described another MTC gateway of triggering message identifier, determine whether to receive from described another MTC gateway the indication taking defeat; And
Definite, received in the example of the described indication taking defeat, made at least a portion of described triggering message be provided to described another MTC gateway.
12. 1 kinds of computer-readable recording mediums, store computer-readable instruction thereon, and described computer-readable instruction for carrying out to implement according to claim 7 to the method described in arbitrary claim of claim 11 in computer system.
13. 1 kinds of network equipments, comprise treatment system, and described treatment system is configured to:
Reception provides the first device identification, target area and wakes the geography target area message of information up, and wherein said target area is corresponding to the relevant position of supporting each machine type (MTC) gateway of corresponding capillary network;
Receive subsequently trigger message message, described trigger message message has described the first device identification, than the shorter device identification of abbreviation of described the first device identification and the action of request; And
According to the described information of waking up, make broadcast in described target area trigger message, wherein said triggering message comprises the device identification of described abbreviation and the action of described request.
14. devices according to claim 13, wherein said treatment system is further arranged to one or more base station of determining in the intra-area communication of described target area, and wherein said treatment system is arranged to by making described one or more base station broadcast described triggering message in described target area described triggering message is broadcasted.
15. according to the device described in claim 13 or claim 14, wherein said treatment system is further arranged in and makes before described triggering message is broadcasted in the situation that not having described the first device identification, from described trigger message message, to remove described the first device identification.
16. according to claim 13 to the device described in the arbitrary claim in claim 15, wherein said treatment system is arranged to the described trigger message message also by receiving with authentication field and receives described trigger message message, and wherein said treatment system is arranged to by making the described triggering message that also comprises described authentication field be broadcasted to make described triggering message to be broadcasted.
17. according to claim 13 to the device described in the arbitrary claim in claim 16, and the device identification of wherein said the first device identification and described abbreviation is configured such that and can identifies MTC gateway or any one in another equipment in the capillary network of being supported by described MTC gateway.
18. according to claim 13 to the device described in the arbitrary claim in claim 17, and wherein said treatment system comprises treatment circuit system.
19. 1 kinds of network equipments, comprise treatment system, and described treatment system is arranged to:
The geography target area message that comprises the first device identification, target area and wake information up is provided, and wherein said target area is corresponding to the relevant position of supporting each machine type communication (MTC) gateway of corresponding capillary network; And
Make subsequently trigger message message be provided, described trigger message message comprises described the first device identification, than the shorter device identification of abbreviation of described the first device identification and the action of request.
20. devices according to claim 19, wherein said treatment system is arranged to by making the described trigger message message that also comprises authentication field be provided to make described trigger message message to be provided.
21. according to the device described in claim 19 or claim 20, and the device identification of wherein said the first device identification and described abbreviation is arranged to sign MTC gateway or any one in another equipment in the capillary network of being supported by described MTC gateway.
22. according to claim 19 to the device described in the arbitrary claim in claim 21, and wherein said treatment system comprises treatment circuit system.
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