A user equipment device, UE, comprising: a cellular radio configured to communicate with a base station of a cellular communication network using a cellular communication protocol; at least one processor communicatively coupled to the cellular radio; and at least one memory storing: a device class identifier indicating that the UE belongs to a first device class; and software instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the software instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the UE to: communicate, to the cellular communication network, prior to transmitting a connection initiation request to the cellular communication network, requested values of one or more cellular connection settings associated with a profile of the first device class; receive, from the cellular communication network, approved values of the one or more cellular connection settings, wherein the approved values of the one or more cellular connection settings are configured to improve efficiency of establishing a cellular connection between the base station and a device belonging to the first device class, wherein the approved values are based on the requested values; and transmit a connection initiation request comprising the device class identifier to the base station to establish a cellular connection using cellular connection settings based on the approved values of the one or more cellular connection settings previously received from the cellular communication network. a cellular radio configured to communicate with a base station of a cellular communication network using a cellular communication protocol; at least one processor communicatively coupled to the cellular radio; and at least one memory storing: a device class identifier indicating that the UE belongs to a first device class; and software instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the software instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the UE to: communicate, to the cellular communication network, prior to transmitting a connection initiation request to the cellular communication network, requested values of one or more cellular connection settings associated with a profile of the first device class; receive, from the cellular communication network, approved values of the one or more cellular connection settings, wherein the approved values of the one or more cellular connection settings are configured to improve efficiency of establishing a cellular connection between the base station and a device belonging to the first device class, wherein the approved values are based on the requested values; and transmit a connection initiation request comprising the device class identifier to the base station to establish a cellular connection using cellular connection settings based on the approved values of the one or more cellular connection settings previously received from the cellular communication network. a device class identifier indicating that the UE belongs to a first device class; and software instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the software instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the UE to: communicate, to the cellular communication network, prior to transmitting a connection initiation request to the cellular communication network, requested values of one or more cellular connection settings associated with a profile of the first device class; receive, from the cellular communication network, approved values of the one or more cellular connection settings, wherein the approved values of the one or more cellular connection settings are configured to improve efficiency of establishing a cellular connection between the base station and a device belonging to the first device class, wherein the approved values are based on the requested values; and transmit a connection initiation request comprising the device class identifier to the base station to establish a cellular connection using cellular connection settings based on the approved values of the one or more cellular connection settings previously received from the cellular communication network. communicate, to the cellular communication network, prior to transmitting a connection initiation request to the cellular communication network, requested values of one or more cellular connection settings associated with a profile of the first device class; receive, from the cellular communication network, approved values of the one or more cellular connection settings, wherein the approved values of the one or more cellular connection settings are configured to improve efficiency of establishing a cellular connection between the base station and a device belonging to the first device class, wherein the approved values are based on the requested values; and transmit a connection initiation request comprising the device class identifier to the base station to establish a cellular connection using cellular connection settings based on the approved values of the one or more cellular connection settings previously received from the cellular communication network.