Sierra Wireless, Inc.

Netgear, Inc.

Riley Hoyt

Steven Lawrence Gielty

Iulian Mocanu

David Caesar

Andrew Mitchell

Ross Gray

David Caeser

The present invention provides a system and method for facilitating and monitoring provisioning of wireless communication devices. Wireless devices are provided to an end user in an unconfigured state, capable of being configured for operation using one or more communication protocols. Upon receipt and validation of a provisioning request by the wireless device, for example by a server, the wireless device is securely provisioned for operation with a wireless service provider. Provisioning activities are monitored and information is generated in response to provisioning events, for example via a database. Portions of the information are made available to one or more wireless service providers or parties providing enabling technology of the wireless device. Such reports may be used to facilitate revenue agreements between various parties involved in providing and servicing the wireless device.

System and method for facilitating and monitoring provisioning of wireless devices

A host interface protocol and a control and status protocol for use with host unit and a wireless communication unit are described. The host interface protocol allows for multiplexing between data transfer messages and control and status messages. In a preferred embodiment, the control and status message protocol supports messages that can be a message payload of a host interface protocol payload.

Control and status protocol

A solution is provided wherein the mobile device selects a multislot class based on the profile of the traffic to be utilized by the mobile device. This may be performed manually by a user, or may be performed automatically where an application or driver software automatically and dynamically determines the best multislot class for the applications being used. This can be accomplished, for example, by looking at the classification of the transport control protocol (TCP) port numbers used, by examining the data sent and received by the network, and/or looking up a profile for the user or device. If the user changes applications or some other event occurs on the mobile device that might cause a change in the profile of the traffic, the mobile device may terminate its current multislot class assignment and re-announce itself, allowing the system to transfer the mobile device to a new multislot class.

Configurable multislot class for wireless devices

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