Signaling an indication of a user device type to a network to allow an optimized network configuration for the user device

A device, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, to:
• receive information identifying a plurality of device types associated with a respective plurality of user devices;
• determine a mechanism to indicate a device type, of the plurality device types, to a network device associated with a network,
• wherein the device type is associated with a user device of the respective plurality of user devices, and
• wherein the mechanism includes one of:
• a device type field that indicates the device type of the user device to the network device,
• a device profile identifier that indicates the device type of the user device to the network device, or
• an assistance information message that indicates the device type of the user device to the network device;
• and
• provide, to the user device via the network device, information identifying the mechanism to indicate the device type of the user device to the network device,
• wherein the information identifying the mechanism enables the user device to utilize the mechanism to indicate the device type of the user device to the network device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive information identifying a plurality of device types associated with a respective plurality of user devices;
• determine a mechanism to indicate a device type, of the plurality device types, to a network device associated with a network,
• wherein the device type is associated with a user device of the respective plurality of user devices, and
• wherein the mechanism includes one of:
• a device type field that indicates the device type of the user device to the network device,
• a device profile identifier that indicates the device type of the user device to the network device, or
• an assistance information message that indicates the device type of the user device to the network device;
• and
• provide, to the user device via the network device, information identifying the mechanism to indicate the device type of the user device to the network device,
• wherein the information identifying the mechanism enables the user device to utilize the mechanism to indicate the device type of the user device to the network device.