Intelligent buffering to reduce power consumption of new radio (nr) - internet of things (iot) devices

A computing system to facilitate a cellular network, the computing system comprising:

• one or more processing devices;
• and
• memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processing devices and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, by a network function, a data packet directed to a user equipment (UE), wherein the UE comprises an internet of things (IoT) device;
• storing the data packet in a buffer, wherein the buffer is specific to the network function;
• determining whether at least one parameter of a plurality of parameters associated with the data packet satisfies a threshold criterion, wherein the plurality of parameters associated with the data packet are specific to the network function;
• and
• responsive to determining that the at least one parameter satisfies the threshold criterion, sending, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a notification to the UE, wherein the notification causes the AMF to send a paging message to the UE, and wherein the paging message indicates the UE to receive data packets stored in the buffer.

One or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processing devices of a cellular network, cause the one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by a network function, a data packet directed to a user equipment (UE), wherein the UE comprises an internet of things (IoT) device;
• storing the data packet in a buffer, wherein the buffer is specific to the network function;
• determining whether at least one parameter of a plurality of parameters associated with the data packet satisfies a threshold criterion, wherein the plurality of parameters associated with the data packet are specific to the network function;
• and
• responsive to determining that the at least one parameter satisfies the threshold criterion, sending, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a notification to the UE, wherein the notification causes the AMF to send a paging message to the UE, and wherein the paging message indicates the UE to receive data packets stored in the buffer.