Intelligent route selection of messages for low-power wide-area devices and other devices

A method comprising:

• obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, first real-time information regarding a state of a communication network and capabilities of the communication network, wherein the processing system is coupled to the communication network;
• obtaining, by the processing system, a message for delivery to a user equipment (UE) coupled to the communication network;
• selecting, by the processing system, a routing for delivering the message in accordance with the first real-time information,
• configuring, by the processing system, a messaging path in accordance with the routing, resulting in a configured path, wherein the message is delivered to the UE via the configured path in accordance with the UE being in an active state;
• providing, by the processing system, a notification on a user plane data path of the communication network in accordance with the UE being in a non-active state, the notification indicating that the message is available via the user plane data path;
• and
• providing, by the processing system, the message on a control plane signaling path of the communication network for transmission to the UE in accordance with the UE on returning to the active state signaling an inability to receive the message via the user plane data path, wherein the providing the message on the control plane signaling path further comprises removing the message from the user plane data path.

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

• obtaining first real-time information regarding a state of a communication network and capabilities of the communication network and second real-time information regarding a state of a user equipment (UE) and capabilities of the UE, wherein the processing system and the UE are coupled to the communication network;
• obtaining a message for delivery to the UE;
• selecting a routing for delivering the message in accordance with the first real-time information and the second real-time information,
• configuring a messaging path in accordance with the routing, resulting in a configured path, wherein the message is delivered to the UE via the configured path in accordance with the UE being in an active state;
• providing a notification on a user plane data path of the communication network in accordance with the UE being in a non-active state, the notification indicating that the message is available via the user plane data path;
• and
• providing the message on a control plane signaling path of the communication network for transmission to the UE in accordance with the UE on returning to the active state signaling an inability to receive the message via the user plane data path.