Patent ID: 8649289

Claim:
A method of providing radio access technology (RAT) information of a client in a service system supporting open mobile alliance (OMA) device management (DM) for the client, the method comprising: creating, by a processing means of the client, a first node for recording a radio access technology (RAT) that the client uses for communicating with a core network of a wireless communication system in a management object tree corresponding to a workflow for the device management; using, by the processing means of the client, a second node for recording current bearer type information which the client currently uses to establish a DM session with a DM server in the service system; and performing, by the DM server, measurement configuration to the client according to the RAT indicated in the first node, so that the DM server is able to know the RAT of the client according to the first node and prevents from improper measurement configuration which is configured according to the second node to the client, wherein a first value is used for indicating that the client currently uses packet-switched type GSM to establish the DM session, and a second value is used for indicating that the client currently uses packet-switched type UMTS to establish the DM session, wherein the second node for recording current bearer type information comprises the first value or the second value.