Node and method for priority of application based handling of a paging request
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorsYong Yang, Zu Qiang, Hans Rönneke
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Abstract
Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a device, mobility management node and/or a serving gateway, and corresponding methods there, for providing application, service or priority based paging. According to some of the example embodiments, the decision whether or not to issue or accept a paging request may be made based on a priority, application or service (or type of service) associated with the paging request.
Claims11
A method, in a device, for priority, service or application based handling of a paging request, the device being in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a Mobility Management Entity, MME, or a Serving General Packet Radio Service Support Node, SGSN, a paging request, said paging request comprising information related to a priority, service or application;
- determining a priority level or application associated to the information;
- and
- making a decision to accept or ignore said paging request based on the priority level, service or application associated with the information.
A device for priority, service or application based handling of a paging request, the device being in a wireless communications network, the device comprising:
- radio circuitry configured to receive, from a Mobility Management Entity, MME, or a Serving General Packet Radio Service Support Node, SGSN, a paging request, said paging request comprising information related to a priority, service or application;
- processing circuitry configured to determine a priority level, service or application associated to the information;
- and
- the processing circuitry further configured to make a decision to accept or ignore said paging request based on the priority level, service or application associated with the information.
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