Patent ID: 9338641
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of controlling communication of a user equipment in a mobile network with a plurality of access networks, comprising: controlling, by a control node, access of the user equipment to one of the access networks currently used by the user equipment; performing, by the control node, a determination of an access capability of the user equipment in said access network; providing, by the control node, an indication of the determined access capability to a subscriber database associated with the user equipment; when providing the indication, starting a guard timer; after determining the access capability, the control node receiving an update indication for the user equipment; in response to receiving the update indication, the control node performing a redetermination of the access capability; checking, by the control node, if the guard timer has expired; and only if the guard timer has not expired, the control node providing a further indication of the redetermined access capability to the subscriber database.