MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION AGGREGATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

The present disclosure proposes introducing a multi-tier network topology where some of the MTC devices will play a second role as data aggregators, consolidating data from several other nearby devices and hence reducing the impact on the mobile network. Different radio access technologies (RATs), like WiFi or LTE, can be used to aggregate data. Also different Radio Access Networks (RANs) can be used to connect the MTC aggregators to the MTC Application Server. Four aspects of a machine-type-communication aggregator apparatus and method are disclosed: (1) The LTE Mobile Network is used as the backhaul and LTE is also used for aggregator RAT; (2) The LTE Mobile Network is used as the backhaul and WiFi is used for aggregator RAT; (3) Mobile Relay based aggregation; and (4) Multi-tier hierarchical aggregators. Limiting overhead impact on the LTE uplink is taught by the disclosure.

主权项

1. A machine-type-communication aggregator apparatus in a communications network, the communications network having wireless communication nodes including wireless basestations serving wireless device, at least one of the wireless devices being an aggregator node for aggregating machine-type-communications between machine-type-communication devices and machine-type-communication servers, the aggregator node being served by a serving wireless basestation, the machine-type-communication aggregator apparatus comprising:
a node in the communications network, comprising:
a communications interface for participating in at least one machine-type-communication involving the aggregator node;a processor configured to operate with the communications interface, the processor adapted such that the at least one machine-type-communication involving the aggregator node has the effect of limiting the impact that the machine-type-communication devices have on the uplink between the aggregator node and the serving basestation.