Method and Apparatus for Supporting Event Monitoring

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method (400) for supporting event monitoring in a first apparatus, comprising: sending (S401) to a second apparatus a monitoring request message including a monitoring type parameter indicating a requested monitoring event to be monitored for one or a group of User Equipment UEs; and receiving (S402) from the second apparatus a first monitoring response message or a first monitoring indication message including a monitoring event report of the requested monitoring event of the one or group of UEs.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for supporting event monitoring in a first apparatus, comprising:
 receiving, from a second apparatus, a message that includes a monitoring event report of a monitoring event of one or a group of User Equipments (UEs), wherein the monitoring event report includes Packet Data Network (PDN) connection information of the one or group of UEs;   wherein the PDN connection information includes a PDN connection status, a PDN type identifying a PDN connection type, and an interface indication identifying an interface between a 3GPP network and either a Service Capability Server (SCS)/Application Server (AS) or an Application Function (AF);   wherein one or more of:
 the PDN connection information further includes an Access Point name, at least one of a UE Internet Protocol (IP) version 4 (Ipv4) address or a UE IP version 6 (Ipv6) address, or both, wherein the UE Ipv6 address is replaced with a UE Ipv6 prefix if a Ipv6 full address is unavailable; 
 the PDN type includes an IP type indicating a PDN connection of IP type or includes a NON_IP type indicating a PDN connection of non-IP type; or 
 the interface indication includes an Exposure function indicating a Service Capability Exposure Function (SCEF) or a Network Exposure Function (NEF) is used for a PDN connection towards an SCS/AS or an AF, or includes a PDN gateway indicating a PDN gateway is used for a PDN connection towards an SCS/AS or AF. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the monitoring event report indicates whether the monitoring event was caused by a creation of a PDN Connection or by a deletion of a PDN Connection. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first apparatus is a third party server including a Service Capability Sever (SCS), an Application Server (AS) or an Application Function (AF), and the second apparatus includes a Service Capability Exposure Function (SCEF) or Network Exposure Function (NEF). 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising sending, to the second apparatus, a monitoring request message including a monitoring type parameter indicating the requested monitoring event to be monitored for the one or group of UEs, and wherein the message is received in response to the monitoring request message. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the message is a first monitoring response message or a first monitoring indication message. 
     
     
         6 . A method for supporting event monitoring in a second apparatus, comprising:
 sending, to a first apparatus, a message including a monitoring event report of a requested monitoring event of one or a group of User Equipments (UEs), wherein the monitoring event report includes Packet Data Network (PDN) connection information of the one or group of UEs;   wherein the PDN connection information includes a PDN connection status, a PDN type identifying a PDN connection type, and an interface indication identifying an interface between a 3GPP network and either a Service Capability Server (SCS)/Application Server (AS) or an Application Function (AF); and   wherein one or more of:
 the PDN connection information further includes an Access Point name, at least one of a UE Internet Protocol (IP) version 4 (Ipv4) address or a UE IP version 6 (Ipv6) address, or both, wherein the UE Ipv6 address is replaced with a UE Ipv6 prefix if a Ipv6 full address is unavailable; 
 the PDN type includes an IP type indicating a PDN connection of IP type or includes a NON_IP type indicating a PDN connection of non-IP type; or 
 the interface indication includes an Exposure function indicating a Service Capability Exposure Function (SCEF) or a Network Exposure Function (NEF) is used for a PDN connection towards an SCS/AS or an AF, or includes a PDN gateway indicating a PDN gateway is used for a PDN connection towards an SCS/AS or AF. 
   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the monitoring event report indicates whether the monitoring event was caused by a creation of a PDN Connection or by a deletion of a PDN Connection. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the first apparatus is a third party server including a Service Capability Sever (SCS), an Application Server (AS) or an Application Function (AF), and the second apparatus includes a Service Capability Exposure Function (SCEF) or Network Exposure Function (NEF). 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising receiving, from the first apparatus, a monitoring request message including a monitoring type parameter indicating the requested monitoring event to be monitored for the one or group of UEs, and wherein the message is sent in response to the monitoring request message. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the message is a first monitoring response message or a first monitoring indication message. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 sending to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) or a Unified Data Management (UDM) a second monitoring request message to configure the monitoring event on the HSS or UDM and on a Mobility Management Entity (MME), a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) or a Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF); and   receiving, from the HSS or UDM, a third message that includes the monitoring event report or a fourth message that acknowledges a monitoring request message or not.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising receiving from the MME, SGSN or AMF a fifth message including the monitoring event report. 
     
     
         13 . A first apparatus for supporting event monitoring, comprising:
 a transceiver configured to transmit wireless signals to a second apparatus and to receive wireless signals from the second apparatus;   one or more processors; and   one or more memories comprising a computer program configured to, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first apparatus to receive, from the second apparatus, a message that includes a monitoring event report of a monitoring event of one or a group of User Equipments (UEs), wherein the monitoring event report includes Packet Data Network (PDN) connection information of the one or group of UEs;   wherein the PDN connection information includes a PDN connection status, a PDN type identifying a PDN connection type, and an interface indication identifying an interface between a 3GPP network and either a Service Capability Server (SCS)/Application Server (AS) or an Application Function (AF);   wherein one or more of:
 the PDN connection information further includes an Access Point name, at least one of a UE Internet Protocol (IP) version 4 (Ipv4) address or a UE IP version 6 (Ipv6) address, or both, wherein the UE Ipv6 address is replaced with a UE Ipv6 prefix if a Ipv6 full address is unavailable; 
 the PDN type includes an IP type indicating a PDN connection of IP type or includes a NON_IP type indicating a PDN connection of non-IP type; or 
 the interface indication includes an Exposure function indicating a Service Capability Exposure Function (SCEF) or a Network Exposure Function (NEF) is used for a PDN connection towards an SCS/AS or an AF, or includes a PDN gateway indicating a PDN gateway is used for a PDN connection towards an SCS/AS or AF. 
   
     
     
         14 . The first apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the monitoring event report indicates whether the monitoring event was caused by a creation of a PDN Connection or by a deletion of a PDN Connection. 
     
     
         15 . The first apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the first apparatus is a third party server including a Service Capability Sever (SCS), an Application Server (AS) or an Application Function (AF), and the second apparatus includes a Service Capability Exposure Function (SCEF) or Network Exposure Function (NEF). 
     
     
         16 . The first apparatus of  claim 13 , the computer program configured to, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first apparatus to send, to the second apparatus, a monitoring request message including a monitoring type parameter indicating the requested monitoring event to be monitored for the one or group of UEs, and wherein the message is received in response to the monitoring request message. 
     
     
         17 . The first apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the message is a first monitoring response message or a first monitoring indication message. 
     
     
         18 . A second apparatus for supporting event monitoring, comprising:
 a transceiver configured to transmit wireless signals to a first apparatus and receive wireless signals from the first apparatus;   one or more processors; and   one or more memories comprising computer program configured to, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the second apparatus to send, to the first apparatus, a message including a monitoring event report of a requested monitoring event of one or a group of User Equipments (UEs), wherein the monitoring event report includes Packet Data Network (PDN) connection information of the one or group of UEs;   wherein the PDN connection information includes a PDN connection status, a PDN type identifying a PDN connection type, and an interface indication identifying an interface between a 3GPP network and either a Service Capability Server (SCS)/Application Server (AS) or an Application Function (AF); and   wherein one or more of:
 the PDN connection information further includes an Access Point name, at least one of a UE Internet Protocol (IP) version 4 (Ipv4) address or a UE IP version 6 (Ipv6) address, or both, wherein the UE Ipv6 address is replaced with a UE Ipv6 prefix if a Ipv6 full address is unavailable; 
 the PDN type includes an IP type indicating a PDN connection of IP type or includes a NON_IP type indicating a PDN connection of non-IP type; or 
 the interface indication includes an Exposure function indicating a Service Capability Exposure Function (SCEF) or a Network Exposure Function (NEF) is used for a PDN connection towards an SCS/AS or an AF, or includes a PDN gateway indicating a PDN gateway is used for a PDN connection towards an SCS/AS or AF. 
   
     
     
         19 . The second apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the monitoring event report indicates whether the monitoring event was caused by a creation of a PDN Connection or by a deletion of a PDN Connection. 
     
     
         20 . The second apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the first apparatus is a third party server including a Service Capability Sever (SCS), an Application Server (AS) or an Application Function (AF), and the second apparatus includes a Service Capability Exposure Function (SCEF) or Network Exposure Function (NEF). 
     
     
         21 . The second apparatus of  claim 18 , further comprising receiving, from the first apparatus, a monitoring request message including a monitoring type parameter indicating the requested monitoring event to be monitored for the one or group of UEs, and wherein the message is sent in response to the monitoring request message. 
     
     
         22 . The second apparatus of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 sending to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) or a Unified Data Management (UDM) a second monitoring request message to configure the monitoring event on the HSS or UDM and on a Mobility Management Entity (MME), a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) or a Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF); and   receiving, from the HSS or UDM, a third message that includes the monitoring event report or a fourth message that acknowledges a monitoring request message or not.