Establishing sms-only communications for resource constrained access networks

A system for SMS device handling in a network, the system comprising:

• a telecommunication network communicatively coupled to a communication capable device;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the telecommunication network, the one or more processors configured to:
• determine that a communication capable equipment (CCE) is attempting to connect through a public land mobile network (PLMN) associated with a base station;
• query a short-message-service (SMS)-only PLMN table indexed by a PLMN identifier;
• determine that the PLMN is included in the SMS-only PLMN table;
• and
• based on determining that the PLMN is included in the SMS-only PLMN table, communicate an SMS-only connectivity request with an SMS bearer without an internet protocol multimedia system (IMS) bearer or a default data bearer.

A non-transitory computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more processors, cause the processors to:

• determine that a communication capable equipment (CCE) is attempting to connect through a public land mobile network (PLMN) associated with a base station;
• query a short-message-service (SMS)-only PLMN table indexed by a PLMN identifier;
• determine that the PLMN is included in the SMS-only PLMN table;
• and
• based on determining that the PLMN is included in the SMS-only PLMN table, communicate an SMS-only connectivity request with an SMS bearer without an internet protocol multimedia system (IMS) bearer or a default data bearer.