Mtc service selection in the (s)gi-lan
AssigneeConvida Wireless, LLC
InventorsMichael F. STARSINIC, Ahmed MOHAMED, Qing LI
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Abstract
Various nodes in a 3GPP network, including a user equipment (UE), can be used to insert metadata in uplink traffic so that the network and/or an (S)Gi-LAN can make traffic steering decisions based on the metadata. For example, the UE can insert metadata into its uplink traffic so that the services in the (S)Gi-LAN can be better leveraged. Network nodes are able to insert metadata that relates directly to the UE and that relates to the operating conditions of the network nodes that the UE is using to send uplink data, so that the services in the (S)Gi-LAN can be better leveraged.
Claims20
A user equipment (UE) comprising a processor, a memory, and communication circuitry, the UE being connected to a network via its communication circuitry, the UE further comprising computer-executable instructions stored in the memory of the UE which, when executed by the processor of the UE, cause the UE to perform operations comprising:
- inserting metadata in an uplink message, the metadata comprising information associated with at least one metric, wherein the at least one metric comprises at least one of an active timer, a periodic TAU timer, a DRX cycle length, a radio access technology (RAT) type, a status, a sleep schedule, a location, a battery level, a connection quality, a communication schedule, a caching policy, or a power restriction;
- receiving a message indicating that metadata may be provided to the network;
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- sending the uplink message with the metadata to a function in a packet data network.
In a network comprising a user equipment (UE), an eNodeB, a serving gateway (S-GW), and a packet data network (PDN) gateway (P-GW), wherein at least one of the UE, the eNodeB, the S-GW, or the P-GW performs a method, the method comprising:
- inserting metadata in an uplink message, the metadata comprising information associated with at least one metric, wherein the at least one metric comprises at least one of an active timer, a periodic TAU timer, a DRX cycle length, a radio access technology (RAT) type, a status, a sleep schedule, a location, a battery level, a connection quality, a communication schedule, a caching policy, or a power restriction;
- receiving a message indicating that metadata may be provided to the network;
- and
- sending the uplink message with the metadata to a function in a packet data network.
A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a user equipment (UE) connected to a network via its communication circuitry, cause the UE to perform operations comprising:
- inserting metadata in an uplink message, the metadata comprising information associated with at least one metric, wherein the at least one metric comprises at least one of an active timer, a periodic TAU timer, a DRX cycle length, a radio access technology (RAT) type, a status, a sleep schedule, a location, a battery level, a connection quality, a communication schedule, a caching policy, or a power restriction;
- and
- receiving a message indicating that metadata may be provided to the network;
- and
- sending the uplink message with the metadata to a function in a packet data network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.