A machine device (30) sends a report setting out the type of services it supports to a configuration determining device (26) associated with a communication network (10, 12), which configuration determining device 5 (26) in turn determines communication configuration suggestions for the communication of the machine device (30) in the communication network (10, 12) based on the supported type of services indicated in the report and provides the communication configuration suggestions for allowing at least some of them to be implemented for use in communication 10 performed by the machine device (30). The machine device (30) then communicates in the communication network using the communication configurations suggestions that have been implemented.