Context-aware and proximity-aware service layer connectivity management
Context-aware and proximity-aware service layer connectivity management may leverage context information and connectivity service policies to dynamically determine and adjust appropriate service layer connectivity for machine-to-machine or Internet of things entities.
1. A machine-to-machine server for connectivity management, the server comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
receiving a request to establish a service layer connection with a first machine-to-machine entity;
responsive to the request to establish the service layer connection with the first machine-to-machine entity, retrieving context information of the first machine-to-machine entity, wherein the context information comprises the speed and direction of the first machine-to-machine entity; and
determining a communication path for the service layer connection between the first machine-to-machine entity and a second machine-to-machine entity based on the context information of the first machine-to-machine entity, wherein the communication path is a direct link between the first and second machine-to-machine entities.
2. The machine-to-machine server of claim 1 , further operations comprising notifying the first machine-to-machine entity of an established communication path based on the determining of the communication path.
3. The machine-to-machine server of claim 1 , further operations comprising notifying the first-machine-to-machine entity of properties an established communication path based on the determining of the communication path.
4. The machine-to-machine server of claim 1 , wherein the context information comprises a preference of the first-machine-to-machine entity in connectivity as a source entity.
5. The machine-to-machine server of claim 1 , wherein the context information comprises context information of an application that is scheduled to use the communication path.
6. The machine-to-machine server of claim 1 , wherein the context information comprises information about whether data of an application scheduled to use the communication path is cacheable.
7. The machine-to-machine server of claim 1 , further operations comprising notifying the first machine-to-machine entity of the determined communication path.
8. A method for connectivity management of a service layer communication, the method comprising:
receiving a request to establish a service layer connection with a first machine-to-machine entity;
responsive to the request to establish the service layer connection with the first machine-to-machine entity, retrieving context information, wherein the context information comprises the speed or direction of the first machine-to-machine entity; and
determining a communication path for the service layer connection between the first machine-to-machine entity and a second machine-to-machine entity based on the context information, wherein the communication path is a direct link between the first and second machine-to-machine entities.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising notifying the first machine-to-machine entity of an established communication path based on the determining of the communication path.
10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising notifying the first-machine-to-machine entity of properties an established communication path based on the determining of the communication path.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the context information comprises a preference of the first-machine-to-machine entity in connectivity as a source entity.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the context information comprises context information of an application that is scheduled to use the communication path.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the context information comprises information about whether data of an application scheduled to use the communication path is cacheable.
14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising notifying the first machine-to-machine entity of the determined communication path.
15. A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause said computing device to effectuate operations comprising:
receiving a request to establish a service layer connection with a first machine-to-machine entity;
responsive to the request to establish the service layer connection with the first machine-to-machine entity, retrieving context information of the first machine-to-machine entity, wherein the context information comprises the speed and direction of the first machine-to-machine entity; and
determining a communication path for the service layer connection between the first machine-to-machine entity and a second machine-to-machine entity based on the context information of the first machine-to-machine entity, wherein the communication path is a direct link between the first and second machine-to-machine entities.
16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , further operations comprising notifying the first machine-to-machine entity of an established communication path based on the determining of the communication path.