Patent ID: 9210527
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing uniform addressing for machine-to-machine (M2M) services, the method comprising: receiving, by a first M2M module, a content from a first M2M device using a first format that includes an Internet Protocol (IP) packet, wherein the content is addressed for transmission to a second M2M device, and wherein the first format comprises an IP prefix having one or both of an IP address mapped to an air-interface identifier or an IP address 5-tuple mapped to the air-interface identifier; determining, by the first M2M module, whether a second M2M module associated with the second M2M device is reachable over a packed switched network; determining, by the first M2M module, an air interface technology for transmitting the content over a wireless access network (WAN) to the second M2M device via the second M2M module based at least in part on determining whether the second M2M module is reachable over the packet switched network and on information indicating a preferred air interface technology received by the first M2M module from the second M2M module; converting, by the first M2M module, the IP packet of the received content to a second format for transmission to the second M2M module over the WAN by encapsulating the IP packet into a second transport related to the second format, which is different from a first transport related to the first format, based at least in part on determining the preferred air interface technology for transmitting the content over the WAN, wherein the second M2M module is operable to convert the received content back to the first format of the IP packet for transmission to the second M2M device over the WAN; and transmitting, by the first M2M module, the converted content to the second M2M device through the second M2M module over the WAN.