Patent ID: 9215736
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method at an access network node of populating one or more Machine-to-Machine (M2M) relevant identities during an access network bearer setup for an M2M device, comprising: receiving a request from the M2M device, requesting establishment of an access bearer for connecting the M2M device to an M2M service provider, wherein the request includes one or more M2M identifiers, belonging to an M2M service provider, from among the following M2M-relevant identities: an M2M application identifier and an M2M Services Capability Layer (SCL) identifier; establishing an access bearer for the M2M device responsive to the request; associating the one or more M2M identifiers received in the request with the access bearer; and recording the one or more M2M identifiers as being associated with the access bearer, wherein recording the one or more M2M identifiers as being associated with the access bearer comprises recording the one or more M2M identifiers against consumption data for the access bearer.