Machine to machine traffic management methods and systems
AssigneesAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
InventorsVenson Shaw, Emily Soelberg
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Abstract
A method and system for managing M2M traffic in a network is provided. The M2M device sends a message that includes a machine identity for the M2M device. A query is submitted to a database that correlates the machine identity with a QoS parameter or a priority. The message is assigned to one of a plurality of input queues based on the assigned QoS parameter or priority. Each input queue is associated with a delay period so that the message is held in the queue for a period less than the delay period.
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A method comprising:
- receiving in a radio network a request to transmit a message from a first device through a cellular network to a second device, the request including a machine identity for the first device and not including any QoS parameters;
- submitting a query to a database in a core network that correlates the machine identity with an associated QoS parameter;
- determining the associated QoS parameter associated with the first device based on the machine identity;
- assigning an assigned priority to the message, the assigned priority selected from at least a first priority and a second lower priority based on the associated QoS parameter;
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- assigning the message to an assigned input queue in the radio network based on the assigned priority, the assigned input queue selected from among a first input queue having a first associated delay into which a set of first priority messages are assigned and a second input queue having a second associated delay into which a set of second priority messages are assigned.
A system comprising:
- a radio network;
- a core network connected to the radio network;
- a node in a radio network that receives a request to transmit a message from a first device, the request including a machine identity for the first device and not including any QoS parameters;
- a subsystem that determines the machine identity for the first device;
- a storage medium in the core network;
- a database stored in the storage medium that stores information associating the machine identity with an associated QoS parameter;
- a subsystem in the core network that determines the associated QoS parameter for the first device based on the machine identity;
- a subsystem in the core network that assigns an assigned priority for the message based on the associated QoS parameter, the assigned priority selected from among a first priority and a second lower priority;
- a subsystem that assigns the message to an assigned input queue in the radio network based on the assigned priority, the assigned input queue selected from among a first input queue having a first associated delay into which a first set of assigned messages having the first priority are assigned and a second input queue having a second associated delay into which a second set of assigned messages having the second lower priority are assigned.
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