Patent ID: 8879413

Claim:
A method for controlling access of machine communications, comprising: configuring an access priority for a machine type communications device; a network side configuring an access control parameter for an access priority needing an access control according to current network load information, and sending the access priority needing the access control and the access control parameter to the machine type communications device; and according to the access priority of the machine type communications device and the received access priority needing the access control and the access control parameter, the machine type communications device judging whether an access request can be initiated, wherein, the network side comprises a mobility management entity and an eNB; the step of a network side configuring an access control parameter for an access priority needing an access control according to current network load information comprises; the mobility management entity configuring the access control parameter of the access priority needing the access control according to the current network load information and a network policy, and sending the access priority needing the access control and/or the access control parameter to the eNB; or, the mobility management entity sending the current network load information to the eNB, and the eNB configuring the access control parameter of the access priority needing the access control according to the current network load information and the network policy.