Machine type communication interworking function
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorsDevaki Chandramouli, Rainer Liebhart
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Abstract
Communication systems, such as an evolved packet system, may benefit from various interworking functions. In particular, certain communication systems in which machine type communication devices are deployed may benefit from a machine type communication interworking function in a visited network. A method may comprise receiving, from a network element, a request in a visited machine type communication interworking function. The method may also comprise processing the request in the visited machine type communication interworking function. The method may further comprise sending a response to the network element in response to the request.
Claims19
A method, comprising:
- receiving, from a network element, a request in a visited machine type communication interworking function, the request having been provided by a home machine type communication interworking function;
- processing the request in the visited machine type communication interworking function;
- and
- sending a response to the network element in response to the request.
A method, comprising:
- sending a request to a visited machine type communication interworking function from a home machine type communication interworking function;
- receiving a response from the visited machine type communication interworking function in response to the request.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory comprising computer program code,
- wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to
- receive, from a network element, a request in a visited machine type communication interworking function, the request having been provided by a home machine type communication interworking function;
- process the request in the visited machine type communication interworking function;
- and
- send a response to the network element in response to the request.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory comprising computer program code,
- wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to
- send request to a visited machine type communication interworking function from a home machine type communication interworking function;
- and
- receive a response from the visited machine type communication interworking function in response to the request.
A system, comprising:
- a home machine type communication interworking function comprising at least one first processor and at least one first memory comprising first computer program code, wherein the at least one first memory and the first computer program code are configured to, with the at least one first processor, cause the home machine type communication interworking function at least to send request to a visited machine type communication interworking function and receive a response from the visited machine type communication interworking function in response to the request;
- and
- the visited machine type communication interwork function comprising at least one second processor and at least one second memory comprising second computer program code, wherein the at least one second memory and the second computer program code are configured to, with the at least one second processor, cause the visited machine type communication interworking function at least to receive, from the home machine type communication interworking function, the request, process the request, and send the response to the home machine type communication interworking function in response to the request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.