MACHINE TO MACHINE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS

摘要

A method and system for managing M2M traffic in a network is provided. The M2M device sends a message that includes a machine identity for the M2M device. A query is submitted to a database that correlates the machine identity with a QoS parameter or a priority. The message is assigned to one of a plurality of input queues based on the assigned QoS parameter or priority. Each input queue is associated with a delay period so that the message is held in the queue for a period less than the delay period.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving in a radio network a request to transmit a message from a first device through a cellular network to a second device, the request including a machine identity for the first device and not including any QoS parameters; submitting a query to a database in a core network that correlates the machine identity with an associated QoS parameter; determining the associated QoS parameter associated with the first device based on the machine identity; assigning an assigned priority to the message, the assigned priority selected from at least a first priority and a second lower priority based on the associated QoS parameter; and assigning the message to an assigned input queue in the radio network based on the assigned priority, the assigned input queue selected from among a first input queue having a first associated delay into which a set of first priority messages are assigned and a second input queue having a second associated delay into which a set of second priority messages are assigned.