Patent ID: 9025610
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for a Machine Type Communication (MTC) group selecting a packet data network gateway (PGW) comprising: after a MTC UE in the MTC group attaches for the first time, taking PGW information corresponding to a selected PGW as group PGW information of the MTC group to be stored in a subscriber database; when other MTC UEs in the MTC group attach, directly using the PGW corresponding to the PGW information stored in the subscriber database as their own PGW; wherein, the PGW information comprises PGW IP address or PGW ID, and the step of taking PGW information corresponding to a selected PGW as group PGW information of the MTC group to be stored in a subscriber database comprises storing a mapping between the PGW information and the MTC group in the subscriber database, wherein when two or more than two MTC UEs initiate first attachments simultaneously in the MTC group, the method further comprises: