T e c h n i c a l Field [OOO 1 ] The present i n v e n t i o n r e l a t e s to a c o m m u n i c a t i o n s y s t e m , a I 10 r e l a y a p p a r a t u s , a c o m m u n i c a t i o n method, and a p r o g r a m , and more . . I p a r t i . c u l a r l y , t o a c o m m u n i c a t i o n system, a relay a p p a r a t u s , a I communication method, and a p r o g r a m t h a t tran'smit data t.o communication t e r m i n a l s t h a t b e l o n g t o n e t w o r k s differ,ent from one a n o t h e r . 15 Backgrou'nd Art - .. - - . . ~ - , - - - -1rf ie?ent*years, a c o n f i g u r a t i o n of a network t h a t c o n t r o l s a M a c h i n e T y p e Co.mmunication (MTC) t e r m i n a l t h a t autonomously p e r f o r m s communication w i t h o u t r e q u i r i n g operatio,ns by a user or the 20 l i k e h a s been d i s c u s s e d . F o r e x a m p l e , a Device T r i g g e r f u n c t i o n , w h i c h p e r f o r m s communication with the MTC t e r m i n a l , h a s been d i s c u s s e d in the 3GPP, which promotes s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n s r e g a r d i n g c o n f i g u r a t i o n s and f u n c t i o n s of mobile .networks. T h e D e v i c e T r i g g e r ~ f u n c t i o n is a f u n c t i o n t h a t is used when a s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s ( h e r e i n a f t e r - - - 2.5- it-w-ill b e - r e f e r r e d t o - a s an e x t e r n a l - s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s ) t h a t b e l o n g s t o a n e t w o r k d i f f e r e n t from the mobile n e t w o r k p e r f o r m s communication with the MTC t e r m i n a l which b e l o l ~ g s to the mobile n e t w o r k . TIie MTC t e r m i n a l may a l s o be called a Machine to Machine (M2M) d e v i c e . For e x a m p l e , P a t e n t L i t e r a t u r e 1 d i s c l o s e s a conl'iguration and a flow of 30 p r o c e s s i n g f o r e s e c u t i n g the Device T r i g g e r f u n c t i o n . [0003] I n the Device T r i g g e r f u n c t i o n , for e s a m p l e , the e s t e r n a l s e r v e r - a p p a r a t ~ ~s ps ~ c i f i g sa j1-M-S~SD,N,(it-ci,rresponds to the t e l e p l ~ o n e 9p3 cr-g L@-T 8 -- &b* A d C- number) a l l o c a t e d t o the MTC t e r m i n a l , and f u r t h e r t r a n s m i t s a small amount of d a t a using a short message s e r v i c e (SMS) t o t h e MTC t e r m i n a l d e v i c e . The small amount of d a t a i s , f o r e x a m p l e , d a t a in which t h e u p p e r l i m i t i s p r e d e t e r m i n e d in the SMS a n d t h e n u m b e r o f 5 c h a r a c t e r s t h a t c a n be sent is l i m i t e d to tens of c h a r a c t e r s . [0004] However, t h e MTC t e r m i n a l is supposed to be i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t o I n o n - c o m m u n i c a t i o n d e v i c e s , m a c h i n e s o r the l i k e o t h e r t h a n m o b i l e t e l e p h o n e s or smartphone t e r m i n a l s , and it is s u p p o s e d t h a t the number 10 o f MTC t e r m i n a l s i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t o t h e n o n - c o m m u n i c a t i o n d e v i c e s or the machines will r e a c h f r o m t e n s of m i l l i o n s t o h u n d r e d s of m i l l i o n s . T h e r e f o r e , if the MSISND is a l l o c a t e d to all the MTC t e r m i n a l s , the MSISDN may be d e p l e t e d . It has t h e r e f o r e been d i s c u s s e d t o a l l o c a t e , I b y a c o m m u n i c a t i o n c a r r i e r o r t h e l i k e of t h e m o b i l e n e t w o r k , a n 15 E x t e r n a l I d e n t i f i c a t i o n ( E x t e r n a l - I D ) having a number of d i g i t s g r e a t e r than t h a t of the MSISDN to the MTC t e r m i n a l and t o s p e c i f y , b y t h e e x t e r n a l s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s , t h e E x t e r n a l - I D a n d p e r f o r m communication with the MTC t e r m i n a l . C i t a t i o n L i s t 20 Non P a t e n t L i t e r a t u r e I [0005] I [ N o n - P a t e n t L i t e r a t u r e I ] 3 G P P T S 29.368 V1 1.4.0 (2013-09) 3rd G e n e r a t i o n P a r t n e r s h i p P r o j e c t ; T e c h n i c a l S p e c i f i c a t i o n G r o u p C o r e Network and T e r m i n a l s ; Tsp i n t e r f a c e p r o t o c o l between the MTC 25 Tnterworking Function (MTC-IWF) and S e r v i c e C a p a b i l i t y S e r v e r ( S C S ) ( R e l e a s c 11) Summary o f I n v e n t i o n T e c h n i c a l I'roblem [0006] 3 0 When the D e v i c e T r i g g e r f u n c t i o n is used, however; the external s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s must illanage t h e MTC t e r m i n a l u s i n g the E x t e r n a l - I D that u n i q u e l y i d e n t i f i e s the MTC t e r m i n a l i l l the m o b i l e n e t w o r k wlien the e x t e r n a l s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s manages tlie MTC t e r m i n a l . That is: the -x F6 GEExLt e@r nTa l -rI7DK igsE -ar ng -i dzefnFt icfki eGr l-m 6-a na-g e- d by a c o l i i m u ~ i i c a t i o nc a r r i e r o r tlie -. - - - L 3 l i k e t h a t m a n a g e s t h e m o b i l e network and t h e o p e r a t o r or t h e l i k e t h a t m a n a g e s t h e e x t e r n a l s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s n o r m a l l y manages the MTC t e r m i n a l u s i n g an i d e n t i f i e r d i f f e r e n t f r o m t h e i d e n t i f i e r m a n a g e d by t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n c a r r i e r o r t h e l i k e . F o r e x a m p l e , t h e o p e r a t o r or t h e l i k e t h a t m a n a g e s the e x t e r n a l s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s may manage t h e MTC t e r m i n a l by c o m b i n i n g t h e n a m e o f t h e r e g i o n w h e r e t h e MTC t e r m i n a l i s i n s t a l l e d and t h e s e r i a l number or the l i k e o f the MTC t e r m i n a l or by c o m b i n i n g t h e t y p e o f t h e M T C t e r m i n a l a n d t h e s e r i a l n u m b e r o r t h e l i k e o f t h e MTC t e r m i n a l . As d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , the o p e r a t o r or t h e 'like t h a t m a n a g e s t h e e x t e r n a l s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s i d e n t i f i e s and m a n a g e s t h e MTC t e r m i n a l a c c o r d i n g to t h e management p o l i c y o f t h e i r own c o m p a n y . [0007] H o w e v e r , w h e n the D e v i c e T r i g g e r f u n c t i o n p r o v i d e d in the m o b i l e n e t w o r k is used, it i s r e q u i r e d to s p e c i f y t h e MTC t e r m i n a l u s i n g t h e i d e n t i f i e r managed by t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n c a r r i e r or t h e l i k e t h a t m a n a g e s the m o b i l e n e t w o r k . T h e r e f o r e , t h e o p e r a t o r or the 1-ike, , , , , - . . th-at m a n a g e s t h e e e x t e r n a l s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s n e e d s t o n e w l y p r o v i d e , f o r e x a m p l e , a m a n a g e m e n t f u n c t i o n o r t h e l i k e t o m a n a g e t h e E x t e r n a l - I D , in t h e e x t e r n a l s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s . F u r t h e r , t h e o p e r a t o r o r t h e l i k e t h a t m a n a g e s t h e e x t e r n a l s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s n e e d s to d e t e r m i n e v a r i o u s p a r a m e t e r s to use t h e D e v i c e T r i g g e r f u n c t i o n . Thi's is i n c o n v e n i e n t f o r tlie o p e r a t o r or t h e l i k e t h a t m a n a g e s t h e e x t e r n a l s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s wlien t h e o p e r a t o r Qr t h e l i k e u s e s t h e D e v i c e T r i g g e r f u n c t i o n p r o v i d e d in t h e mobile netwoyk. The D e v i c e T r i g g e r f u n c t i o n is an e s a m p l e of a f u n c t i o n used w h e n t h e e x t e r n a l s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s m a n a g e s t h e M-1-C t e r m i n a l . When t h e e x t e r n a l s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s manages t h e MTC t e r m i n a l . a f u n c t i o n o t h e r than t h e Device T r i g g e r f u n c t i o n may be c~seci when the e s t e r n a l s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s a c c e s s e s tlie MTC t e r m i n a l 30 in the n i o b i l e n e t w o r k . l O 0 0 8 l l'he p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n has been ~ i i a d e i n o r d e r t o s o l v e the a f o r e m e n t i o n e d probleni and a i m s to p r o v i d e a c o ~ ~ ~ n i u n i c a t si oy snt e m , -.- --- aa EreilaHy-+ap pa_arg--aut~~bs,-acr .oww~l=a~iz =lunaoi= timop- p e-t h o d , and a program in which 4 - the e x t e r n a l serve; a p p a r a t u s i s a b l e to e a s i l y s p e c i f y t h e c o m m u n i c a . t i o n t e r m i n a l when c o m m u n i c a t i o n i s p e r f o r m e d with the c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l t h a t b e l o n g s to t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k . S o l u t i o n to Problem - 5 [000,9] A c o m m u n i c a t i o n s y s t e m a c c o r d i n g t o a f i r s t e x e m p l a r y a s p e c t o f t h e p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n i n c l u d e s : a n a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r ; a n d a r e l a y a p p a r a t u s t h a t r e l a y s .a c o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n , th.e a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r and a c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k , i n w h i c h : t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 10 i n c l u d e s : a f i r s t c o m m . u n i c a t i o n means f o r t r a n s m i t t i n g to the r e l a y a p p a r a t u s a f i r s t m e s s a g e in w h i c h a f i r s t i d e n t i f i e r has been set as a d e s t i n a t i o n , the first,identifier.identifying a c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l t h a t c o m m u n i c a t i o n v i a t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k ; t h e r e l a y a p p a r a t u , s i n c l u d e s : a c o n v e r s i o n m e a n s f o r c o n v e r t i n g t h e f i r s t 15 i d e n t i f i e r i n t o a s e c o n d i d e n t i f i e r t h a t u n i q u e l y i d e n t i f i e s the c o m m u n . i c a t i o n te.rminal in t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k ; and. a s e c o n d c o m m u n i c a ' t i o n means f o r t r a n s m i t t i n g a s e c o n d m e s s a g e i n which t h e s e c o n d i d e n t i f i e r has b e e n s e t a s a d e s t i n a t i o n to t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l v i a th'e c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k . 20 [OOlO] A r e l a y a p p a r a t u s a c c o r d i n g to a s e c o n d e x e m p l a r y a s p e c t of the p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n r e l a y s a c o m m u n i c a t i o n between an a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r and a c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k , and t h e r e l a y a p p a r a t u s i n c l u d i n g : a c o n v e r s i o n means f o r c o n v e r t i n g , u p o n r e c e i v i n g a f i r s t 25 m e s s a g e t r a n s m i t t e d f r o m t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r , a f i r s t i d e_n t_i f_i e -r -i n-t o - - - - - - - .- - - - -a seco-nd i d - e n t i f i e r , the f i r s t i d e i t i T i e r being a d e s t i n a t i o n o f the f i r s t ~ n e s s a g ea n d i d e n t i f y i n g a c o n ~ m u n i c a t i o nt e r m i n a l t h a t p e r f o r m s c o l n m u n i c a t i o n via [he c o n i l n u n l c a t i o n n e t w o r k ; and t h e second i d e n t i f i e r u n i q u e l y i d e n t i f y i n g the c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l i l l t h e 30 c o l n n ~ u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k ; and a s e c o n d c o m n ~ u n i c a t i o n means for t r a n s m i t t i n g a second m e s s a g e in which t h e s e c o n d i d e n t i f i e r h a s been s e t as a d e s t i n a t i o n t o t h e - c o ~ ~ i n i ~ ~ n i ct eartmi oi n~a~l v i a t h e c o m n ~ u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k . ' A c o m m u n i c a t i o n m e t h o d a c c o r d i n g t o a t h i r d e x e m p l a r y a s p e c t of t h e p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n i s a c o m m u n i c a t i o n met.hod u'sed in a r e l a y a p p a r a t u s t h a t r e l a y s a c o m m u n i c a t i o n between an a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r a n d a c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k , and the c o m m u n i c a t i o n method i n c l u d e s : 5 r e c e i v i n g a f i r s t m e s s a g e i n w h i c h a f i r s t i d e n t i f i e r t h a t i d e n t i f i e s a c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l t h a t p e r f o r m s c o m m u ~ i i c a t i o n v i a t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n network has b e e n s e t as a d e s t i n a t i o n , t h e f i r s t m e s s a g e b e i n g t r a n s m i t t e d f r o m t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r ; c o n v e r t i n g the f i r s t i d e n t i f i e r i n t o a s e c o n d i d e n t i f i e r t h a t u n i q u e l y i d e n t i f i e s the 10 c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l in t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k ; and t r a n s m i t t i n g a second m e s s a g e in which t h e s e c o n d i d e n t i f i e r has been s e t a s a d e s t i n a t i o n t o t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l v i a the. c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k . [OO 121 15 A program a c c o r d i n g t o a f o u r t h e x e m p l a r y a s p e c t o f t h e p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n i s a p r o g r a m e x e c u t e d by a c o m p u t e r a p p a r a t u s , t h e c o m p u t e r a p p a r a t u s r e l a y i n g a c o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n a n a p p l i c a t i o n ser-ve-r-and, - - - - - a bonimu'nibati'on nefwork, and t h e program c a u s e s t h e c o m p u t e r to e x e c u t e t h e f o l l o w i n g p r o c e s s i n g o f : r e c e i v i n g a f i r s t m e s s a g e in which 20 a f i r s t i d e n t i f i e r t h a t i d e n t i f i e s a c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l t h a t I p e r f o r m s c o m m u n i c a t i o n v i a t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k has been s e t a s a d e s t i n a t i o n , t h e f i r s t m e s s a g e b e i n g t r a n s m i t t e d f r o m t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r ; c o n v e r t i n g t h e f i r s t i d e n t i f i e r i n t o a s e c o n d i d e n t i f i e r t h a t u n i q u e l y i d e . n t i f i e s t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n . t e r m i n a l in t h e 25 c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k ; a n d t r a n s m i t t i n g a s e c o n d m e s s a g e in which . - - - - - - t h e second iden-tifier hBs been s e t as a d e s t i n a t i o n t o t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l v i a the c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k . A d v a n t a g e o u s E f f e c t s o f I n v e n t i o n [ 0 0 1 3 ] 3 0 A c c o r d i n g to the p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n : it is p o s s i b l e to p r o v i d e a c o n ~ n ~ ' u n i c a t i o n . s y s t e ma ,r e l a y a p p a r a t u s : a c o m m u n i c a t i o n method: and a p r o g r a m in w h i c h t h e e x t e r n a l s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s is a b l e t o e a s i l y s p e c i f y t h e c o m n i u n i c a t i o n t e r n l i n a l when c o m m u n i c a t i o n is p e r f o r n l e d - - with the c o m m u n l c a t i o ~t ' w n ~ ~ g l ~ t pbze lpo n g s to the c o m m n n i c a t i o n L- F-z cB e $.$ rse-os- b 6 - network. B r i e f D e s c r i p t i o n of Drawings [00 141 F i g . 1 is a c o n f i g u r a t . i o n . d i a g r a m of a c o m m u n i c a t i o n s y s t e m a c c o r d i n g to a f i r s t e x e m p l a r y embodiment; F i g . 2 is a c o n f i g u r a t i o n d i a g r a m o f a communication system a c c o r d i n g to a s e c o n d e x e m p l a r y e m b o d i m e n t ; Fig. 3 is a ' c o n f i g u r a t i o n diagram of an M2M p l a t f o r m a c c o r d i n g to the s e c o n d e x e m p l a r y embodiment; Fig. 4 is a d i a g r a m s h o w i n g a f l o w of data t r a n s m i s s i o n p r o c e s s i n g according t o t h e second exemp'lary e m b o d i n i e n t ; Fig. 5 i s a d i a g r a m s h o w i n g a flow of d a t a t r a n s m i s s i o n p r o c e s s i n g in the M2M p l a t f o r m a c c o r d i n g to t h e s e c o n d e x e m p l a r y embodiment; Fig. 6 is a c o n f i g u r a t i o n diagram of an M2M p l a t f o r m a c c o r d i n g to a t h i r d e x e m p l a r y embodiment; Fig. 7 i s a d i a g r a m s h o w i n g a f l o w o f data t r a n s m i s s i o n p r o c e s s i n g a c c o r d i n g t o the t h i r d e x e m p l a r y embodiment; Fig. 8 i s a c o n f i g u r a t i o n diagram of an a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r a c c o r d i n g to a f o u r t h e x e m p l a r y e m b o d i m e n t ; Fig. 9 i s a d i a g r a m s h o w i n g a flow of d a t a t r a n s m i s s i o n p r o c e s s i n g according to the f o u r t h e x e m p l a r y embodiment; and Fig. 10 is a diagram s h o w i n g a f l o w o f d a t a t r a n s m i s s i o n p r o c e s s i n g a c c o r d i n g t o a f i f t h e x e m p l a r y e m b o d i n i e n t . ' 25 ~ e s c r ' i ~ t i o roaf Embodiments [0015] ( F i r s t Exemplary Embodiment) . . Her.einaftes, with r e f e r e n c e to tlie drawings: exemplary enibodiments of tlie p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n ~ v i l l be d e s c r i b e d . F i r s t , with 30 r e f e r e n c e to Fig. 1 : a c o ~ i f i g ~ ~ s a t ieoxna mple of a c o m ~ i ~ ~ ~ n i c a t i o n s y s t e m a c c o r d i n g t o a f i r s t e.xemplal-y embodiment of t h e p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n will be d e s c r i b e d . A con1municatio11 network s l ~ o w ~ini Fig. 1 i n c l u d e s an a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e s 10: a relay a p p a r a t u s 20: and a -L -8a c8op-m. hmhu-nZic aat$i$o-n< x-tGe ~--n i&i ng-qa- lf-.&- 3. - Q Fr.rthA; e2 tlie relay a p p a r a t u s 20 and the c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l 30 c o m m u n i c a t e with e a c h . o t h e r via a I c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k 40. T h e a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 10 i s 'a s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s t h a t p r o v i d e s a n 1 . 5 a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v i c e s u c h as t r a n s m i s s i o n of d a t a to t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l 30. The a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 10 may b e a c o m p u t e r a p p a r a t u s I t h a t o p e r a t e s b y , c a u s i n g a CPU to e x e c u t e a p r o g r a m s t o r e d in a I memory. [00 171 10 The a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 10 i n c l u d e s a c o m m u n i c a t i o n u n i t 1 1. I The c o m m u n i c a t i o n u n i t 11 t r a n s m i t s a m e s s a g e in which an a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r m a n a g e m e n t . i . d e - n t i f i e r used t o i d e n t i f y t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l 30 has been, s e t as a d e s t i n a t i o n to t h e r e l a y a p p a r a t u s 20. The a p p 1 i c a t i o n . s e r v e r m a n a g e m e n t i d e n t i f i e r i s a n 15 i d e n t i f i e r u s e d , w h e n t h e a p p l ' i c a t i o n s e r v e r 10 manages a p l u r a l i t y o f 1:. c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l s 30, to u n i q u e ' l ~i d e n t i f y each o f the c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l s 3 0 . _ ,. -- -_* =. >a 5 --C - ____ i-- --Luu=l= -_----=== -- - --=----- , 1 The r e l a y a p p a r a t u s 20 i n c l u d e s a c o n v e r t e r 21 and a I 20 c o m m u n i c a t i o n u n i t 22. The r e l a y a p p a r a t u s 20 m a y b e a c o m p u t e r a p p a r a t u s t h a t 0,perates by c a u s i n g the CPU to e x e c u t e t h e progiam . . s t o r e d in t h e mem.ory. The c o n v e r t e r 21 . c o n v e r t s t h e a p p l i c a t i o n I s e r v e r m a n a g e m e n t i d e n t i f i e r .which is s e t as the d e s t i n a t i o n o f the 1 m e s s a g e s e n t from tlie a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 10 i n t 0 . a c o m m u n i c a t . i o n I I 25 n e t w o r k m a n a g e m e n t i d e n t i f i e r . The c o n i m u n i c a t i o n network I - - - - - _ - - - . - m a n a g e m e n t i d - e n t i f i e r ' i s a n i d e n t i f i e r used t o ~ l n i q u e l y i d e n t i f y the p l u r a l i t y o f c o m ~ i i ~ ~ n i c a t itoe rnn i i n a l s 30 that b e l o n g t o t h e c o ~ i i n i u n i c a t i o ~nie twurk 40. The c o ~ i i ~ i i ~ ~ n i c anteitow~oir k ~ i i a n a g e ~ i i e n t i d e n t i f i e r may be managed by a s e r v e r a p p a r a t u s or the like a r r a n g e d in 30 t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n network 40. [oo 191 3-lie c o n v e r t e r 21 c h a n g e s tlie c l e s t i n a t i o n ol' the m e s s a g e s e n t from t.1ie a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 10 to tlie c o ~ i i , m ~ ~ n i c a tnieot~w~oir k -r-P a Dn i a ~Ei a ~L~ ~~~e ~ i~8e n t- - i daed_ na~tri fki-e,O. r LL~IaaL~ ~-i Pdr_L k I IeS m~-e s s a g e in whicll the - d e s t i n a t i o n has been c h a n g e d to the c o m m u n i c a t i o n u n i t 22. The c o m m u n i c a t i o n u n i t 22 t r a n s m i t s the m e s s a g e o u t p u t f r o m t h e c o n v e r t e r 21 to t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l 30 v i a t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k 4 0 . The m e s s a g e may be t r a n s m i t t e d t o t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l 30 by a 5 D e v i c e T r i g g e r f u n c t i o n p r o v i d e d in t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n . network 40 or by a n o t h e r f u n c t i o n p r o v i d e d t o a c h i e v e t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n with t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l 30. [ 0 0 2 0 ] As d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 1 0 s e t s t h e i d e n t i f i e r 10 o f t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l 30 managed by t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 10 a s the d e s t i n a t i o n , w h e r e b y t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 10 is a b l e to t r a n s m i t t h e m e s s a g e to t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l 30 t h a t b e l o n g s to t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k 40. [002 I ] 15 More s p e c i f i c a l l y , t h e r e l a y a p p a r a t u s 2 0 c o n v e r t s the, a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r m a n a g e m e n t i d e n t i f i e r , w h i c h i s a n i d e n t i f i e r o f the c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l 30 managed by t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 10, i n t o t h e commun-ication n e t w o r k m a n a g e m e n t i d e n t i f i e r t h a t u n i q u e l y . i d e n t i f i e s the commun-ication t e r m i n a l 30 in the c o m m u n i c a t i o n 20 net-work 40. F u r t h e r , the r e l a y a p p a r a t u s 20 is a b l e t o t r a n s m i t t h e m e s s a g e t o t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l 30 v i a t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n net.work 40 by s e t t i n g t h e c o ~ i i ~ i i u n i c a t i onne twork m a n a g e m e n t i d e n t i f i e r as t h e d e s t i n a t i o n of t h e m e s s a g e . [ 0 0 2 2 ] 2 5 By p r o v i d i n g the r e l a y a p p a r a t u s 20 between t h e a p p l i c a t i o n - - - -- - - s e r v e r -1 0 and t l i e ~ c o n i m u ~ i i c a t i onne twork 40 and c o n v e r t i n g t h e i d e n t i f i e r t h a t i d e n t i f i e s tlie c o n i m ~ t n i c a t i o n t e r n i i n a l 30 in the r e l a y a p p a r a t u s 20. tlie a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 10 is a b l e to t r a n s m i t tlie message to the c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l 30 w i t l i o ~ l t using t h e i d e n t i f i e r used in I 3 0 . t h e c o m ~ i i ~ ~ n i c . a t inoentw ork 40.. T h e r e f o r e , the a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 10 is i a b l e to t r a n s m i t the message to tlie c o ~ i i ~ i i u n i c a t i otne r n i i n a l 30 without m a n a g i n g the c o m m u ~ i i c a t i o n network m a n a g e m e n t i d e n t i f i e r t h a t u n i q ~ t e l yi d e n t i f i e s the c o ~ i i r i i ~ ~ ~ i i c atteirom~iin a l 30 in t h e - . comm~lnica-tip11.n ctwa.rk -4Q Tlrel:e= o--e, even when tlie a p p l i c a t i o n L- -p cK f 8 rr cfg-c56- e Q P b Lb - S h -I - 9 - s e r v e r 1 0 t r a n s m i t s t h e message to t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n terminal 3 0 t h a t b e l o n g s t o the c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k 40, there is n o n e e d to provide a f u n c t i o n of m a n a g i n g t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n network management i d e n t i f i e r of the c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e r m i n a l 3 0 . (Second E x e m p l a r y E m b o d i m e n t ) Next, with r e f e r e n c e to 'Fig. 2, a c o n f i g u r a t i o n e x a m p l e o f a communication s y s t e m a c c o r d i n g to a s e c o n d e x e m p l a r y e m b o d i m e n t of the p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n will be d e s c r i b e d . The.communication system 10 a c c o r d i n g to t h i s e m b o d i m e n t i n c l u d e s an a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 50, an M2M platform 60, a N e t w o r k S e r v i c e F u n c t i o n Entity (NSE) 70, and an M2M d e v i c e 80. F u r t h e r , t h e NSE 70 is an a p p a r a t u s t h a t i s arranged i n a m o b i l e n e t w o r k 75. The a p p a r a t u s t h a t i s a r r a n g e d i n the mobile n e t w o r k 7 5 m e a n s an app.aratus t h a t is arranged based on a management 1 5 , p o l i c y , a d e s i g n p o l i c y o r t h e l i k e o f a c o m m u n i c a t i o n c a r r i e r or the l i k e t h a t manages the m o b i l e n e t w o r k 7 5 . [0024] - - - L 4 * F u r t h e r , ?he M ~ Mp l a t f o r m 6 0 is c o n n e c t e d t o the mobile network 7.5 and a l s o t o c o m m u n i c a t i o n networks 77 and 79 d i f f e r e n t 20 from t h e m o b i l e n e t w o r k 7 5 . T h a t t h e M2M p l a t f o r m 6 0 is connected to the mobile netw0r.k or the comm.unication network m e a n s t h a t i t p e r f o r m s c o n ~ . n ~ u n i c a t i owni th a node a p p a r a t u s o r t h e l i k e a r r a n g e d in the mobile network or the c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k . 1.n Fig. 2, t h e M2M I d e v i c e 8 0 b e l o n g s to the mobile network 75. 1 25 [0025] The a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 50 c o r r e s p o n d s to the a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 10 shown in Fig.. 1 . ' The M2M platform 6 0 c o r r e s p o n d s t o t.he relay a p p a r a t u s 20 s.11ow1.1 i-n F i g . . l . The mobile network 75 c o r r e s p o n d s t o the c o n i m ~ ~ n i c a t i onne twork 40 sliown i n Fig. 1 . The M2M d e v i c e 8 0 30 c o r r e s p o n d s io t h e comniunication terminal 30 shown i l l Fig. 1 . (:0026] T h e m o b i l e network 75 is, for example, a network defined by tlie 3GPI). , T l i e NSE 70 i s , f o r example, a node a p p a r a t u s that - - - Fc-gog-ng LsHti-tru tesO_ tgj ~-en8 et6w-oL rkF d~e f iLnae~de b- ya= t i e 3GPP 3 -- -* The part between the a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 50 a n d - t h e M2M I platform 60 is d e f i n e d , f o r example, to be an Mca i n t e r f a c e by oneM2M, I w h i c h . p r o m o t e s s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n s o f s e r v i c e layers in M2M 5 c o m m u n i c a t i o n s . The a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 50 and the M2M platform 60 p e r f o r m c o m m u n i c a t i o n u s i n g a m e s s a g e f o r m a t or t h e l i k e defined by the Mca i n t e r f a c e . [0028] The part between t h e M2M platform 60.and the NSE 70 is 10 defi'ned, f o r e x a m p l e , to be an Mcn i n t e r f a c e by oneM2M. F u r t h e r , the I ' p a r t b e t w e e n t h e M2M platform 60 and the M2M device 80 is d e f i n e d , I f o r e x a m p l e , to b'e an Mcc int-erface in o n e ~ 2 ~Th.e n a m e s o f the I a b o v e i n t e r f a c e s are not limited to the Mca i n t e r f a c e , the Mcn i n t e r f a c e , a n d t h e Mcc i n t e r f a c e and may b e c h a n g e d as a p p r o p r i a t e in the 15 p r o c e s s of p r o m o t i n g s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n s in oneM2M. F u r t h e r , t h e part between the NSE 70 and the M2M. - -p.l-a-t form $0, ,, , , - L - = - may be d e f i n e d t o be a Tsp i n t e r f a c e in the 3GPP. The name of the ab.0v.e i n t e r f a c e i s not. limited to the Tsp i n t e r f a c e and may b e changed 2 0 . a s a p p r o p r i a t e i n . t h e p r o c e s s o f p r o m o t i n g s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n s in the The c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k s 77 a'nd 79 are d i f f e r e n t from the mobile network 75 and may be managed, for example, by a 2 5 c o m m u n i c a t i o n c a r r i e r d i f f e r e n t from the coniniunication c a r r i e r t h a t manages the m o b i l e n e t w o r k 75. ~ . l ' t e r n a t i v e lt~h,e c o m m u n i c a t i o n networks 77 and 79 may be networks in which tlie conimunication systems are d i f f e r e n t from tlie co~iimu.nication system in the niobile n e t w o r k 7 5 . The network i n which tlie communication system is 30 d i f f e r e n t from that in the niobile n e t w o r k 7 5 i n c l u d e s , for e s a m p l e , a fixed communication network o r a w i r e l e s s L A N . F u r t h e r , tlie M2M platform 60 may be a common s'ervice e n t i t y - xp.r 9(CF--SL E&)T." - w hQicl$i i-s-Qqi~ a-dpB ;a&r a u s - t .at - %hieves f u n c t i o n s defined by Ik - .f - 11 - oneM2M. F u r t h e r , t h e M2M p l a t f o r m 60 m a y b e a n a p p a r a t u s t h a t i n c l u d e s a p l u r a l i t y o f CSEs. ~ u r t h e r ,t h e M2M p l a t f o r m 60 may be r e f e r r e d to a s a n I n f r a s t r u c t u r e Node ( I N ) - C S E , u s i n g t h e t e r m u s e d in oneM2M. F u r t h e r , t h e M2M d e v i c e 80 may be r e f e r r e d to as an 5 A p p l i c a t i o n S e r v i c e Node ( A S N ) / M i d d l e Node (MN)-CSE, u s i n g t h e term u s e d i n oneM2M. F u r t h e r , t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 5 0 m a y be r e f e r r e d to as an AE, u s i n g t h e term u s e d i n oneM2M. [ 0 0 3 2 ] N e x t , with r e f e r e n c e to F i g . 3, a c o n f i g u r a t i o n e x a m p l e o f the 10 M2M p l a t f o r m 60 will be d e s c r i b e d . T h e M2M p l a t f o r m 60 i n c l u d e s a n e t w o r k s e l e c t i o n u n i t 61, a c o n v e r t e r 6 2 , and a c ~ m m u n i c a t i o nu n i t 6 3 . S i n c e t h e c o n v e r t e r 62 c o r r e s p o n d s to t h e c o n v e r t e r 21 s h o w n i n F i g . I and t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n u n i t 63 c o r r e s p o n d s to t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n u n i t 22 shown i n F i g . 1 , d e t a i l e d d e s c r i p t i o n s t h e r e o f w i l l be o m i t t e d . 15 [ 0 0 3 3 ] When the m e s s a g e in which t h e M2M d e v i c e 80 has b e e n s e t as a I d e s t i n a t i o n i s s e n t f r o m t h e a p p l i c a t i o n ser'ver 5 0 , t h e network s e l e c t i o n u n i t 61 s e l e c t s w h i c h o n e o f t h e m o b i l e n e t w o r k 75 a n d t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k s 7 7 a n d 79 s h o u l d be used to tra.nsmit the 2 0 m e s s a g e t o t h e M2M d e v i c e 8 0 . The network s e l e c t i o n u n i t 61 may s e l e c t , f o r ' e x a m p l e , .a n e t w o r k managed by t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n c a r r i e r w i t h w h i c h the M2M d e v i c e 80 has made. a c o n t r a c t . A l t e r n a t i v e l y , t h e i ~ n e t w o r k s e l e c t i o n u n i t 61 may s e l e c t , w h e n t h e M2M d e v i c e 80 is a b l e I t o p e r f o r m c o m m u n i c a t i o n v i a two or more n e t w o r k s among the 111obile 2 5 n e t w o r k 75 and the c o m n ~ u n i c a t i o n n e t w o r k s 77 and 79, a n e t w o r k - - - - - - - - - - u-sing QoS i n f o r m a t i o n s u c h as a c o n g e s t i o n s t a t e in e a c h n e t w o r k , t h e number of t e r m i n a l s t h a t a r e c o n n e c t e d to t h e r e s p e c t i v e n e t w o r k s , and t h r o u g h p u t 01. delay in each n e t w o r k . [ 0 0 3 4 ] 3 0 F u r t h e r , the n e t w o r k s e l e c t i o n unit 61 nay s e l e c t a p l u r a l i t y o f n e t w o r k s a n d t r a n s m i t t h e a b o v e m e s s a g e t o t h e M2M d e v i c e 80 via the r e s p e c t i v e n e t w o r k s when t h e M2M d e v i c e 80 is a b l e to perfor111 c o m m u n i c a t i o n via two or more n e t w o r k s a m o n g the mobile network 75 -r PB Da e~-dLtH!-? xe- commu~lJcati-oa wo-r&,s-7~72and7 9. By s e n d i n g t h e m e s s a g e to - ~ B - U ~ - L ~ I PI L : 1.2 - t h e M2M d e v i c e 80 v i a t h e p l u r a l i t y o f n e t w o r k s , it i s p o s s i b l e t o i n c r e a s e t h e p r o b a b i l i t y t h a t t h e m e s s a g e i s d e l i v e r e d to t h e M2M d e v i c e . 80. When t h e same m e s s a g e i s t r a n s m i t t e d v i a a p l u r a l i t y o f n e t w o r k s , t h e M2M d e v i c e 80 may d i s c a r d a l l but one o f the m e s s a g e s 5 or c o m b i n e the p l u r a l i t y . o f n e t w o r k s . [ 0 0 3 5 ] I In t h e d e s c r i p t i o n r e g a r d i n g F i g s . 2 and 4, an e x a m p l e in which I t h e n e t w o r k s e l e c t i o n u n i t 61 s e l e c t s t h e mobile network 75 is e x p l a i n e d . . 1 0 [ 0 0 3 6 ] I The network s e l e c t i o n u n i t 61 o u t p u t s t h e i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e 'network t h a t has been s e l e c t e d t o t h e c o n v e r t e r 62. The c o n v e r t e r 62 c o n v e r t s t h e i d e n t i f i e r ' w h i c h h a s b e e n s e t as a 15 d e s t i n a t i o n of the m e s s a g e s e n t from t h e a p p l i c a t i o n ' s e r v e r 50 i n t o a n i d e n t i f i e r used in the n e t w o r k s e l e c t e d in t h e n e t w o r k s e l e c t i o n u n i t 61. When a n E x t e r n a l - I D i s used t o i d e n t i f y t h e M2M d e v i c e 80 in the > - . - a. - - n e t w o r k s e l e c t e d in t h e n e t w o r k s e l e c t i o n u n i t 6 1, for e x a m p l e , the c o n v e r t e r 62 s e t s t,he E x t e r n a l - I D c o r r e s p o n d ' i n g to t h e M2M d e v i c e 80 20 a s t h e d e s t i n a t i o n o f t h e m e s s a g e . F u r t h e r , w h e n an i d e n t i f i e r d i f f e r e n t ' f r o m the E x t e r n a l - I D i s used in th.e netw.ork s e l e c t e d in t h e . n e t w o r k s e l e c t i o n u n i t 61, t h e c o n v e r t e r 62 c o n v e r t s tlie i d e n t i f i e r w h i c h h a s b e e n s e t as a d e s t i n a t i o n o f the m e s s a g e s e n t froni the - a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 50 i n t o a n i d e n t i f i e r used in t h e n e t w o r k t h a t h a s 25 b e e n s e l e c t e d . The i d e n t i f i e r of the M2M d e v i c e 80 may not be the . - - - - - - - -E-x-ternal--ID, and-ma-y be, f o r ex-ample, a d e v i c e n u m b e r , a MAC a d d ~ - e s s o r t h e l i k e of the M2M d e v i c e 80.. The M2M -platform 60 may s t o r e a d a t a b a s e or the l i k e in k\lhicli 30 t h e i d e n t i f i e r used to i d e n t i f y t h e M2M d e v i c e 80 in t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 50 is associat.ed with the i d e n t i f i e r ~ l s e d to i d e n t i f y t h e M2M d e v i c e 80 i n each network ,in a memory in the M2M p l a t f o r m 6 0 . A l t e r n a t i v e l y , the d a t a b a s e biay be managed in anot-l1e.r d e v i c e . In t h i s ca_s-e,-the c-o!lvext~r 6-2=111ay ac_css.srtll.e o t h e r d e v i c e t h a t Illanages the ~- p~ a ~ ~ Bsgn- Q b - e ~ ~ nnbb - i d 13 . - d a t a b a s e a n d a c q u i r e the i d e n t i f i e r a s s o c i a t e d with t h e i d e n t i f i e r which ha's b e e n s e t as the d e s t i n a t i o n o f the message sent from the a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 50. [003 91 5 F u r t h e r , t h e c o n v e r t e r 62 c o n v e r t s 'the f o r m a t o f the message t r a n s m i t t e d froni the a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 50 into a message forma't of a system used when the message is t r a n s m i t t e d t o the M2M device 80 in I. the n e t w o r k s e l e c t e d in the n e t w o r k s e l e c t i o n unit 6 1 . The system used when the message is t r a n s m i t t e d may be, for e x a m p l e , D e v i c e T r i g g e r , 10 SMS, or IP PUSH. In o t h e r w o r d s , t h e c o n v e r t e r 62 c o n v e r t s t h e format of the message t r a n s m i t t e d f r o m the a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 50 into a p r o t o c o l f o r m a t u s e d when the message is t r a n s m i t t e d t o the M2M d e v i c e 80 i n t h e n e t w o r k s e l e c t e d in t h e n e t w o r k s e l e c t i o n unit 61. [ 0 0 4 0 ] 15 The communication unit 63 t r a n s m i t s the message in which the i d e n t i f i e r of the d e s t i n a t i o n h a s been converted in the c o n v e r t e r 62 to t.he M2M device 80 via the n e t w o r k s e l e c t e d in the n e t w o r k s e l e c t i o n u n i t, 1'6 - 2 0 F u r t h e r , the M2M platform 60 may i n c l u d e , besides the aforement'ioned s t r u c t u r e s , a s t r u c t u r e for. e x e c u t i n g c h a r g i n g p r o c e s s i n g . As the c h a r g i n g p r o c e s s i n g , t h e M 2 M p l a t f o r m 60 may s p e c i f y , fo'r example, the amount of d a t a o f the m e s s a g e t r a n s m i t t e d from the a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 50 and g e n e r a t e c h a r g i n g d e t a i l data or the 25 l i k e t o w h i c h a c h a r g i n g rate a c c o r d i n g to the amount of data has been - . - - a p p l i e d . Alternativel-y, the-M2M platform 60 may c o u n t - t h e n u m b e r o f times t h a t the message has been t r a n s m i t t e d a c c o r d i n g to a request ~r-o-nl-t-~l-e-a-p-p-~-i-c-a-~-i-on-s-e-~ v-e-r- 5-0- a- n -d -g-e-n-e-r a-t-e-~-l~-a-r-g-i~~g-d-e-t-a-i-l-d-~t-a~er- t-h I I l i k e a c c o r d i n g to t h e n u m b e r of times that the message has been I 3.0 t r a n s m i t t e d . , . [ 0 0 4 2 ] Next, with r e f e r e n c e to Fig. 4, a flow of the d a t a t r a n s m i s s i o n p r o c e s s i n g a c c o r d i n g t o t h e s e c o n d e x e m p l a r y embodiment of the -xp -f J .p ~ e s e n.itn- y e - n t i ~ 1w1i JI-b~--jes=+c&fi b. eJd, Z F i r s t , the a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 50 14 - t r a n s m i t s a d a t a t r a n s m i s s i o n r e q u e s t m e s s a g e to t h e M2M p l a t f o r m 60 (S1 1 ) . The M2M d e v i c e 80 is s e t as t h e d e s t i n a t i o n o f t h e dat-a t r a n s m i s s i o n r e q u e s t . F u r t h e r , t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r m a n a g e m e n t i d e n t i . f i e r managed by t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 50 is used a s the 5 i d e n t i f i e r o f the M2M devic'e 80. [ 0 0 4 3 ] : N e x t , the M2M p l a t f o r m 60 s e l e c t s a n e t w o r k t o b e used to t r a n s m i t d a t a to t h e M2M d e v i c e 80 ( S 1 2 ) . N e x t , t h e M2M p l a t f o r m 60 t r a n s m i t s a r e q u e s t a c c e p t r e s p o n s e m e s s a g e to t h e , a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 10 50 i n o r d e r to n o t i f y t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s e r v e r 50 t h a t i t h a s a c c e p t e d t h e d a t a t r a n s m i s s i o n r e q u e s t m e s s a g e ( S 1 3 ) . N e x t , t h e M2M p l a t f o r m 60 t r a n s m i t s t-he d a t a t r a n s m i s s i o n r e q u e s t me-ssage to t h e NSE 70 1 a r r a n g e d in the n e t w o r k s e l e c t e d in S t e p S12 ( S 1 4 ) . A t t h i s t i m e , the 1 ' M2M p l a t f o r m 60 t r a n s m i t s t h e d a t a t r a n s m i s s i o n r e q u e s t m e s s a g e a f t e r ~ 15 c o n v e r t i n g t h e i d e n t i f i e r o f the M2M d e v i c e 80 s e t as t h e d e s t i n a t i o n i n t o t h e ' i d e n t i f i e r used in t h e n e t w o r k t h a t h a s been s . e l e c t e d . [ 0 0 4 4 ] ----- --- - - - - ---- - - - - - - - - LA P - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ e x t , - t h eN SE 70 t r a n s m i t s the r e q u e s t a c c e p t r e s p o n s e m e s s a g e .' t o t h e M2.M p l a t f o r m 60 in o r d e r to n o t i f y t h e M2M p l a t f o r m 60 t h a t i t 20 h a s a c c e p t e d the d a t a t r a n s m i s s i o n r e q u e s t m e s s a g e ( S 1 5 ) . [ 0 0 4 5 ] ' N e s t , the NSE 70 t r a n s m i t s the m e s s a g e to t h e M2M d e v i c e 80 usilig a d e v i c e t r i g g e r f u n c t i o n (S.16). T h e d e v i c e t r i g g e r f u n c t i o n will now be d e s c r i b e d i l l d e t a i l . When t h e d e v i c e t r i g g e r f u n c t i o n i s 25 e x e c u t e d , t h e M2M p l a t f o r m 60 t r a n s m i t s a D e v i c e T r i g g e r r e q u e s t to - - - t h e - N S E 7 0 . The NSE 70 may be, for e x a m p l e , an -MTC--IWF e n t i t y - d e f i n e d in the 3GPP. T h e D e v i c e T r i g g e r r e q u e s t i n c l u d e s , f o r c s a m p l e , t h e follu\,\iing i ~ ~ f o r m a t i o n . . 3 G P P Estel.nal I d e n t i f i e r or M S l S D N 30 . A S N - C S E I d e t l t i f i e r t r i g g e r r e f e r e n c e number v a l i d i t y period p r i o r i t y -Z Y- a. cA~_&ppHI-i$cP_ atiio~P- o-rcI D..- ; :. _ 36 I -- -- E g g - cig - Lfd X b + - . t r i g g e r p a y l o a d T h e D e v i c e T r i g g e r r e q u e s t is t r a n s f e r r e d to an SMS-SC, which ~ i s the N S E 7 0 , in the mobile network 7 5 d e f i n e d by the 3GPP and is ~ 5 t r a n s m i t t e d to the M2M d e v i c e 8 0 v i a an SM. Router or the like, as a 1 Short Me.ssage s i g n a l . At t h i s time, a protocol i d e n t i f i e r of "Device I I I T r i g g e r S h o r t Message" i s s e t i n t h e Short M e s s a g e s i g n a l . T h e r e f o r e , i in a D e v i c e T r i g g e r S h o r t M e s s a g e r e c e p t i o n s i d e s u c h a s t h e SM R o u t e r o r t h e t a r g e t SM e n t i t y , it is p o s s i b l e to check and r e j e c t the 10 t r a n s m i s s i o n - s i d e e n t i t y , the v a l i d i t y o f the signal or the l i k e . [.0047] . . A f t e r the d e v i c e t r i g g e r is executed in Step S16, t h e NSE 7 0 t r a n s m i t s a device t r i g g e r r e s u l t m e s s a g e to the M2M p l a t f o r m 60 to s e n d t h e d e v i c e t r i g g e r e x e c u t i o n r e s u l t ( d e v i c e t r i g g e r r e p o r t ) (S17). 15 The d e v i c e trigg.er e x e c u t i o n r e s u l t is i n f o r m a t i o n i n d i c a t i n g whether the message t r a n s m i t t e d f r o m t h e N S E 7 0 h a s r e a c h e d the M2M device 8 0 , t h a t i s , w h e t h e r t h e M2M d e v i c e 80 has received the message -- - - - - - tr-an~mif~-~f'~om~th