Abstract:
A method and apparatus are described for processing service layer detach commands and attach notifications. A services capability server (SCS) may request a core network to perform a network initiated detach of a device. This procedure may be used when the SCS knows that the device will not be needed for a long time or when the SCS detects some event that may warrant a detach, (e.g., theft, disallowed location, integrity validation failure). The SCS may be asked if the device may be allowed to attach at this time. If the SCS indicates that the attach may be rejected, the device may not be allowed to attach until a later time, thus avoiding additional activity on control and user planes. The SCS may be informed when a device is attached based on various subscription fields stored in a home subscriber server (HSS).
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for distributed services and data in a machine-to-machine (M2M) communication network are disclosed. A network server, an M2M gateway, and M2M devices include an M2M service capability layer for supporting M2M service capabilities, respectively. Reference points may be defined for interactions between network service capability layers, between gateway service capability layers, between a gateway service capability layer and a device service capability layer of an M2M device, between M2M device applications, and/or between a network, gateway, or device service capability layer and an M2M application. The network server may be split into a control server and a data server at a service capability layer to provide service capabilities for control functions and service capabilities for data functions, respectively. The data server may be configured to interact with another data server to push or pull data or resources either directly or indirectly via the control server.
Abstract:
Apparatuses, computer readable media, and methods are disclosed for supporting services at an application service layer (ASL). The method may include responding to receiving batched requests from an entity by processing the batched requests, and sending a response to the batched requests to the entity. The method may include sending a separate response to each request indicated in the batched request to the entity, or sending a batched response. Two or more batched requests may have the same operation and the operation may be only specified once. The operation may be determined based on a name of the batched requests or an attribute of the batched request. The request may be determined to be a batch request based on a name of the batched request, attributes associated with the batched request, or an address to which the batched request is addressed. The ASL may be a service capability layer.