Group Management in a Communication Network
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorsJia Linder, Antonio Campesino Robles
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Abstract
A method of performing group management in a communication network. A network node receives from a requesting node a request to monitor a group that contains a plurality of group members. The request also includes at least one criterion to be monitored. The network node determines which group members fulfil the criterion, and sends to the requesting node a notification message including an identity of at least one group member fulfilling the criterion. The notification message also includes further criterion fulfilment information, the further criterion information including an identity of the criterion fulfilled.
Claims12
A method of performing group management in a communication network, the method comprising:
- at a network node, receiving a request from a requesting node to monitor a group comprising a plurality of group members, the request including at least one criterion to be monitored;
- determining which group members fulfil the criterion;
- and
- sending to the requesting node a notification message including an identity of at least one group member fulfilling the criterion, the notification message including further criterion fulfilment information, the further criterion information including an identity of the criterion fulfilled.
A requesting node for use in a communication network, the requesting node comprising:
- a processor for generating a request message requesting monitoring of a group comprising a plurality of group members, the request including at least one criterion to be monitored;
- a transmitter for sending the request message to a network node;
- and
- a receiver for receiving a notification message, the notification message including an identity of at least one group member fulfilling the criterion, the notification message including further criterion fulfilment information, the further criterion information including an identity of the criterion fulfilled.
A network node for use in a communication network, the network node comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a request from a requesting node to monitor a group comprising a plurality of group members, the request including at least one criterion to be monitored;
- a processor for determining which group members fulfil the criterion;
- and
- a transmitter for sending to the requesting node a notification message including an identity of at least one group member fulfilling the criterion, the notification message including further criterion fulfilment information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.