System and method for Lightweight-Machine-to-Machine device registration and assignment

A system, comprising:

• a network device for a wireless access network, the network device including a first memory and a first processor to execute instructions in the first memory to:
• receive, from a wireless device, a first request for a bootstrap server identifier, and
• provide, to the wireless device, a response to the first request, the response including an address for a carrier-specific bootstrap server device;
• the carrier-specific bootstrap server device including a second memory and a second processor to execute instructions in the second memory to:
• receive a second request, from the wireless device, for management server connection information, wherein the second request uses the bootstrap server identifier;
• assign the wireless device to a management server device of a group of management servers;
• send to the wireless device connection information for the assigned management server, wherein the connection information comprises a first security key for use by the wireless device;
• and
• the management server device including a third memory and a third processor to execute instructions in the third memory to:
• receiving, from the wireless device, a registration request for machine-to-machine management, the registration request including the first security key;
• request, from the carrier-specific bootstrap server device, a second security key for the wireless device;
• and
• validate the registration request based on the first security key and the second security key.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a computational device to:

• receive, from a wireless device, a first request for a bootstrap server identifier;
• provide, to the wireless device, a response to the first request, the response including an address for a carrier-specific bootstrap server device;
• receive a second request, from the wireless device, for management server connection information, wherein the second request uses the bootstrap server identifier;
• assign the wireless device to a management server of a group of management servers;
• send, to the wireless device, connection information for the management server, wherein the connection information comprises a first security key for use by the wireless device;
• receive, from the wireless device, a registration request for machine-to-machine management, the registration request including the first security key;
• request, from the carrier-specific bootstrap server device, a second security key for the wireless device;
• and
• validate the registration request based on the first security key and the second security key.