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1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a network device, a request from a subscriber device for a connection service pertaining to a machine-to-machine communication; determining, by the network device, whether the request is a valid request for the connection service; determining, by the network device, whether a service level violation exists, based on service level agreement parameters, relative to the subscriber device, wherein the determining whether the service level violation exists includes identifying current usage levels relative to a subscriber of the subscriber device; selecting, by the network device, a connection to a target device of the machine-to-machine communication in response to determining that the request is valid; temporarily or permanently modifying one or more of the service level agreement parameters, without requesting permission from the subscriber, in response to determining that the service level violation exists, wherein the one or more service level agreement parameters include a parameter pertaining to a usage limit of the connection service; executing, by the network device, a command included in the request to be directed to the target device via the connection; receiving, by the network device, a response from the target device; and transmitting, by the network device, the response to the subscriber device of the machine-to-machine communication. |