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A Machine-to-Machine (M2M) services enablement architecture (95) for a cellular Access Network (AN) (84) that allows the cellular AN operator to not only deploy its M2M Services Capabilities (SC) as an M2M SC Server (141) within its network domain, but to also use its M2M SC to work as an M2M SC Proxy (100) when communicating with an M2M Service Provider (SP) network (82) that also deploys an M2M SC Server (102). The M2M SC Proxy in the cellular AN relays all signaling plane communications between an M2M device's/gateway's SC (165) and the SP's M2M SC Server. The M2M SC Proxy provides the cellular AN with an access to all of the Across-Layers (Transport and Service Layers) information needed for the M2M services enablement in the cellular AN. This proxy-based solution allows the cellular AN to serve all types of M2M SPs, and relieves the M2M SP from the need to support different cellular AN interworking interfaces.

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1. A cellular Access Network (AN) operatively coupled to a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Service Provider (SP), wherein the cellular AN comprises:
an M2M Services Capabilities (SC) enablement application deployed inside the cellular AN and configured to function as an M2M SC Proxy when the M2M SP deploys a first M2M SC Server and no M2M SC Server is deployed in the cellular AN, wherein the M2M SC Proxy is configured to act on behalf of the first M2M SC Server and to relay signaling plane communication between an entity-specific SC in an M2M communication entity and the first M2M SC Server in the M2M SP, wherein the M2M communication entity is in wireless communication with the cellular AN and accesses the M2M SP via the cellular AN; and
an InterWorking Function (IWKF) implemented between the cellular AN and the M2M SP and configured to provide an interworking interface between the cellular AN and the M2M SP.', 'an M2M Services Capabilities (SC) enablement application deployed inside the cellular AN and configured to function as an M2M SC Proxy when the M2M SP deploys a first M2M SC Server and no M2M SC Server is deployed in the cellular AN, wherein the M2M SC Proxy is configured to act on behalf of the first M2M SC Server and to relay signaling plane communication between an entity-specific SC in an M2M communication entity and the first M2M SC Server in the M2M SP, wherein the M2M communication entity is in wireless communication with the cellular AN and accesses the M2M SP via the cellular AN; and', 'an InterWorking Function (IWKF) implemented between the cellular AN and the M2M SP and configured to provide an interworking interface between the cellular AN and the M2M SP.

2. The cellular AN of claim 1, wherein the M2M communication entity is one of:
an M2M Device; or
an M2M Gateway.', 'an M2M Device; or', 'an M2M Gateway.

3. The cellular AN of claim 1, wherein the IWKF is co-located within the M2M SC Proxy.

4. The cellular AN of claim 1, wherein the M2M SC Proxy is further configured to enable the cellular AN to have direct access to entity-specific Across-Layers (A-Layers) information in the M2M SP for the M2M communication entity.

5. The cellular AN of claim 1, wherein, as part of supporting an M2M Service requested by the M2M communication entity, the M2M SC Proxy is further configured to facilitate routing of packet traffic associated with the M2M Service to the M2M SP.

6. The cellular AN of claim 5, wherein:
the cellular AN is a visited cellular AN and the M2M SP is a visited SP; or
the cellular AN is the visited cellular AN and the M2M SP is a home SP.', 'the cellular AN is a visited cellular AN and the M2M SP is a visited SP; or', 'the cellular AN is the visited cellular AN and the M2M SP is a home SP.

7. In a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication configuration based on separation between a Transport Layer supported by a cellular Access Network (AN) and a Service Layer supported by an M2M Service Provider (SP) and usage of a common M2M Services Capabilities (SC) enablement application for all M2M applications, an improvement comprising:
a processing and control unit (PCU) that executes the M2M SC enablement application to provide an M2M SC Proxy inside the cellular AN;
wherein the M2M SC enablement application is executed inside the cellular AN when the M2M SP deploys a first M2M SC Server and no M2M SC server is deployed in the cellular AN,
wherein the M2M SC Proxy is configured to act on behalf of the first M2M SC Server and to relay signaling plane communication between an entity-specific SC in an M2M communication entity and the first M2M SC Server in the M2M SP, and
wherein the M2M communication entity is in wireless communication with the cellular AN and accesses the M2M SP via the cellular AN; and

an InterWorking Function (IWKF) implemented within the M2M SC Proxy inside the cellular AN, wherein the IWKF is configured to provide an interworking interface between the cellular AN and the M2M SP;
wherein the M2M SC enablement application is further configured to function as a second M2M SC Server instead of the M2M SC Proxy under one of the following conditions:
when the M2M SP does not deploy the first M2M SC Server; or
when the M2M SP is an integral part of the cellular AN.', 'a processing and control unit (PCU) that executes the M2M SC enablement application to provide an M2M SC Proxy inside the cellular AN;
wherein the M2M SC enablement application is executed inside the cellular AN when the M2M SP deploys a first M2M SC Server and no M2M SC server is deployed in the cellular AN,
wherein the M2M SC Proxy is configured to act on behalf of the first M2M SC Server and to relay signaling plane communication between an entity-specific SC in an M2M communication entity and the first M2M SC Server in the M2M SP, and
wherein the M2M communication entity is in wireless communication with the cellular AN and accesses the M2M SP via the cellular AN; and', 'wherein the M2M SC enablement application is executed inside the cellular AN when the M2M SP deploys a first M2M SC Server and no M2M SC server is deployed in the cellular AN,', 'wherein the M2M SC Proxy is configured to act on behalf of the first M2M SC Server and to relay signaling plane communication between an entity-specific SC in an M2M communication entity and the first M2M SC Server in the M2M SP, and', 'wherein the M2M communication entity is in wireless communication with the cellular AN and accesses the M2M SP via the cellular AN; and', 'an InterWorking Function (IWKF) implemented within the M2M SC Proxy inside the cellular AN, wherein the IWKF is configured to provide an interworking interface between the cellular AN and the M2M SP;', 'wherein the M2M SC enablement application is further configured to function as a second M2M SC Server instead of the M2M SC Proxy under one of the following conditions:
when the M2M SP does not deploy the first M2M SC Server; or
when the M2M SP is an integral part of the cellular AN.', 'when the M2M SP does not deploy the first M2M SC Server; or', 'when the M2M SP is an integral part of the cellular AN.

8. A computer-implemented method of providing Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication using a cellular Access Network (AN) that is operatively coupled to an M2M Service Provider (SP), wherein the method is implemented in the cellular AN and comprises:
executing by a processing and control unit (PCU), an M2M Services Capabilities (SC) enablement application deployed inside the cellular AN to provide an M2M SC Proxy when the M2M SP deploys a first M2M SC Server outside the cellular AN;
implementing an InterWorking Function (IWKF) within the M2M SC Proxy in the cellular AN, wherein the IWKF provides an interworking interface between the cellular AN and the M2M SP; and
the M2M SC Proxy acting on behalf of the first M2M SC Server and relaying signaling plane communication between an entity-specific SC in an M2M communication entity and the first M2M SC Server in the M2M SP, wherein the M2M communication entity is in wireless communication with the cellular AN and accesses the M2M SP via the cellular AN;
wherein the M2M SC enablement application is further configured to function as a second M2M SC Server instead of the M2M SC Proxy under one of the following conditions:
when the M2M SP does not deploy the first M2M SC Server; or
when the M2M SP is an integral part of the cellular AN.', 'executing by a processing and control unit (PCU), an M2M Services Capabilities (SC) enablement application deployed inside the cellular AN to provide an M2M SC Proxy when the M2M SP deploys a first M2M SC Server outside the cellular AN;', 'implementing an InterWorking Function (IWKF) within the M2M SC Proxy in the cellular AN, wherein the IWKF provides an interworking interface between the cellular AN and the M2M SP; and', 'the M2M SC Proxy acting on behalf of the first M2M SC Server and relaying signaling plane communication between an entity-specific SC in an M2M communication entity and the first M2M SC Server in the M2M SP, wherein the M2M communication entity is in wireless communication with the cellular AN and accesses the M2M SP via the cellular AN;', 'wherein the M2M SC enablement application is further configured to function as a second M2M SC Server instead of the M2M SC Proxy under one of the following conditions:
when the M2M SP does not deploy the first M2M SC Server; or
when the M2M SP is an integral part of the cellular AN.', 'when the M2M SP does not deploy the first M2M SC Server; or', 'when the M2M SP is an integral part of the cellular AN.', '9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
the M2M SC Proxy enabling the cellular AN to have direct access to entity-specific Across-Layers (A-Layers) information in the M2M SP for the M2M communication entity.', 'the M2M SC Proxy enabling the cellular AN to have direct access to entity-specific Across-Layers (A-Layers) information in the M2M SP for the M2M communication entity.', '10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
the M2M SC Proxy supporting an M2M Service requested by the M2M communication entity by facilitating routing of packet traffic associated with the M2M Service to the M2M SP.', 'the M2M SC Proxy supporting an M2M Service requested by the M2M communication entity by facilitating routing of packet traffic associated with the M2M Service to the M2M SP.', '11. A Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Services Capability (SC) Proxy in a cellular Access Network (AN), wherein the cellular AN is operatively coupled to an M2M Service Provider (SP) that deploys a first M2M SC Server and no M2M SC Server is deployed in the cellular AN, wherein the M2M SC Proxy comprises:
a Processing and Control Unit (PCU) executing a proxy-related application within the cellular AN causing the M2M SC Proxy to function as a proxy to the first M2M SC Server in the M2M SP and act on behalf of the first M2M SC Server in the M2M SP; and
an interface unit that relays signaling plane communication between an entity-specific SC in an M2M communication entity and the first M2M SC Server in the M2M SP, wherein the M2M communication entity is in wireless communication with the cellular AN and accesses the M2M SP via the cellular AN;
wherein the interface unit includes an InterWorking Function (IWKF) implemented within the M2M SC Proxy inside the cellular AN, wherein the IWKF is configured to provide an interworking interface between the cellular AN and the M2M SP;
wherein the proxy-related application is further configured to cause the M2M SC Proxy to function as a second M2M SC Server instead of the proxy to the first M2M SC Server under one of the following conditions:
when the M2M SP does not deploy the first M2M SC Server; or
when the M2M SP is an integral part of the cellular AN.', 'a Processing and Control Unit (PCU) executing a proxy-related application within the cellular AN causing the M2M SC Proxy to function as a proxy to the first M2M SC Server in the M2M SP and act on behalf of the first M2M SC Server in the M2M SP; and', 'an interface unit that relays signaling plane communication between an entity-specific SC in an M2M communication entity and the first M2M SC Server in the M2M SP, wherein the M2M communication entity is in wireless communication with the cellular AN and accesses the M2M SP via the cellular AN;', 'wherein the interface unit includes an InterWorking Function (IWKF) implemented within the M2M SC Proxy inside the cellular AN, wherein the IWKF is configured to provide an interworking interface between the cellular AN and the M2M SP;', 'wherein the proxy-related application is further configured to cause the M2M SC Proxy to function as a second M2M SC Server instead of the proxy to the first M2M SC Server under one of the following conditions:
when the M2M SP does not deploy the first M2M SC Server; or
when the M2M SP is an integral part of the cellular AN.', 'when the M2M SP does not deploy the first M2M SC Server; or', 'when the M2M SP is an integral part of the cellular AN.', '12. The M2M SC Proxy of claim 11, further comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium that stores entity-specific Across-Layers (A-Layers) information for the M2M communication entity; and
wherein the A-Layers information facilitates routing of packet traffic associated with an M2M Service requested by the M2M communication entity to the M2M SP.', 'a non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium that stores entity-specific Across-Layers (A-Layers) information for the M2M communication entity; and', 'wherein the A-Layers information facilitates routing of packet traffic associated with an M2M Service requested by the M2M communication entity to the M2M SP.']

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