Method and apparatus for managing data communications using communication thresholds

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a processing system including a processor, information on reception and storage of non-time-sensitive data in a gateway device;
• allocating, by the processing system, virtual network function resources for a network connection with the gateway device, responsive to a determination that a threshold associated with the information on reception and storage of the non-time-sensitive data in the gateway device has been satisfied;
• facilitating establishment, by the processing system, of the network connection with the gateway device utilizing the virtual network function resources to provide for transmitting of the non-time-sensitive data from the gateway device to an application server;
• and
• tearing down, by the processing system, the virtual network function resources responsive to a determination that the transmitting of the non-time-sensitive data from the gateway device to the application server via the network connection has been completed.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• storing non-time-sensitive data received from a group of communication devices in a memory;
• providing, to a network device, information associated with the storing of the non-time-sensitive data;
• and
• responsive to receiving an instruction from the network device that a network connection has been established, transmitting the non-time-sensitive data over the network connection to an application server, wherein the network device sets up and allocates virtual network function resources for the network connection responsive to a threshold associated with the information has been satisfied, and wherein the network device tears down the virtual network function resources responsive to a determination that the transmitting of the non-time-sensitive data has been completed.