Blended data transmission network for machine type communications

An evolved node b (eNodeB) device in a blended data transmission network that includes a data intensive network and a short messaging network for machine type communications (MTC), comprising:

• a memory to store a plurality of instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute instructions in the memory to:
• broadcast a plurality of Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMN) identifiers (IDs), wherein the plurality of PLMN-IDs include at least one PLMN-ID for the data intensive network and at least one M-PLMN-ID for MTC in the short messaging network;
• receive a request to transmit MTC data from a MTC device;
• determine whether the request from the MTC device includes the at least one M-PLMN-ID;
• determine whether the MTC data is in a class required to be sent by the data intensive network;
• determine whether the message size is less than the length of structured small data (SSD) when it is determined that the request includes the at least one M-PLMN-ID;
• and
• send the message via the short messaging network in response to a determination that the message size is less than the length of the SSD.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions to be executed by a processor, the instructions including one or more instructions, when executed by the processor, for causing the processor to:

• Broadcast, from an evolved node b (eNodeB) device in a blended data transmission network that includes a data intensive network and a short messaging network for machine type communications (MTC), a plurality of Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMN) identifiers (IDs), wherein the plurality of PLMN-IDs include at least one PLMN-ID for the data intensive network and at least one M-PLMN-ID for MTC in the short messaging network;
• receive a request to transmit MTC data from a MTC device;
• determine whether the request from the MTC device includes the at least one M-PLMN-ID;
• determine whether the MTC data is in a class required to be sent by the data intensive network;
• determine whether the message size is less than the length of structured small data (SSD) when it is determined that the request includes the at least one M-PLMN-ID;
• and
• send the message via the short messaging network in response to a determination that the message size is less than the length of the SSD.