System and method for group-based cellular ambient iot device and service management

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by an Ambient Internet of Things (AIoT) device from an AIoT reader, a radio signal including an AIoT operation instruction and a group identity (ID);
• mapping, by the AIoT device, the group ID to a stored group ID in the AIoT device;
• conducting, by the AIoT device in response to the mapping, an operation according to the AIoT operation instruction;
• and
• sending, by the AIoT device to the AIoT reader, a response including identity information of the AIoT device.

A first network function entity, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming, the programming including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the first network function entity to perform:
• receiving a first Ambient Internet of Things (AIoT) service request message from an application function entity, the first AIoT service request message including AIoT operation type indication and group operation indication;
• constructing a second AIoT service request message based on the first AIoT service request message;
• sending the second AIoT service request message;
• receiving one or more responses from a group of AIoT devices;
• and
• sending, to the application function entity, summary information based on the one or more responses from the group of AIoT devices.

An Ambient Internet of Things (AIoT) device, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming, the programming including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the AIoT device to perform:
• receiving, from an AIoT reader, a radio signal including an AIoT operation instruction and a group identity (ID);
• mapping the group ID to a stored group ID in the AIoT device;
• conducting, in response to the mapping, an operation according to the AIoT operation instruction;
• and
• sending, to the AIoT reader, a response including identity information of the AIoT device.