Patent ID: 11864149
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 4:
5. A method for registering a user equipment (UE), the method performed by a signal handling function (SHF), comprising:
receiving a request message to register the UE, wherein the request message comprises: i) a message type Information Element (IE) indicating that the request message is a Registration Request, ii) a registration type IE indicating that the Registration Request is an initial registration, and iii) an permanent identifier (PID) allocated to the UE;
after receiving the request message, transmitting to the UE a registration accept message comprising a globally unique temporary identifier (GUTI) assigned to the UE; and
receiving, from the UE, a registration complete message acknowledging the GUTI that has been allocated.