Patent ID: 9420608
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of a machine type communication (MTC) device for establishing a connection with a base station in a wireless communication network environment, the method comprising: receiving, by the MTC device, a broadcast message from a base station on a machine-to-machine (M2M) broadcast control channel, wherein the broadcast message includes header information and at least one M2M random access channel (mRACH) parameter; identifying whether a traffic flow indicator (TFI) included in the header information is associated with a TFI in the MTC device; transmitting an mRACH message requesting an uplink connection based on the at least one mRACH parameter if the TFI included in the header information is associated with the TFI in the MTC device; and receiving a resource assignment message indicating a successful connection establishment with the base station, in response to the mRACH message.