Patent ID: 9204416
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A gateway apparatus, comprising: a transmitter; a receiver for receiving from a source communication device an IP packet including data destined for a destination communication device and a home network address assigned to the destination communication device; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to register the home network address in association with a temporary address assigned to the destination communication device and a flag indicating whether or not the destination communication device has been provided with Machine Communication Identity Module (MCIM); the processor is further configured to determine, in response to the gateway apparatus receiving the IP packet, whether MCIM provisioning for the destination communication device should be triggered, wherein the processor is configured to determine whether to trigger the MCIM provisioning by, at the least, determining the value of said flag associated with the home network address; and the processor is further configured to employ the transmitter to transmit to a provision server a message for requesting initiation of the MCIM provisioning for the destination communication device as a result of determining that MCIM provisioning for the destination communication device should be triggered.