Machine-to-machine network assisted bootstrapping
The service layer may leverage the access network infrastructure so that applications on a device may bootstrap with a machine-to-machine server without requiring provisioning beyond what is already required by the access network.
1. A user equipment comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
receiving a request for an identity of the user equipment; and
in response to the request, providing a first Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) message to a network node, the first EAP message comprising:
a first identifier for the identity of the user equipment and
a service provider identifier for a service layer to which the user equipment is attempting to connect.
2. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the first EAP message further comprises a service provider identifier.
3. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the service provider identifier comprises a name of a company that provides service layers to which the user equipment is attempting to connect.
4. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the service provider identifier comprises a name of a service layer to which the user equipment is attempting to connect.
5. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the network node is a trusted non-3GPP access point.
6. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the first EAP message further comprises an access network identifier of the user equipment.
7. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the first EAP message further comprises a request for a particular application identifier to be assigned to the user equipment.
8. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the providing of the first EAP messages is responsive to receiving the request for the identity of the user equipment from the network node.
9. A computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause said computing device to effectuate operations comprising:
receiving, by a device, a request for an identity of the user equipment; and
in response to the request, providing a first Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) message to a network node, the first EAP message comprising:
a first identifier for the identity of the user equipment; and
a service provider identifier for a service layer to which the user equipment is attempting to connect.
10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the first EAP message further comprises a service provider identifier.
11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the service provider identifier comprises a name of a company that provides service layers to which the device is attempting to connect.
12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the service provider identifier comprises a name of a service layer to which the device is attempting to connect.
13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the network node is a trusted non-3GPP access point.
14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the first EAP message further comprises an access network identifier of the device.
15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the first EAP message further comprises a request for a particular application identifier to be assigned to the device.
16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the providing of the first EAP messages is responsive to receiving a request for the identity of the device from the network node.
17. A method comprising:
receiving, by a device, a request for an identity of the user equipment; and
in response to the request, providing a first Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) message to a network node, the first EAP message comprising:
a first identifier for the identity of the user equipment; and
a service provider identifier for a service layer to which the user equipment is attempting to connect.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first EAP message further comprises a service provider identifier.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the service provider identifier comprises a name of the company that provides service layers to which the device is attempting to connect.
20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the service provider identifier comprises a name of a service layer to which the device is attempting to connect.