Service control method for machine type communications device and related apparatus and system

An access-network network element, comprising:

• a memory comprising computer-executable instructions;
• a processor coupled to the memory;
• a receiver coupled to the processor and configured to:
• receive a paging request message from a core-network network element, wherein the paging request message comprises device type indication information of a paged user equipment (UE);
• and
• the processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
• determine a device type of the paged UE according to the device type indication information of the paged UE;
• and
• page the paged UE using a dedicated paging resource allocated to a machine type communications (MTC) device devices when the paged UE is the an MTC device,
• wherein the dedicated paging resource comprises MTC device paging parameters, and wherein the MTC device paging parameters comprise a paging frame number and a paging occasion.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least one computer program code stored therein for application management associated with a computing device wherein when executed on a processor, the computer readable medium causes the processor to:

• receive, by an access-network network element, a paging request message from a core-network network element, wherein the paging request message comprises device type indication information of a paged user equipment (UE);
• determine a device type of the paged UE according to the device type indication information of the paged UE;
• and
• page the paged UE using a dedicated paging resource allocated to a machine type communications (MTC) device devices when the paged UE is the an MTC device,
• wherein the dedicated paging resource comprises MTC device paging parameters, and wherein the MTC device paging parameters comprise a paging frame number and a paging occasion.