Patent ID: 9743435
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a network device, a request from an end device to access a network; obtaining, by the network device, subscription data pertaining to the end device based on the request, wherein the subscription data indicates that a user associated with the end device or the end device is subscribed to a service that permits attaching to the network without establishing a default bearer, and includes preference data pertaining to the service, wherein the preference data indicates a periodicity for establishment and teardown of the default bearer and the request includes data that indicates whether to invoke the service; determining, by the network device, whether to establish the default bearer during an attachment procedure based on the request and the subscription data; permitting, by the network device, attachment to the network without establishment of the default bearer based on determining not to establish the default bearer; and storing, by the network device, context data that indicates the end device is attached to the network without the default bearer based on the permitting.