A communication system configured to offload communication traffic based on the device type of a terminal, the communication system comprising: a terminal , a first base station (2(B)), and a second base station (2(A)), wherein the second base station (2(A)) comprises a control unit and an identification unit ; the terminal is configured to transmit a device type attribute which indicates the device type of the communication terminal and is further configured to communicate autonomously with a communication partner's device; the first base station (2(B)) is a base station tuned to receive communication traffic from an MTC device; the second base station (2(A)) is configured to receive a connection request that includes the device type attribute from the communication terminal , wherein: the identification unit of the second base station (2(A)) is configured to identify the type of communication traffic and the device type attribute of the terminal based on a predetermined identification policy; and on identification of the terminal as an MTC device, the control unit of the second base station (2(A)) is configured to transmit a rejection notification to the terminal which indicates that the connection request has been rejected; and wherein, in response to reception of the rejection notification, when the terminal is an MTC device , the terminal is able to reselect the first base station (2(B)) and to retransmit the connection request to the first base station (2(B)). a terminal , a first base station (2(B)), and a second base station (2(A)), wherein the second base station (2(A)) comprises a control unit and an identification unit ; the terminal is configured to transmit a device type attribute which indicates the device type of the communication terminal and is further configured to communicate autonomously with a communication partner's device; the first base station (2(B)) is a base station tuned to receive communication traffic from an MTC device; the second base station (2(A)) is configured to receive a connection request that includes the device type attribute from the communication terminal , wherein: the identification unit of the second base station (2(A)) is configured to identify the type of communication traffic and the device type attribute of the terminal based on a predetermined identification policy; and on identification of the terminal as an MTC device, the control unit of the second base station (2(A)) is configured to transmit a rejection notification to the terminal which indicates that the connection request has been rejected; and the identification unit of the second base station (2(A)) is configured to identify the type of communication traffic and the device type attribute of the terminal based on a predetermined identification policy; and on identification of the terminal as an MTC device, the control unit of the second base station (2(A)) is configured to transmit a rejection notification to the terminal which indicates that the connection request has been rejected; and wherein, in response to reception of the rejection notification, when the terminal is an MTC device , the terminal is able to reselect the first base station (2(B)) and to retransmit the connection request to the first base station (2(B)). <EOS>