Patent ID: 9131477
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method in a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: operating in a Dedicated Channel State (CELL_DCH); if circuit-switched and packet-switched radio access bearers exist simultaneously in a connection state and there is a Radio Link Control (RLC) error on at least one Packet Switched (PS) Radio Access Bearer (RAB), releasing radio resources of the at least one packet-switched radio access bearer; and sending, via the UE after releasing the radio resources, a message comprising data relating to the RLC error to a network equipment and information for the network equipment to release the at least one packet-switched radio access bearer, wherein the message includes an information element identifying a cause relating to the RLC error, the message sent to the network equipment does not initiate a cell update procedure, and the message is a Signaling Connection Release Indication (SCRI) message.