Patent ID: 9717044
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method of setting an attach attempt counter value in a user equipment which comprises an attach attempt counter having a first attach attempt counter value, applicable to a user equipment attempting to attach to a network, and the method comprising: transmitting an attach request message; receiving an attach reject message which contains a second attach counter value in response to transmitting the attach request message; overwriting the attach attempt counter of the user equipment with the second attach attempt counter value; determining whether to attach to the network according to the attach attempt counter in response to being overwritten with the second attach attempt counter value; not transmitting another attach request message in response to the attach attempt counter which has the second attach attempt counter value being 0; and transmitting another attach request message in response to the attach attempt counter which has the second attach attempt counter value being greater than zero and less than a maximum number.