Data transmission between an application server and at least one internet-of-things communication device using a mobile communication network
Data is transmitted between an application server and at least one internet-of-things (IoT) communication device using a mobile communication network. A method for the data transmission includes: the at least one IoT communication device attaching to the mobile communication network via transmitting at least a first portion of first communication data between the at least one IoT communication device and the IoT gateway entity; and the at least one IoT communication device transmitting payload data to the application server via transmitting at least a second portion of the first communication data between the at least one IoT communication device and the IoT gateway entity, and at least part of the second communication data between the IoT gateway entity and the application server.
1. A method for data transmission between an application server and at least one internet-of-things (IoT) communication device using a mobile communication network, wherein the method comprises:
communicating, by an IoT gateway entity of a core network of the mobile communication network, with an IoT communication device for attachment of the IoT communication device to the mobile communication network;
receiving, by the IoT gateway entity, payload data from the IoT communication device as part of first communication data transmitted between the IoT communication device and the IoT gateway entity, wherein the first communication data comprises repeated transmissions of server identity information related to the application server from the IoT communication device to the IoT gateway entity;
selecting, by the IoT gateway entity, the application server out of a plurality of application servers based on the server identity information and based on a server mapping table; and
sending, by the IoT gateway entity, the payload data to the application server as part of second communication data transmitted between the IoT gateway entity and the application server, wherein the second communication data utilizes an Internet Protocol (IP)-oriented transmission protocol;
wherein the server identity information corresponds to a destination system identifier transmitted to the mobile communication network once per attachment of the IoT communication device, and as part of the communicating for attachment of the IoT communication device to the mobile communication network;
wherein selecting the application server based on the server mapping table comprises determining a target IP address and/or a domain name system (DNS)-name of the application server based on the server identity information; and
wherein the target IP address and/or the DNS-name of the application server is included in the second communication data transmitted between the IoT gateway entity and the application server.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first communication data are transmitted between the IoT communication device and the IoT gateway entity using a non-IP transmission protocol.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the server identity information is transmitted, as part of the first communication data, as part of a signaling header of the first communication data.
4. A mobile communication network for data transmission between an application server and at least one internet-of-things (IoT) communication device using the mobile communication network, wherein the mobile communication network comprises:
an access network comprising at least one radio cell and a base station entity associated with the at least one radio cell; and
a core network comprising an IoT gateway entity;
wherein the IoT gateway entity is configured to:
communicate with an IoT communication device for attachment of the IoT communication device to the mobile communication network;
receive payload data from the IoT communication device as part of first communication data transmitted between the IoT communication device and the IoT gateway entity, wherein the first communication data comprises repeated transmissions of server identity information related to the application server from the IoT communication device to the IoT gateway entity;
select the application server out of a plurality of application servers based on the server identity information and based on a server mapping table; and
send the payload data to the application server as part of second communication data transmitted between the IoT gateway entity and the application server, wherein the second communication data utilizes an Internet Protocol (IP)-oriented transmission protocol;
wherein the server identity information corresponds to a destination system identifier transmitted to the mobile communication network once per attachment of the IoT communication device, and as part of the communicating for attachment of the IoT communication device to the mobile communication network;
wherein selecting the application server based on the server mapping table comprises determining a target IP address and/or a domain name system (DNS)-name of the application server based on the server identity information; and
wherein the target IP address and/or the DNS-name of the application server is included in the second communication data transmitted between the IoT gateway entity and the application server.
5. A system for data transmission between an application server and at least one internet-of-things (IoT) communication device using a mobile communication network, wherein the system comprises:
the mobile communication network;
the application server; and
the at least one IoT communication device;
wherein the mobile communication network comprises an access network and a core network, wherein the core network comprises an IoT gateway entity and the access network comprises at least one radio cell and a base station entity associated with the at least one radio cell;
wherein the IoT gateway entity is configured to:
communicate with an IoT communication device for attachment of the IoT communication device to the mobile communication network;
receive payload data from the IoT communication device as part of first communication data transmitted between the IoT communication device and the IoT gateway entity, wherein the first communication data comprises repeated transmissions of server identity information related to the application server from the IoT communication device to the IoT gateway entity;
select the application server out of a plurality of application servers based on the server identity information and based on a server mapping table; and
send the payload data to the application server as part of second communication data transmitted between the IoT gateway entity and the application server, wherein the second communication data utilizes an Internet Protocol (IP)-oriented transmission protocol;
wherein the server identity information corresponds to a destination system identifier transmitted to the mobile communication network once per attachment of the IoT communication device, and as part of the communicating for attachment of the IoT communication device to the mobile communication network;
wherein selecting the application server based on the server mapping table comprises determining a target IP address and/or a domain name system (DNS)-name of the application server based on the server identity information; and
wherein the target IP address and/or the DNS-name of the application server is included in the second communication data transmitted between the IoT gateway entity and the application server.
6. An internet-of-things (IoT) gateway entity of a core network of a mobile communication network, wherein the IoT gateway entity comprises a processor and a non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, facilitate:
communicating with an IoT communication device for attachment of the IoT communication device to the mobile communication network;
receiving payload data from the IoT communication device as part of first communication data transmitted between the IoT communication device and the IoT gateway entity, wherein the first communication data comprises repeated transmissions of server identity information related to the application server from the IoT communication device to the IoT gateway entity;
selecting the application server out of a plurality of application servers based on the server identity information and based on a server mapping table; and
sending the payload data to the application server as part of second communication data transmitted between the IoT gateway entity and the application server, wherein the second communication data utilizes an Internet Protocol (IP)-oriented transmission protocol;
wherein the server identity information corresponds to a destination system identifier transmitted to the mobile communication network once per attachment of the IoT communication device, and as part of the communicating for attachment of the IoT communication device to the mobile communication network;
wherein selecting the application server based on the server mapping table comprises determining a target IP address and/or a domain name system (DNS)-name of the application server based on the server identity information; and
wherein the target IP address and/or the DNS-name of the application server is included in the second communication data transmitted between the IoT gateway entity and the application server.