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

Claim 11:
12. A signal handling function (SHF), comprising:
a receiver for receiving a request message to register a user equipment (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;
a transmitter for transmitting to the UE a registration accept message comprising a globally unique temporary identifier (GUTI) assigned to the UE; and
processing circuitry for processing a registration complete message transmitted by the UE, wherein the registration complete message acknowledges the GUTI that has been allocated.