Device contexts, operational modes, and policy driven enhancements for paging in advanced networks

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021410109-A1
Application number	US-202117470204-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 9, 2021
Priority date	Feb 27, 2019
Publication date	Dec 30, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

Facilitating device contexts, operational modes, and policy driven enhancements for paging in advanced networks (e.g., 4G, 5G, 6G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a network device can comprise analyzing a group of contextual data for a user equipment device, and mobility management behaviors historically implemented for the user equipment device and based on an indication that a page request is scheduled to be sent to the user equipment device. The operations can also comprise configuring a paging message for the user equipment device based on the contextual data and the mobility management behaviors. Further, the operations can comprise sending the paging message to the user equipment device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . First network equipment, comprising:
a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
determining a composite view of data related to a user equipment based on a paging attempt being scheduled for the user equipment, wherein the paging attempt is configured to power up the user equipment from a sleep state, and wherein the data comprises a capability of the user equipment, a category of the user equipment, and a location of the user equipment; and
based on the data, an update to a mapping function for the user equipment, and mobility management behaviors associated with previous paging messages transmitted to the user equipment, transmitting a page to the user equipment,
wherein the mapping function is updated based on signaling interactions with respective network functions of second network equipment and third network equipment, wherein the page is the paging attempt scheduled for the user equipment, and wherein the user equipment is classified as an internet of things device.

2 . The first network equipment of claim 1 , wherein the page is a first page, wherein the paging attempt is a first paging attempt, and wherein the operations further comprise:
transmitting a second page to the user equipment based on a first determination that a response from the first page was not received from the user equipment and based on a second determination that a paging policy authorizes a second paging attempt for the user equipment.

3 . The first network equipment of claim 1 , wherein the page is a first page, wherein the paging attempt is a first paging attempt, and wherein the transmitting comprises:
evaluating an information element of a paging policy indicator flag, wherein the evaluating is based on a determination that the paging attempt scheduled for the user equipment is derived from a downlink data notification; and executing a paging for the downlink data notification based on implementation of a first policy that is based on the information element of the paging policy indicator flag being a first value, and a second policy that is based on the information element of the paging policy indicator flag being a second value.

4 . The first network equipment of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting comprises:
executing a short message paging as a function of a mapping policy based on a determination that the paging attempt scheduled for the user equipment is derived from a short message service indicator.

5 . The first network equipment of claim 1 , wherein the paging attempt is a first paging attempt, and wherein the operations further comprise:
transmitting a second page as a second paging attempt to the user equipment based on the data, the mobility management behaviors, and the update to the mapping function.

6 . The first network equipment of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:
associating the first paging attempt with a first targeted paging procedure and the second paging attempt with a second targeted paging procedure, different from the first targeted paging procedure.

7 . The first network equipment of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting comprises:
accessing a paging policy and a context mapping table; and configuring the page for the user equipment based on the paging policy and the context mapping table.

8 . The first network equipment of claim 1 , wherein the data further comprises a radio network capability.

9 . A method, comprising:
determining, by first network equipment comprising a processor, a composite view of contextual data related to a user equipment based on a paging attempt being scheduled for the user equipment, wherein the contextual data comprises a capability of the user equipment, a category of the user equipment, and a location of the user equipment, and wherein the paging attempt is configured to increase a power consumption mode of the user equipment; and based on the contextual data, mobility management behaviors associated with previous paging messages transmitted to the user equipment, and an update to a mapping function for the user equipment, facilitating, by the first network equipment, a first transmission of a page to the user equipment, wherein the update to the mapping function is based on signaling interactions with respective network functions of second network equipment and third network equipment, wherein the page is the paging attempt scheduled for the user equipment, and wherein the user equipment is classified as an internet of things device.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the page is a first page, wherein the paging attempt is a first paging attempt, and wherein the method further comprises:
facilitating, by the first network equipment, a second transmission of a second page to the user equipment based on a first determination that a response from the first page was not received from the user equipment and based on a second determination that a paging policy authorizes a second paging attempt for the user equipment.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the page is a first page, wherein the paging attempt is a first paging attempt, and wherein facilitating the first transmission comprises:
evaluating an information element of a paging policy indicator flag, wherein the evaluating is based on a determination that the paging attempt scheduled for the user equipment is derived from a downlink data notification; and executing a paging for the downlink data notification based on implementation of a first policy that is based on the information element of the paging policy indicator flag being a first value, and a second policy that is based on the information element of the paging policy indicator flag being a second value.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein facilitating the first transmission comprises:
executing a short message paging as a function of a mapping policy based on a determination that the paging attempt scheduled for the user equipment is derived from a short message service indicator.

13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein facilitating the first transmission comprises:
accessing a paging policy and a context mapping table; and configuring the page for the user equipment based on the paging policy and the context mapping table.

14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the page is a first page, wherein the paging attempt is a first paging attempt, and wherein the method further comprises:
facilitating, by the first network equipment, a second transmission of a second paging attempt to the user equipment based on the data, the mobility management behaviors, and the update to the mapping function.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
associating, by the first network equipment, the first paging attempt with a first targeted paging procedure and the second paging attempt with a second targeted paging procedure, wherein the first targeted paging procedure and the second targeted paging procedure are different targeted paging procedures.

16 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a user equipment, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
evaluating a composite view of data of the user equipment and mobility management behaviors associated with past paging messages transmitted to the user equipment, wherein a paging attempt is scheduled to wake up the user equipment based on increasing a power consumption mode, and wherein the data comprises a capability o

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Kodaypak Rajendra Prasad
• Redfern Ryan
• Wang Jiansong

Classifications

• H04W28/0226

  based on location or mobility (handoff or reselection H04W36/00; mobile application services making use of the location of users or terminals H04W4/02) · CPC title

• H04W68/06

  using multi-step notification by changing the notification area · CPC title

• H04W68/02

  Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel · CPC title

• H04W68/04 Primary

  multi-step notification using statistical or historical mobility data · CPC title

• H04W64/006

  with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination · CPC title