Non-access stratum (nas) transparent messaging

A device, comprising:

• a processor to:
• receive, from an application server, a message destined for a user equipment,
• reformat the message into a non-access stratum (NAS) transparent message,
• query a home subscriber server for an identification of a mobility management entity serving the user equipment,
• receive, from the home subscriber server, the identification of the mobility management entity serving the user equipment, and
• provide the NAS transparent message to the identified mobility management entity for forwarding to the user equipment.

A computer-readable medium, comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device, cause the processor to:
• receive, from an application server, a message destined for a user equipment,
• reformat the message into a non-access stratum (NAS) transparent message,
• provide, to a home subscriber server, a query for an identification of a mobility management entity serving the user equipment,
• receive, from the home subscriber server and based on the query, the identification of the mobility management entity serving the user equipment, and
• provide the NAS transparent message to the identified mobility management entity,
• where the mobility management entity forwards the NAS transparent message to the user equipment.