Methods and systems are provided for supporting efficient and secure “Machine-to-Machine” (M2M) communications using a module, a server, and an application. A module can communicate with the server by accessing the Internet, and the module can include a sensor and/or an actuator. The module, server, and application can utilize public key infrastructure (PKI) such as public keys and private keys. The module can internally derive pairs of private/public keys using cryptographic algorithms and a first set of parameters. A server can authenticate the submission of derived public keys and an associated module identity. The server can use a first server private key and a second set of parameters to (i) send module data to the application and (ii) receive module instructions from the application. The server can use a second server private key and the first set of parameters to communicate with the module.

Methods and systems are provided for supporting efficient and secure “Machine-to-Machine” (M2M) communications using a module, a server, and an application. A module can communicate with the server by accessing the Internet, and the module can include a sensor and/or an actuator. The module, server, and application can utilize public key infrastructure (PKI) such as public keys and private keys. The module can internally derive pairs of private/public keys using cryptographic algorithms and a first set of parameters. A server can authenticate the submission of derived public keys and an associated module identity. The server can use a first server private key and a second set of parameters to (i) send module data to the application and (ii) receive module instructions from the application. The server can use a second server private key and the first set of parameters to communicate with the module.

Systems and methods for providing a handoff between technologies are disclosed. An intra-technology handoff occurs where the same integrated chassis handles the session for the different access technologies. In an intra-technology handoff, the same IP address and the session can be maintained through the handoff. The mobile node can undergo a handoff without issuing a registration request in some embodiments. An inter-technology handoff occurs from one integrated chassis to another integrated chassis. The integrated chassis can preserve session and context information in a session manager and in a handoff from one access technology to another the same session manager can be chosen with the session and context information remaining intact even though the access technology has changed. The integrated chassis can provide an access technology handoff where the core network does not notice any change and applications running on or delivered to the mobile node are not effected.

A method includes causing a graphical user interface to be output by a display. The graphical user interface is a network service generation template having a first user input field configured to receive a first user input identifying a first parameter associated with a network service, a second user input field configured to receive a second user input identifying a second parameter associated with the network service, and a third user input field configured to receive a third user input identifying the second parameter as fixed or dynamic. The method also includes processing the first user input, the second user input and the third user input to generate a network service descriptor including the first parameter, the second parameter and the third parameter. The method further includes causing the network service descriptor to be stored in a database. The method additionally includes processing an instruction to deploy the network service.

A method includes causing a graphical user interface to be output by a display. The graphical user interface is a network service generation template having a first user input field configured to receive a first user input identifying a first parameter associated with a network service, a second user input field configured to receive a second user input identifying a second parameter associated with the network service, and a third user input field configured to receive a third user input identifying the second parameter as fixed or dynamic. The method also includes processing the first user input, the second user input and the third user input to generate a network service descriptor including the first parameter, the second parameter and the third parameter. The method further includes causing the network service descriptor to be stored in a database. The method additionally includes processing an instruction to deploy the network service.

A method and a system for notifying access network location information are provided. The method includes that in a PMIPv6 architecture, a Mobile Access Gateway (MAG) sends a circuit ID to a Local Mobility Anchor (LMA) by carrying the circuit ID in a proxy binding update message; and in a GTP architecture, a local GTP peer sends a circuit ID to a correspondent GTP peer by carrying the circuit ID in a Create Session Request message, a Modify Bearer Request message or a Delete Session Request message. In the disclosure, an MAG can notify an LMA of access network location information of a UE in a PMIPv6 architecture, and a GTP peer can notify a correspondent GTP peer of access network location information of a UE in a GTP architecture.

The disclosure describes procedures for allocating network resources for a mobile device communicating within a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. The mobile device can be configured to decode a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), acquire first and second physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) decode indicators from a payload of the same PDSCH communication, decode a PDCCH for downlink control information (DCI) associated with a first application data type based on the first PDCCH decode indicator a second application data type based on the second PDCCH decode indicator. The first PDCCH decode indicator can identify an upcoming LTE subframe where the mobile device is required to decode the PDCCH for DCI associated VoLTE resource assignments and the second PDCCH decode indicator can identify an upcoming LTE subframe where the mobile device is required to decode the PDCCH for DCI associated with high bandwidth best effort (BE) data resource assignments.

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies and discloses a method for selecting an LTE network and a device, so as to ensure continuity of a PS service, avoid unnecessary inter-PLMN handover, and improve user experience. The method mainly includes: acquiring, by an MSC/VLR, an identity of an LTE PLMN in which UE is registered, where the MSC/VLR is an MSC/VLR after the UE falls back to a 2G/3G network because of performing a CS service; and sending, by the MSC/VLR, a notification message to the UE, where the notification message includes the identity of the LTE PLMN, which is used to indicate the LTE PLMN that the UE returns to, and the LTE PLMN is used as a registered PLMN in the 2G/3G network. Embodiments of the present invention are mainly used in a process of fallback to an LTE network after a CSFB service ends.

Systems and methods for geofence information delivery are disclosed. A multiplicity of devices constructed and configured in network communication in a region of interest via a peer-to-peer network. The multiplicity of devices store cached geofence information for the region of interest. The multiplicity of devices on the peer-to-peer network are operable to convert between an IP address and a geographic location. Each of the multiplicity of devices is operable to query peer devices on the peer-to-peer network for geofences associated with an IP address or a geographic location. At least one peer device is operable to deliver one or more geofences associated with the IP address to the querying device via zero-configuration networking or web service.

A device may include a processor configured to extract semantic information from received data, generate one or more data elements based on the extracted semantic information for an instance of time, generate metadata associated with the generated one or more data elements, schedule a transmission of the one or more data elements and the metadata according to a scheduling configuration, and encode scheduling information indicating the scheduling configuration for the transmission.