A core network, CN, node within a wireless communication system, the CN node comprising: a processor; and, a memory that stores processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor interfaces with the memory to execute the processor-executable instructions, whereby the CN node is operable to: receive (202, 304, 404, 504, 512) an Internet Protocol, IP, packet addressed to a wireless device, originated by an external node; determine (204, 306, 406, 506, 514) that the IP packet includes information to trigger the wireless device to perform a certain action; and, transmit (308b, 408b, 508b), to another CN node, a control plane message rather than the IP packet, wherein the control plane message comprises an identity of the wireless device and network triggered report information, wherein the network triggered report information comprises a specific type of report requested from the identified wireless device; wherein the certain action is to transmit a specific type of report from the wireless device to the external node, and wherein the CN node is further operable to: determine (306, 406, 506) that the IP packet includes information to trigger the wireless device to transmit the specific type of report to the external node by: extracting (306a, 406a, 506a) User Datagram Protocol, UDP, port information from the IP packet; and, determining (306b, 406b, 506b), from the extracted UDP port information, a UDP source port number and a UDP destination port number, wherein the UDP source port number indicates a network triggered report request and the UDP destination port number indicates a specific type of report. a processor; and, a memory that stores processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor interfaces with the memory to execute the processor-executable instructions, whereby the CN node is operable to: receive (202, 304, 404, 504, 512) an Internet Protocol, IP, packet addressed to a wireless device, originated by an external node; determine (204, 306, 406, 506, 514) that the IP packet includes information to trigger the wireless device to perform a certain action; and, transmit (308b, 408b, 508b), to another CN node, a control plane message rather than the IP packet, wherein the control plane message comprises an identity of the wireless device and network triggered report information, wherein the network triggered report information comprises a specific type of report requested from the identified wireless device; wherein the certain action is to transmit a specific type of report from the wireless device to the external node, and wherein the CN node is further operable to: determine (306, 406, 506) that the IP packet includes information to trigger the wireless device to transmit the specific type of report to the external node by: extracting (306a, 406a, 506a) User Datagram Protocol, UDP, port information from the IP packet; and, determining (306b, 406b, 506b), from the extracted UDP port information, a UDP source port number and a UDP destination port number, wherein the UDP source port number indicates a network triggered report request and the UDP destination port number indicates a specific type of report. receive (202, 304, 404, 504, 512) an Internet Protocol, IP, packet addressed to a wireless device, originated by an external node; determine (204, 306, 406, 506, 514) that the IP packet includes information to trigger the wireless device to perform a certain action; and, transmit (308b, 408b, 508b), to another CN node, a control plane message rather than the IP packet, wherein the control plane message comprises an identity of the wireless device and network triggered report information, wherein the network triggered report information comprises a specific type of report requested from the identified wireless device; wherein the certain action is to transmit a specific type of report from the wireless device to the external node, and wherein the CN node is further operable to: determine (306, 406, 506) that the IP packet includes information to trigger the wireless device to transmit the specific type of report to the external node by: extracting (306a, 406a, 506a) User Datagram Protocol, UDP, port information from the IP packet; and, determining (306b, 406b, 506b), from the extracted UDP port information, a UDP source port number and a UDP destination port number, wherein the UDP source port number indicates a network triggered report request and the UDP destination port number indicates a specific type of report. extracting (306a, 406a, 506a) User Datagram Protocol, UDP, port information from the IP packet; and, determining (306b, 406b, 506b), from the extracted UDP port information, a UDP source port number and a UDP destination port number, wherein the UDP source port number indicates a network triggered report request and the UDP destination port number indicates a specific type of report.