Communication policy control in a machine-to-machine communication system
US10455391B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/2425
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is directed towards a communication policy control device (22), method, computer program and computer program product for determining type of communication to be used by a client entity reporting data to a server entity in a machine-to-machine communication system, where the client entity and server entity have at least two different available communication types between each other. The communication policy control device 22 monitors the connection state of communication according to a current communication type over a current communication medium, identifies system parameters affected by the connection state, selects a communication policy (P1, P2, P3) based on the affected system parameters, said communication policy setting out rules for the use of one or more communication types, and activates communication over a communication medium according to a communication type specified by the selected communication policy, if not already in place.
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