Connectionless access for mobile cellular networks

The traffic characteristics of Internet of Things and machine type devices differ significantly from that of smart phone applications. The connection oriented approach in Long Term Evolution (LTE) that involves establishing a bearer prior to data transmission is inefficient for small burst traffic because of the signaling involved. We propose a connectionless access method for efficient small burst transmission for future cellular networks. With the proposed protocol for connectionless access, over-the-air signaling can potentially be reduced substantially while meeting the security requirements of mobile networks. © 2015 IEEE.