BACKGROUND

The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) is a standards body that defines a Lightweight Machine-to-Machine (LwM2M) protocol. The LwM2M protocol defines various LwM2M objects that may include one or more resource definition information elements (IE). For example, the LwM2M protocol defines a security object (Object ID=0), a server object (Object ID=1), an access control object (Object ID=2), a device object (Object ID=3), a connectivity monitoring object (Object ID=4), and a firmware update object (Object ID=5). The connectivity monitoring object includes a network bearer IE, an available network bearer IE, a radio signal strength IE, a link quality IE, an Internet protocol (IP) addresses IE, a link utilization IE, an access point name (APN) IE, a cell id IE, a serving mobile network code (SMNC) IE, and a serving mobile country code (SMCC) IE. These information elements allow for the monitoring of parameters related to network connectivity and/or for the communication network or wireless device to communicate up-to-date values for the wireless device's current connections.

SUMMARY

Various aspects enable methods of supporting Fifth Generation (5G) New Radio (NR) connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which include indicating in a connectivity monitoring object of the Lightweight Machine-to-Machine (LwM2M) protocol transmitted to a base station whether an IoT device is capable of receiving 5G NR and receiving 5G NR network bearer support information from the base station. In some aspects the connectivity monitoring object transmitted to the base station may include a network bearer information element and an available network bearer information element. In some aspects receiving 5G NR network bearer support information from the base station may include receiving information identifying a network bearer type or a communication session that can be established with the base station. In some aspects indicating in the connectivity monitoring object of the LwM2M protocol transmitted to the base station may include adding or including a 5G-NR cellular network information element in the transmitted connectivity monitoring object. In some aspects indicating in the connectivity monitoring object of the LwM2M protocol transmitted to the base station may include adding or including in the connectivity monitoring object at least one or more of a 5G-NR frequency division duplexing (FDD) cellular network information element or a 5G-NR time division duplexing (TDD) cellular network information element.

Some aspects may include methods for supporting Fifth Generation (5G) New Radio (NR) connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices that include receiving from an IoT device one or more 5G NR network bearer support information elements in a connectivity monitoring object of the Lightweight Machine-to-Machine (LwM2M) protocol, transmitting 5G specific parameters to the IoT providing support for 5G non-standalone (NSA) or 5G standalone (SA) objects to the LwM2M protocol, and providing 5G NR service to the IoT device. In some aspects, the connectivity monitoring object received from the IoT device may include a network bearer information element and an available network bearer information element. In some aspects, the 5G NR network bearer support information may include information identifying a network bearer type or a communication session that can be established with the base station. In some aspects, receiving from an IoT device one or more 5G NR network bearer support information elements in a connectivity monitoring object of the LwM2M protocol may include receiving 5G-NR cellular network information element in the connectivity monitoring object. In some aspects, receiving from an IoT device one or more 5G NR network bearer support information elements in a connectivity monitoring object of the LwM2M protocol may include receiving at least one or more of a 5G-NR frequency division duplexing (FDD) cellular network information element or a 5G-NR time division duplexing (TDD) cellular network information element.

Further aspects include an IoT device having a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations of any of the IoT device methods summarized above. Various aspects include an IoT device having means for performing functions of any of the IoT device methods summarized above. Various aspects include a non-transitory processor-readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of an IoT device to perform operations of any of the IoT device methods summarized above.

Further aspects include a base station having a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations of any of the base station methods summarized above. Various aspects include a base station having means for performing functions of any of the base station methods summarized above. Various aspects include a non-transitory processor-readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a base station to perform operations of any of the base station methods summarized above.

