Methods, systems and apparatuses for application service layer (ASL) inter-networking

A computing node configured for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications between service layers, the computing node comprising:

• one or more processors configured to store a plurality of attributes for use by a communication management function, the plurality of attributes indicating functionality applicable to messages received from applications in a first service layer in a first network;
• the one or more processors configured to receive a first message from a first application in the first service layer in the first network, the first message encapsulates a second message formatted for processing by a second application in a second service layer in a second network;
• the one or more processors configured to determine based on at least a first attribute that identifies an expiration time after which the communication management function does not facilitate communication, that the communication management function is available to process the first message;
• the one or more processors configured to determine based on at least a second attribute that defines an access control list that identifies applications in the first service layer for which the communication management function may provide processing, that the communication management function is available to process the first message from the first application;
• the one or more processors configured to determine based on at least a third attribute that indicates whether the communication management function buffers messages received from applications in the first service layer, to buffer the second message;
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• the one or more processors configured to send the second message to the second service layer in the second network.

A system for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications between service layers comprising:

• an M2M node comprising one or more processors configured to store aplurality of attributes for use by a communication management function, the plurality of attributes indicate functionality applicable to messages received from applications in a first service layer in a first network;
• the one or more processors configured to receive a first message from a first application in the first service layer in the first network, the first message encapsulates a second message formatted for processing by a second application in a second service layer in a second network;
• the one or more processors configured to determine based on at least a first attribute that identifies an expiration time after which the communication management function does not facilitate communication, that the communication management function is available to process the first message;
• the one or more processors configured to determine based on at least a second attribute that defines an access control list that identifies applications in the first service layer for which the communication management function may provide processing, that the communication management function is available to process the first message from the first application;
• the one or more processors configured to determine based on at least a third attribute that indicates whether the communication management function buffers messages received from applications in the first service layer, to buffer the second message;
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• the one or more processors configured to send the second message to the second service layer in the second network.