Patent ID: 9749774
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a gateway in a first network, a message from a peripheral network in a second network different from the first network, wherein the message is intended for an end device within the first network; periodically receiving and storing data associated with the end device, the stored data comprising a last known status of the end device of the first network, one or more services provided by the end device, and a time at the end device; determining the message intended for the end device is a status request of the end device's status and is answerable from the gateway and transmission of the message to the end device is not required, wherein the gateway is configured to respond to the status request from the peripheral network; retrieving the stored data for the end device, the stored data being received from the end device and stored prior to receiving the message intended for the end device; and generating, by the gateway, a response message in response to the received message based on the stored data, the response message intended for the peripheral network.