Patent ID: 9736619
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of establishing a connection with a server by a terminal within a home public land mobile network (HPLMN), the method comprising: receiving, by the terminal from a node within the HPLMN, a short message service (SMS) message for initiating communication with the server; routing at least a portion of the SMS message to a triggering function within the terminal based on a triggering identifier within a payload of the SMS message, when the triggering identifier within the payload of the SMS message contains a value that is used to distinguish the SMS message from any other types of SMS messages; and requesting, by the triggering function within the terminal, a data connection with the server using the payload included in the SMS message when the triggering identifier within the payload of the SMS message is determined to contain the value that is used to distinguish the SMS message from any other types of SMS messages, wherein the triggering identifier is allocated to the terminal by a Machine Type Communication-Interworking Function (MTC-IWF).