Patent ID: 8868743
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of connecting a machine type communication (MTC) device to a network, the method comprising: receiving first access barring information and second access barring information from a base station, wherein the first access barring information is changed within a present modification period and is not required to wait for a subsequent modification period before it can be changed, and the second access barring information is not changed within the present modification period and is required to wait for the subsequent modification period before it can be changed; determining if the MTC device has access privileges to the base station; determining whether to attempt to connect to the network based on if the MTC device has access privileges; abandoning the attempt to connect to the network if the MTC device does not have access privileges; and attempting to connect to the network if the MTC device has access privileges.