US 10,455,388 B2 · Access network node, core network node, and paging method

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the communications field and disclose an access network node, a core network node, and a paging method, for use in a paging process, so as to resolve a problem that a machine to machine (M2M) service cannot be normally used because a network side cannot determine whether a coverage enhancement technology needs to be used in a paging process. In an embodiment, a communications interface is configured to receive a first packet paging message sent by a core network node; a processor determines, according to the first packet paging message received by using the communications interface, that a terminal is an M2M terminal; and a transmitter sends a coverage-enhanced second packet paging message to the terminal.

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Dependent claims

An access network node, comprising a communications interface, a processor, a transmitter, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the communications interface, a first packet paging message used for paging a terminal and sent by a core network node;
wherein the first packet paging message comprises terminal information of the terminal, the terminal information comprises a terminal coverage level, and the coverage level is used by the access network node to determine a coverage enhancement level when the access network node pages the terminal;
and
determining, by the processor, according to the first packet paging message received by the communications interface, that the terminal is a machine to machine (M2M) terminal;
and
sending, by the transmitter, a coverage-enhanced second packet paging message to the terminal according to the terminal coverage level.

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A paging method, comprising:

receiving, by an access network node, a first packet paging message sent by a core network node, wherein the first packet paging message is used for paging a terminal;
wherein the first packet paging message comprises terminal information of the terminal, the terminal information comprises a terminal coverage level, and the coverage level is used by the access network node to determine a coverage enhancement level when the access network node pages the terminal;
determining, by the access network node according to the first packet paging message, that the terminal is a machine to machine (M2M) terminal;
and
sending, by the access network node, a coverage-enhanced second packet paging message to the terminal according to the terminal coverage level.

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A communication system, comprising a core network node and an access network node, the core network node is configured to:

send a first packet paging message to a communications interface of the access network node, wherein the first packet paging message is used for paging a terminal;
wherein the first packet paging message comprises terminal information of the terminal, the terminal information comprises a terminal coverage level, and the coverage level is used by the access network node to determine a coverage enhancement level when the access network node pages the terminal;
the access network node is configured to:
receive the first packet paging message;
determine, according to the first packet paging message, that the terminal is a machine to machine (M2M) terminal;
and
send a coverage-enhanced second packet paging message to the terminal according to the terminal coverage level.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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