Method and apparatus for facilitating machine gateway operation

A method comprising:

• causing provision of configuration instructions to one or more machines, the configuration instructions defining at least a discontinuous reception period and beaconing instructions for the one or more machines relative to machine communications utilizing network defined resources;
• and
• causing provision of connection information to a mobile terminal to identify connection parameters that correspond to the configuration instructions provided to the one or more machines, the connection information enabling establishment of communication between the mobile terminal and the one or more machines.

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:

• cause provision of configuration instructions to one or more machines, the configuration instructions defining at least a discontinuous reception period and beaconing instructions for the one or more machines relative to machine communications utilizing network defined resources;
• and
• cause provision of connection information to a mobile terminal to identify connection parameters that correspond to the configuration instructions provided to the one or more machines, the connection information enabling establishment of communication between the mobile terminal and the one or more machines.

A method comprising:

• receiving connection information from a network device, the connection information identifying connection parameters that correspond to configuration instructions provided by the network device to one or more machines;
• and
• utilizing the connection information to establish communication between the mobile terminal and the one or more machines using the connection parameters defining at least a discontinuous reception period and beaconing instructions for utilizing network defined resources.

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:

• receive connection information from a network device, the connection information identifying connection parameters that correspond to configuration instructions provided by the network device to one or more machines;
• and
• utilize the connection information to establish communication between the apparatus and the one or more machines using the connection parameters defining at least a discontinuous reception period and beaconing instructions for utilizing network defined resources.