One group paging scheme for machine-to-machine communication
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsRui Huang, Honggang Li, Shantidev Mohanty
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Abstract
A group paging method is disclosed for efficient machine-to-machine communication in a wireless network. The group paging method enables M2M-capable base stations to group M2M-capable mobile stations according to their traffic properties, assign them a group paging ID, and thereafter page the M2M device, whether the mobile station is asleep or not, by way of a paging channel. The group paging method mitigates traffic congestion on the wireless network.
Claims20
A method for communicating over a wireless network between a base station and a plurality of machine-to-machine-capable mobile stations, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the base station, a request to register on the wireless network from a first mobile station of the plurality of machine-to-machine-capable mobile stations, wherein the request to register includes a first traffic property;
- assigning, by the base station, a connection identifier to the first mobile station;
- receiving, by the base station, a second request to register on the wireless network from a second mobile station of the plurality of machine-to-machine-capable mobile stations, wherein the second request to register includes a second traffic property;
- assigning, by the base station, a group identifier to the first mobile station and the second mobile station, wherein the assignment is based on the first traffic property and the second traffic property;
- and
- sending, by the base station, a paging message to the first mobile station and the second mobile station using the group identifier.
A machine-to-machine-capable mobile station, comprising:
- one or more antennas to transmit a signal and to receive a second signal in a wireless network;
- a transceiver to convert received signals to digital form and convert signals to be transmitted to analog form;
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- software being executed by a processor, the software to process the received signals and the signals to be transmitted, the software further to:
- transmit a request to register on the wireless network to a base station on the wireless network, wherein the request to register includes a traffic property;
- receive a connection identifier from the base station;
- receive a group identifier from the base station, wherein the group identifier is also received by other mobile stations in the wireless network having the traffic property;
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- receive a paging message using the group identifier.
An article comprising a medium containing programming instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the following steps:
- receive, by a base station, in a wireless network, a request to register on the wireless network from a first mobile station, the first mobile station and the base station being machine-to-machine-capable devices, wherein the request to register includes a traffic property;
- assign, by the base station, a connection identifier to the first mobile station;
- receive, by the base station, a second request to register on the wireless network from a second mobile station, the second mobile station being a machine-to-machine-capable device, wherein the second request to register includes the traffic property;
- receive, by the base station, a third request to register on the wireless network from a third mobile station, the third mobile station being a non-machine-to-machine-capable device, wherein the third request to register includes the traffic property;
- assign, by the base station, a group identifier to the first mobile station and the second mobile station, wherein the assignment is based on the traffic property;
- and
- send, by the base station, a paging message to the first mobile station and the second mobile station using the group identifier;
- wherein the paging message is not received by the third base station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.