Machine-to-machine communication device and method for providing enhanced access barring in a wireless network

Abstract

Embodiments of a system and method for providing enhanced access barring in a Wireless Network are generally described herein. In an example, a method for controlling access in a mobile device network can include receiving access class barring (ACB) information at user equipment (UE) as part of a system information message including a first system information block, and receiving extended access barring (EAB) information at the UE as part of a system information message including a second system information block. The first system information block can be different from the second system information block.

1 . A method for controlling access in a mobile device network, the method comprising:
 receiving access class barring (ACB) information at user equipment (UE) as part of a system information message including a first system information block;   receiving enhanced access barring (EAB) information at the UE as part of a system information message including a second system information block; and   wherein the first system information block is different from the second system information block.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , including generating a request, at the UE, to access the mobile device network; and
 processing the request to access the mobile device network using a processor of the UE and the EAB information.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein processing the request includes denying the request to access the mobile device network when the EAB information indicates the UE is of a category of of machine-to-machine (M2M) devices barred from accessing the mobile wireless network. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein processing the request includes accessing the mobile device network in response to the request when the EAB information indicates the UE is not of a category of UEs barred from accessing the mobile wireless network. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving enhanced access barring (EAB) information includes receiving a paging message from a base station of the mobile wireless network. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the base station includes an enhanced node B (eNB) base station of a long term evolution (LTE) mobile wireless network. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , receiving enhanced access barring (EAB) information includes receiving a paging message from a radio network controller (RNC) of a UMTS network. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein processing the request includes accessing the second system information block. 
     
     
         9 . An enhanced base station apparatus comprising:
 a transceiver configured to transmit system information of a first block type including access class barring (ACB) information; and   a processor to receive an indication of an overload condition in a mobile device network;   wherein the transceiver is arranged to transmit system information of a second block type including enhanced access barring (EAB) information, and wherein the EAB information is to reduce the overload condition using one or more categories of UEs.   
     
     
         10 . The enhanced base station apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the system information of a second block type includes a page message. 
     
     
         11 . The enhanced base station apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the page message includes a notification indicative of a change in the EAB information. 
     
     
         12 . The enhanced base station apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the system information of the second block type includes EAB information indicating one or more categories of UEs barred from accessing the mobile device network. 
     
     
         13 . A mobile device for wirelessly communicating within a wireless access network, the mobile device comprising:
 a wireless transceiver to receive a system information message of a first block type including enhanced access barring (EAB) information from a base station, to receive a system information message of a second block type including access class bar (ACB) information from the base station, wherein the first block type is different from the second block type, and to transmit output information using the mobile device network; and   a processor to receive first system information of the system information message of the first block type, to receive second system information of the system information of the second block type and to provide the output information to the wireless transceiver.   
     
     
         14 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , wherein the processor is arranged to receive a request to access the mobile device network. 
     
     
         15 . The mobile device of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is arranged to deny the request to access the mobile device network when the EAB information indicates the mobile device is of a category of devices barred from accessing the mobile wireless network. 
     
     
         16 . The mobile device of  claim 15 , wherein the processor is arranged to accesses the mobile device network using the wireless transceiver in response to the request to access the mobile wireless network when the EAB information indicates the mobile device is not of a category of devices barred from accessing the mobile wireless network. 
     
     
         17 . The mobile device of  claim 16 , wherein the processor and the wireless transceiver are arranged to provide wireless, machine type communication (MTC) capabilities using the mobile device network. 
     
     
         18 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , wherein the wireless transceiver and the processor are to receive and process the system information messages of the first block type and the second block type from an enhanced node B (eNB) of a long term evolution (LTE) mobile wireless network. 
     
     
         19 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , wherein the wireless transceiver and the processor are to receive and process a paging message indicating a change in the EAB information. 
     
     
         20 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , including memory, and wherein the processor is arranged to store the received EAB information in the memory. 
     
     
         21 . The mobile device of  claim 20 , wherein the processor is arranged to access the stored EAB information in response to a request of the mobile device to access the mobile device network. 
     
     
         22 . The mobile device of  claim 20 , wherein the processor is arranged to access the stored EAB information in response to each request of the mobile device to access the mobile device network. 
     
     
         23 . A machine-to-machine (M2M) device comprising:
 a transceiver to receive access class barring (ACB) information as part of a first message and to receive enhanced access barring (EAB) information as part of a second message; and   circuitry to deny a request to access a mobile device network when the EAB information indicates the device is of a category of devices barred from accessing the mobile wireless network and to access the mobile device network, using the transceiver, in response to the request to access a mobile device network when the EAB information indicates the device is not of a category of devices barred from accessing the mobile wireless network.   
     
     
         24 . The M2M device of  claim 23 , wherein the second message includes a page message. 
     
     
         25 . The M2M device of  claim 24 , wherein the second message includes a page message including an indication of changed EAB information in a system information block. 
     
     
         26 . The M2M device of  claim 25 , wherein the system information block is different from a second system information block including at least a portion of the ACB information. 
     
     
         27 . The M2M device of  claim 24 , wherein the circuitry is arranged to read the EAB information of the system information block in response to each request to access the mobile device network. 
     
     
         28 . The M2M device of  claim 23 , wherein the mobile device network includes at least one of a LTE network or UMTS network.