Method and device for selecting a network mode for an internet of things device

An IoT device, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, to:
• receive a network configuration profile,
• wherein the network configuration profile includes one or more parameters relating to a mode priority and a scan interval of the IoT device, and
• wherein the mode priority indicates a priority for a first IoT network over a second IoT network;
• cause a first network connection to be established with the first IoT network;
• detect a loss of the first network connection with the first IoT network;
• scan, based on detecting the loss of the first network connection with the first IoT network, for an availability of the first IoT network;
• scan, based on determining that the first IoT network is unavailable, for an availability of the second IoT network;
• cause, based on determining that the second IoT network is available, a second network connection to be established with the second IoT network;
• scan, after the scan interval and while the IoT device is connected to the second IoT network, for the availability of the first IoT network;
• and
• cause, based on determining that the first IoT network is available, the first network connection to be established with the first IoT network.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive a network configuration profile of an Internet of Things (IoT) device,
• wherein the network configuration profile includes one or more parameters relating to a mode priority and a scan interval of the IoT device, and
• wherein the mode priority indicates a priority for a first IoT network over a second IoT network and a third IoT network, and a priority for the second IoT network over the third IoT network;
• scan for an availability of the first IoT network;
• scan, based on determining that the first IoT network is unavailable, for an availability of the second IoT network;
• scan, based on determining that the second IoT network is unavailable, for the availability of the first IoT network and the availability of the second IoT network;
• scan, based on determining that the first IoT network is unavailable and the second IoT network is unavailable, for an availability of the third IoT network;
• cause, based on determining that the third IoT network is available, a network connection to be established with the third IoT network;
• scan, after the scan interval and while the network connection with the third IoT network exists, for the availability of the first IoT network;
• and
• cause, based on determining that the first IoT network is available, a network connection to be established with the first IoT network.