COMMUNICATION SERVICE FOR MACHINE-TO-MACHINE DEVICES

摘要

When machine-to-machine (M2M) devices attach to a mobile communication network, the associated communication session can be treated differently than the attachment of other devices. For example, upon determining that a subscriber device that attaches to a communication network is an M2M device and has completed a given network transaction, the M2M device can be immediately detached without waiting on expiration of an inactivity timer. As another example, upon determining that a subscriber device that attaches to a communication network is an M2M device, the M2M device can be excluded from various signaling procedures such as load-balancing procedures.

主权项

1. An access point device, comprising:
a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
determining that a subscriber device, which has attached to the access point device to communicate machine data, is a machine-to-machine device;in response to a determination that the machine data has been communicated, detaching the machine-to-machine device independently of an inactivity timer that effectuates the detaching when the inactivity timer has reached a threshold time; andpurging state information relating to the machine-to-machine device independently of the inactivity timer.