In some implementations, a system or network may represent a series of points or nodes of interconnected communication paths (wired or wireless) for receiving and transmitting packets of information that propagate through the network. In some implementations, a network may be associated with and/or provided by a single network operator or service provider and/or multiple network operators or service providers. In various embodiments, the network may include and/or overlap with, in whole or in part, one or more packet data network(s) (e.g. one or more packet data networks). A network may offer communicative interfaces between various elements and may be further associated with any LAN, wireless local area network (WLAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), wide area network (WAN), VPN, RAN, virtual local area network (VLAN), enterprise network, Intranet, extranet, Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN), Low Power Network (LPN), Machine to Machine (M2M) network, IoT Network, or any other appropriate architecture or system that facilitates communications in a network environment.
Note that the terms ‘UE’, ‘mobile device,’ ‘mobile radio device,’ ‘end device’, ‘user’, ‘subscriber’ or variations thereof may be used interchangeably and are inclusive of devices used to communicate, such as a computer, an electronic device such as an IoT device (e.g. an appliance, a thermostat, a sensor, a parking meter, etc.), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a laptop or electronic notebook, a cellular telephone, an IP phone, an electronic device having cellular and/or Wi-Fi connection capabilities, a wearable electronic device, or any other device, component, element, or object capable of initiating voice, audio, video, media, or data exchanges within the system. A UE may also be inclusive of a suitable interface to a human user such as a microphone, a display, a keyboard, or other terminal equipment.