Transmission of machine type communications data using disrupted connectivity
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorYangcheng HUANG
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods for controlling transmission of machine type communications data to or from machine type communications devices within a mobile communication system. Furthermore, the invention relates to a network component and a network node for implementing such methods, and to implementations of the methods in software.
Claims20
A method for transmitting machine type communication data from at least one machine type communications device within a mobile communication system with disrupted connectivity, the method comprising the following steps performed by a network node in the radio access network or in the core network of the mobile communication system:
- receiving one or more data packets, each data packet comprising machine type communications data and a disrupted-connectivity header, wherein the disrupted-connectivity header indicates a maximum tolerable delay for forwarding the machine type communications data and an address of a target device to receive the respective machine type communications data,
- determining a load status of the mobile communication system, and
- if the load status indicates no overload situation and if the maximum delay for a respective machine type communications data has not been reached, forwarding the machine type communications data to the respective target device within the maximum tolerable delay indicated in the disrupted-connectivity header.
A method for transmitting machine type communication data in a mobile communication system with disrupted connectivity, the method comprising the following steps performed by a network component:
- switching from a non-disrupted-connectivity mode to a disrupted-connectivity mode;
- in the disrupted-connectivity mode, forming one or more data packets, each data packet comprising machine type communication data and a disrupted-connectivity header, wherein the disrupted-connectivity header indicates the maximum tolerable delay for forwarding the machine type communications data and an address of the respective target device to receive the respective machine type communications data;
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- in the disrupted-connectivity mode, transmitting the one or more data packets to a network node.
A network node for transmitting machine type communication data from at least one machine type communications device within a mobile communication system with disrupted connectivity, the network node comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive one or more data packets, each data packet comprising machine type communications data and a disrupted-connectivity header, wherein the disrupted-connectivity header indicates a maximum tolerable delay for forwarding the machine type communications data and an address of a target device to receive the respective machine type communications data,
- a processor configured to determine a load status of the mobile communication system, and
- a transmitter configured to forward the machine type communications data to the respective target device within the maximum tolerable delay indicated in the disrupted-connectivity header, if the load status indicates no overload situation and if the maximum tolerable delay indicated in the disrupted-connectivity header for the respective machine type communications data has not been reached.
A network component for transmitting machine type communication data in a mobile communication system with disrupted connectivity, the network component comprising:
- a packet processor configured to form, in a disrupted-connectivity mode, one or more data packets, each data packet comprising machine type communication data and a disrupted-connectivity header, wherein the disrupted-connectivity header indicates the maximum tolerable delay for forwarding the machine type communications data and an address of a respective target device to receive the respective machine type communications data;
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- a transmitter configured to transmit the one or more data packets to a network node.
A non-volatile computer readable storage medium, comprising computer program when read by one or more processors of a computer cause the computer to perform the following steps:
- receiving one or more data packets, each data packet comprising machine type communications data and a disrupted-connectivity header, wherein the disrupted-connectivity header indicates a maximum tolerable delay for forwarding the machine type communications data and an address of a target device to receive the respective machine type communications data,
- determining a load status of the mobile communication system, and
- if the load status indicates no overload situation and if the maximum delay for a respective machine type communications data has not been reached, forwarding the machine type communications data to the respective target device within the maximum tolerable delay indicated in the disrupted-connectivity header.
A non-volatile computer readable storage medium, comprising computer program when read by one or more processors of a computer cause the computer to perform the following steps:
- switching from a non-disrupted-connectivity mode to a disrupted-connectivity mode;
- in the disrupted-connectivity mode, forming one or more data packets, each data packet comprising machine type communication data and a disrupted-connectivity header, wherein the disrupted-connectivity header indicates the maximum tolerable delay for forwarding the machine type communications data and an address of the respective target device to receive the respective machine type communications data;
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- in the disrupted-connectivity mode, transmitting the one or more data packets to a network node.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.