Network broadcast of data to internet of things (iot) devices using a dedicated system information block (sib) in long term evolution (lte) and/or fifth generation (5g) next radio networks

Abstract

A system information block (SIB) in a radio interface is dedicated to broadcast data intended for Internet of things (IoT) devices. The data can be associated with most any IoT service, such as but not limited to, a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and/or vehicle-to-everything (V2X) service. In one aspect, data, associated with an event, that has been aggregated from one or more IoT devices located within a region can be analyzed to determine a geographical area where a message regarding the event (e.g., accident) is to be broadcast. Further, the message can be dynamically prioritized and/or customized to target a particular class of IoT devices (e.g., connected cars) by employing different message identifiers.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 configuring, by network equipment comprising a processor, a first group of system information blocks for respective event types; and   configuring, by the network equipment, an internet of things device of a defined type to:
 read first broadcast transmissions comprising respective first system information blocks selected from a first subgroup of the first group of system information blocks associated with a second group of the respective event types, and 
 ignore second broadcast transmissions comprising respective second system information blocks selected from a second subgroup of the first group of system information blocks associated with a third group of the respective event types. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first group of system information blocks comprises respective message identifiers. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein configuring the internet of things device to read the first broadcast transmissions comprises configuring the internet of things device to process all system information blocks comprising respective first message identifiers from a fourth group of the respective message identifiers. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein configuring the internet of things device to ignore the second broadcast transmissions comprises configuring the internet of things device not to process any system information blocks comprising respective second message identifiers from a fifth group of the respective message identifiers. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 reconfiguring, by the network equipment, the internet of things device to read third broadcast transmissions comprising respective third system information blocks selected from a third subgroup of the first group of system information blocks associated with a fourth group of the respective event types, wherein the fourth group of the respective event types is different from the second group of the respective event types.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 reconfiguring, by the network equipment, the internet of things device to ignore third broadcast transmissions comprising respective fourth system information blocks selected from a fourth subgroup of the first group of system information blocks associated with a fifth group of the respective event types, wherein the fifth group of the respective event types is different from the third group of the respective event types.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 selecting, by the network equipment, the internet of things device based on a location of the internet of things device being within a defined broadcast area associated with the network equipment.   
     
     
         8 . Network equipment, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 defining a first group of system information blocks for respective event types; and 
 configuring a user equipment of a defined type to:
 read first broadcast messages comprising respective first system information blocks selected from a first subgroup of the first group of system information blocks associated with a second group of the respective event types, and 
 ignore second broadcast messages comprising respective second system information blocks selected from a second subgroup of the first group of system information blocks associated with a third group of the respective event types. 
 
   
     
     
         9 . The network equipment of  claim 8 , wherein the first group of system information blocks comprises respective message identifiers. 
     
     
         10 . The network equipment of  claim 9 , wherein configuring the user equipment to read the first broadcast messages comprises configuring the user equipment to process all system information blocks comprising respective first message identifiers from a fourth group of the respective message identifiers. 
     
     
         11 . The network equipment of  claim 10 , wherein configuring the user equipment to ignore the second broadcast messages comprises configuring the user equipment not to process any system information blocks comprising respective second message identifiers from a fifth group of the respective message identifiers. 
     
     
         12 . The network equipment of  claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 reconfiguring the user equipment to read third broadcast messages comprising respective third system information blocks selected from a third subgroup of the first group of system information blocks associated with a fourth group of the respective event types, wherein the fourth group of the respective event types is different from the second group of the respective event types.   
     
     
         13 . The network equipment of  claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 reconfiguring the user equipment to ignore fourth broadcast messages comprising respective fourth system information blocks selected from a fourth subgroup of the first group of system information blocks associated with a fifth group of the respective event types, wherein the fifth group of the respective event types is different from the third group of the respective event types.   
     
     
         14 . The network equipment of  claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise selecting the user equipment based on a current location of the user equipment being within a defined area associated with the network equipment. 
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of network equipment, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 configuring system information blocks for respective event types; and   configuring internet of things devices in a defined class of internet of things devices to:
 read first transmissions comprising respective first system information blocks selected from a first group of the system information blocks associated with a second group of the respective event types, and 
 ignore second transmissions comprising respective second system information blocks selected from a third group of the system information blocks associated with a fourth group of the respective event types. 
   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the system information blocks comprise respective message identifiers. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein configuring the internet of things devices to read the first transmissions comprises configuring the internet of things devices to process all system information blocks comprising respective first message identifiers from a fifth group of the respective message identifiers. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein configuring the internet of things devices to ignore the second transmissions comprises configuring the internet of things devices not to process any system information blocks comprising respective second message identifiers from a sixth group of the respective message identifiers. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 reconfiguring the internet of things devices to read third transmissions comprising respective third system information blocks selected from a fifth group of the system information blocks associated with a sixth group of the respective event types, wherein the sixth group of the respective event types is different from the second group of the respective event types.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 reconfiguring the internet of things devices to ignore third transmissions comprising respective fourth system information blocks selected from a seventh group of the system information blocks associated with an eighth group of the respective event types, wherein the eighth group of the respective event types is different from the fourth group of the respective event types.