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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2012
Koninklijke Kpn N.v., The Hague, NL;
Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno, Delft, NL;
Bryan Jerrel Busropan, Leidschendam, NL;
Johannes Maria Van Loon, Zoetermeer, NL;
Koninklijke KPN N.V., The Hague, NL;
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO, The Hague, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for controlling activation of at least one terminal in a machine-type communication application using a wireless access network. The wireless access network comprises a number of location areas, each of the location areas comprising a plurality of cells. The terminal has been assigned an identifier. First, a location identifier is received from a location provider, the location identifier indicating a subset of cells of at least one of the location areas. Activation of the at least one terminal is then controlled by transmitting at least one broadcast message on at least one cell broadcast channel in the cells of the subset indicated by the location identifier. The broadcast message contains the identifier or identifier part assigned to the terminal, such that the at least one terminal is signalled that the broadcast message is intended for him. An activation control system and a mobile terminal for use with such a system are also disclosed.