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

Abstract

A service control method for a machine type communications (MTC) device and a related apparatus, where the method includes receiving, by an access-network network element, a paging request message from a core-network network element, wherein the paging request message carries device type indication information of a paged user equipment (UE), determining a device type of the UE according to the device type indication information of the UE, and paging the UE using a dedicated paging resource allocated to an MTC device when the UE is the MTC device.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A service control method for a machine type communications (MTC) device, comprising:
 receiving, 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); 
 determining a device type of the paged UE according to the device type indication information of the paged UE; and 
 paging the paged UE using a dedicated paging resource allocated to the 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. 
 
     
     
       2. The service control method according to  claim 1 , wherein the paging request message further comprises service indication information for indicating a priority of a service, and wherein the service control method further comprises determining, according to the priority of the service, whether to page the paged UE. 
     
     
       3. The service control method according to  claim 1 , wherein the dedicated paging resource comprises a dedicated paging channel (PCH). 
     
     
       4. The service control method according to  claim 1 , wherein the dedicated paging resource comprises paging parameters of the MTC device comprising a paging frame number and a paging occasion. 
     
     
       5. 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. 
 
     
     
       6. The access-network network element according to  claim 5 , wherein the paging request message further comprises service indication information for indicating a priority of a service, and wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor controller to be configured to determine, according to the priority of the service, whether to page the paged UE. 
     
     
       7. The access-network network element according to  claim 5 , wherein the dedicated paging resource comprises a dedicated paging channel (PCH). 
     
     
       8. The access-network network element according to  claim 5 , wherein the dedicated paging resource comprises paging parameters of the MTC device, and wherein the paging parameters comprise a paging frame number and a paging occasion. 
     
     
       9. 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. 
 
     
     
       10. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 9 , wherein the paging request message further comprises service indication information for indicating a priority of a service, and wherein the computer readable medium further causes the processor to determine, according to the priority of the service, whether to page the paged UE. 
     
     
       11. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 9 , wherein the dedicated paging resource comprises a dedicated paging channel (PCH). 
     
     
       12. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 9 , wherein the dedicated paging resource comprises paging parameters of the MTC device, and wherein the paging parameters comprise a paging frame number and a paging occasion.