Network-coordinated drx transmission reduction for a network access device of a telematics-equipped vehicle

A non-transitory, processor-readable medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon for reduction of discontinuous-receive (DRx) transmissions for a network access device (NAD) of a telematics unit of a telematics-equipped vehicle, the processor-executable instructions, when executed by a processor, facilitating performance of the following steps:

• determining that a vehicle ignition of the telematics-equipped vehicle is off;
• transmitting an updating message to a network entity, wherein the updating message indicates the NAD corresponds to a DRx state;
• receiving an updating response message from the network entity, wherein the updating response message indicates a reduction of a frequency at which the updating procedure is performed for the NAD for the DRx state relative to the frequency at which the updating procedure is performed for the NAD in a vehicle ignition-on state;
• and
• modifying the frequency at which the updating procedure is performed for the NAD for the DRx state based on the updating response message.