Patent ID: 9226256
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for detaching a mobile terminal from a mobile communication network, the method comprising: initiating a detach procedure for detaching the mobile terminal from the mobile communication network, starting a detach timer at the mobile terminal, the detach timer being initialized to a detach timer value corresponding to a given time span, and autonomously detaching the mobile terminal from the mobile communication network upon expiry of the detach timer at the mobile terminal, wherein the initiation of the detach procedure is triggered by a transition of the mobile terminal from connected mode to idle mode, and wherein execution of the detach procedure is deferred by the given time span, and wherein the detach procedure is initiated by receiving at the mobile terminal a detach request message from a mobility management entity using non-access stratum signaling, the detach request message comprising the detach timer value.