Connection management for internet of things devices

A network device comprising:

• a communication interface;
• a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions;
• and
• a processor, wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
• identify Internet of Things (IoT) devices that are present on a Long Term Evolution, category M1 (LTE Cat-M1) network in a service area with connectivity to a wireless station;
• determine a reporting configuration currently associated with each of the IoT devices, wherein each of the reporting configurations are based on a reporting requirement for an initiation of reporting instances via the LTE Cat-M1 network;
• perform an analysis of the reporting configurations to identify at least one of a potential signal loading reduction over the LTE Cat-M1 network or a potential power consumption reduction related to the reporting configuration associated with at least one of the IoT devices;
• modify, based on the analysis, the reporting configuration of the at least one IoT device to enable the at least one of the potential signal loading reduction or the potential power consumption reduction;
• push, via the communication interface and to the at least one IoT device, a message identifying the modified reporting configuration;
• form a set of the IoT devices based on a location of each IoT device of the set with respect to the service area, wherein the set includes the at least one IoT device;
• and
• collectively schedule the initiation of the reporting instances based on the reporting configurations of the IoT devices of the set, wherein the initiation of the reporting instances is alternately performed by each IoT device of the set, and wherein the modified reporting configuration is to configure the at least one IoT device to alternately perform the initiation of the reporting instances.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor of a computational device, which when executed cause the computational device to:

• identify Internet of Things (IoT) devices that are present on a Long Term Evolution, category M1 (LTE Cat-M1) network in a service area with connectivity to a wireless station;
• determine a reporting configuration currently associated with each of the IoT devices, wherein each of the reporting configurations are based on a reporting requirement for an initiation of reporting instances via the LTE Cat-M1 network;
• perform an analysis of the reporting configurations to identify at least one of a potential signal loading reduction over the LTE Cat-M1 network or a potential power consumption reduction related to the reporting configuration associated with at least one of the IoT devices;
• modify, based on the analysis, the reporting configuration of the at least one IoT device to enable the at least one of the potential signal loading reduction or the potential power consumption reduction;
• transmit, to the at least one IoT device, a message identifying the modified reporting configuration;
• detect that one or more of the IoT devices is no longer present on the LTE Cat-M1 network;
• re-perform, based on the detecting, the analysis of the reporting configurations;
• update, based on the re-performing, the modified reporting configuration;
• and
• transmit, to the at least one IoT device, another message identifying the updated modified reporting configuration.