Patent ID: 9357379
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A network element for supporting communications between a subscriber unit and a core network, wherein the network element comprises: a transceiver, memory and a signal processor operably coupled to the transceiver and memory, wherein the signal processor is arranged to: receive a first update request message from the subscriber unit; forward the first update request message to the core network; receive from the core network a first update response message; extract and store in memory at least a part of the first update response message content; forward the first update response message to the subscriber unit; receive at least one second update request from the subscriber unit; create at least one second update response message using the at least part of the stored content; and respond directly to the subscriber unit by sending the at least one second update response message; wherein the signal processor is arranged to use a time period between receiving the second update request message and sending the at least one second update response message to set up subscriber unit measurements in order to receive at least one measurement report from the subscriber unit.