Method and apparatus for triggering machine type communications applications

Abstract

A method and apparatus for machine type communications (MTC) is disclosed. The apparatus may include circuitry to determine a frame during which to transmit a paging message for a group of MTC devices. The frame may be determined based on an MTC group ID assigned to the group of MTC devices. The transmitter may be further configured to transmit a paging message to the group of MTC devices during the frame. A transmitter is provided and may be configured to transmit an indication of the MTC group ID within the paging message.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A base station capable of machine type communications (MTC), the base station comprising:
 circuitry configured to determine a frame during which to transmit a paging message for a group of MTC devices, wherein the frame is determined based on an MTC group ID assigned to the group of MTC devices; and   a transmitter configured to transmit the paging message to the group of MTC devices during the frame.   
     
     
         2 . The base station of  claim 1 , further comprising a receiver, wherein the receiver is configured to receive a delayed response message transmitted by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). 
     
     
         3 . The base station of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit the paging message via radio resource control (RRC) signaling. 
     
     
         4 . The base station of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit an indication of the MTC group ID within the paging message. 
     
     
         5 . The base station of  claim 1 , wherein the paging message indicates an associated paging record is for MTC device triggering. 
     
     
         6 . The base station of  claim 1 , wherein the paging message includes an indication of a paging response type. 
     
     
         7 . The base station of  claim 1 , wherein the paging message uses a MTC-P-RNTI. 
     
     
         8 . The base station of  claim 7 , wherein the paging message is transmitted in an extended PDCCH search space for MTC devices. 
     
     
         9 . A method for paging machine type communications (MTC) devices, the method comprising:
 determining a frame during which to transmit a paging message for a group of MTC devices, wherein the frame is determined based on an MTC group ID assigned to the group of MTC devices; and   transmitting the paging message to the group of MTC devices during the frame.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising receiving a delayed response message transmitted by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising transmitting the paging message via radio resource control (RRC) signaling. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising transmitting an indication of the MTC group ID within the paging message. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the paging message indicates an associated paging record is for MTC device triggering. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the paging message includes an indication of a paging response type. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the paging message uses a MTC-P-RNTI. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the paging message is transmitted in an extended PDCCH search space for MTC devices. 
     
     
         17 . A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) capable of machine type communications (MTC), the WTRU comprising:
 a receiver configured to receive a group paging message during a frame, wherein the WTRU is one of a group of WTRUs configured to receive the group paging message, and wherein the frame is based on an MTC group ID assigned to the group of WTRUs; and   circuitry configured to trigger an MTC action based on the group paging message.   
     
     
         18 . The WTRU of  claim 17 , further comprising a transmitter configured to transmit a delayed response message in response to receiving the group paging message. 
     
     
         19 . The WTRU of  claim 17 , wherein the group paging message uses a MTC-P-RNTI. 
     
     
         20 . The WTRU of  claim 17 , wherein the receiver is further configured to receive the group paging message in an extended PDCCH search space for MTC devices.