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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
George Foti, Dollard des Ormeaux, CA;
Juan Antonio Sanchez Herrero, Madrid, ES;
Maria Esther Bas Sanchez, Madrid, ES;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Techniques for facilitating the activation or establishing of a data session between an M2M device and a service provider external to the wireless communications network serving the M2M device are disclosed. In an example method, a trigger message is received from the service provider, the trigger message including an external identifier for the wireless device. An internal network identifier for the wireless device and an associated data network identifier are identified, based on the external identifier. The internal network identifier and the data network identifier are then forwarded towards the wireless device, for use by the wireless device in activating or selecting a data session. The data network identifier may include an APN, or an NSAPI, or both, in some embodiments. The disclosed techniques are particularly useful in the context of wireless devices having subscriptions to more than one M2M service provider.