Method and system for triggering terminal group

Abstract

The disclosure discloses a method for triggering a terminal group, including that a network side sending a group triggering message to each terminal of the terminal group, wherein the group triggering message is used for indicating each terminal of the terminal group to connect to the network, and each terminal of the terminal group establishing connection with the network according to the group triggering message. The disclosure also discloses a system for triggering a terminal group, which realizes to synchronously trigger all the terminals of one terminal group, and makes the operator network better optimize the message volume of the terminal group which needs to receive the same messages when the Group Based Addressing characteristic of the terminal group is activated.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for triggering a terminal group, comprising:
 a network side sending a group triggering message to each terminal of the terminal group by broadcasting, wherein the group triggering message is used for indicating each terminal of the terminal group to connect to the network; and   each terminal of the terminal group establishing connection with the network, when receiving the group triggering message, detecting to have own Group Based Addressing characteristics and confirming that the terminal is a member of the terminal group which is indicated by the group triggering message.   
     
     
         2 . The method for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 1 , wherein the step of the network side sending the group triggering message to each terminal of the terminal group by broadcasting, wherein the group triggering message is used for indicating each terminal of the terminal group to connect to the network, is embodied as:
 the network side sending the group triggering message to each terminal of the terminal group, wherein the group triggering message comprises identification information of the terminal group or a terminal identification set of the terminal group.   
     
     
         3 . The method for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 1 , wherein confirming that the terminal is the member of the terminal group which is indicated by the group triggering message comprises:
 the terminal confirming that the terminal is the member of the terminal group which is indicated by the group triggering message, when verifying that the identification information of the terminal group which is stored in the terminal is consistent with the identification information of the terminal group which is contained in the group triggering message;   or, the terminal confirming that the terminal is the member of the terminal group which is indicated by the group triggering message, when verifying that a terminal identification which is owned by the terminal is consistent with any one of the terminal identifications in the terminal identification set of the terminal group, wherein the terminal identification set of the terminal group is contained in the group triggering message.   
     
     
         4 . The method for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 2 , wherein the step of sending the group triggering message to each terminal of the terminal group, wherein the group triggering message is used for indicating each terminal of the terminal group to connect to the network, comprises:
 a Machine Type Communication (MTC) server on the network side sending the group triggering message to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), the HSS sending the group triggering message to a Mobility Management Entity (MME) which is configured to manage the terminal group, the MME sending the group triggering message to each base station which is corresponding to each terminal of the terminal group, and each base station which is corresponding to each terminal of the terminal group broadcasting the group triggering message to each terminal of the terminal group.   
     
     
         5 . The method for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 2 , wherein the step of sending the group triggering message to each terminal of the terminal group, wherein the group triggering message is used for indicating each terminal of the terminal group to connect to the network, comprises:
 the MTC Server sending the group triggering message to a MTC gateway or a MTC agent, the MTC gateway or the MTC agent sending the group triggering message to the MME which is configured to manage the terminal group, the MME sending the group triggering message to each base station which is corresponding to each terminal of the terminal group, and each base station which is corresponding to each terminal of the terminal group broadcasting the group triggering message to each terminal of the terminal group.   
     
     
         6 . The method for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 1 , wherein the identification information of the terminal group is a Group Identification (GID) of the terminal group. 
     
     
         7 . The method for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 2 , wherein the identification information of the terminal group is a Group Identification (GID) of the terminal group. 
     
     
         8 . The method for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 3 , wherein the identification information of the terminal group is a Group Identification (GID) of the terminal group. 
     
     
         9 . The method for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 1 , wherein the terminal identification is an International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number (IMSI) of the terminal. 
     
     
         10 . The method for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 2 , wherein the terminal identification is an International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number (IMSI) of the terminal. 
     
     
         11 . The method for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 3 , wherein the terminal identification is an International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number (IMSI) of the terminal. 
     
     
         12 . A system for triggering the terminal group, comprising a network side equipment and a terminal group, wherein,
 the network side equipment is configured to send a group triggering message to each terminal of the terminal group by broadcasting, wherein the group triggering message is used for indicating each terminal of the terminal group to connect to the network; and   each terminal of the terminal group is configured to establish connection with the network, when receiving the group triggering message, detecting to have own Group Based Addressing characteristics and confirming that the terminal is a member of the terminal group which is indicated by the group triggering message.   
     
     
         13 . The system for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 12 , wherein the network side equipment is configured to send the group triggering message to each terminal of the terminal group, wherein the group triggering message comprises identification information of the terminal group or a terminal identification set of the terminal group. 
     
     
         14 . The system for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 12 , wherein each terminal of the terminal group is further configured to confirm that the terminal is the member of the terminal group which is indicated by the group triggering message when verifying that the identification information of the terminal group which is stored in the terminal is consistent with the identification information of the terminal group which is contained in the group triggering message; or, each terminal of the terminal group is configured to confirm that the terminal is the member of the terminal group which is indicated by the group triggering message, when verifying that a terminal identification which is owned by the terminal is consistent with any one of the terminal identifications in the terminal identification set of the terminal group, wherein the terminal identification set of the terminal group is contained in the group triggering message. 
     
     
         15 . The system for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 13 , wherein the network side equipment comprises a MTC Server, a HSS, a MME which is configured to manage the terminal group, and each base station which is corresponding to each terminal of the terminal group, wherein,
 the MTC Server is configured to send the group triggering message to the HSS;   the HSS is configured to send the group triggering message to the MME;   the MME is configured to send the group triggering message to each base station which is corresponding to each terminal of the terminal group;   and each base station which is corresponding to each terminal of the terminal group is configured to broadcast the group triggering message to each terminal of the terminal group.   
     
     
         16 . The system for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 13 , wherein the network side equipment comprises the MTC Server, a MTC gateway or a MTC agent, the MME which is configured to manage the terminal group, and each base station which is corresponding to each terminal of the terminal group, wherein
 the MTC Server is configured to send the group triggering message to the MTC gateway or the MTC agent;   the MTC gateway or the MTC agent is configured to send the group triggering message to the MME;   the MME is configured to send the group triggering message to each base station which is corresponding to each terminal of the terminal group;   and each base station which is corresponding to each terminal of the terminal group is configured to broadcast the group triggering message to each terminal of the terminal group.   
     
     
         17 . The system for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 12 , wherein each terminal of the terminal group is a MTC terminal. 
     
     
         18 . The system for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 14 , wherein each terminal of the terminal group is a MTC terminal. 
     
     
         19 . The system for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 15 , wherein each terminal of the terminal group is a MTC terminal. 
     
     
         20 . The system for triggering the terminal group according to  claim 16 , wherein each terminal of the terminal group is a MTC terminal.