Charging for MTC small data transmission and trigger at MTC-IWF
US10404479B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In order for charging SDT and MTC device trigger over control plane, there is provided a network node (40) that relays messages over a control plane (T5 and Tsp) between an MTC device (10) and an SCS (50). The network node (40) counts the number of messages successfully relayed, and generates a CDR in accordance with the counted number. The messages are SDT messages delivered from the MTC device (10) to the SCS (50), SDT messages delivered from the SCS (50) to the MTC device (10), or MTC device trigger messages delivered from the SCS (50) to the MTC device (10). The network node (40) transfers the CDR to an OCF (31) or a CDF (32).
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