Patent ID: 11937326
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating a radio access network RAN;, node of a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
receiving a connection resume request message from a wireless terminal at the RAN node instructing the RAN node to establish a connection with the wireless terminal;
providing release information for the wireless terminal at the RAN node;
determining a state of a reachability request parameter at the RAN node;
receiving uplink data from the wireless terminal at the RAN node, wherein the uplink data is associated with the connection resume request message; and
transmitting a connection release message to the wireless terminal after receiving the uplink data responsive to the release information for the wireless terminal and determining the state of a reachability request parameter at the RAN node,
wherein responsive to the state of the reachability request parameter at the RAN node having a first state, instructing the RAN node to not immediately transmit a connection release message to release or suspend the connection with the wireless terminal.