Patent ID: 8787227
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising a processing system that includes at least one processor and a memory storing a computer program, in which the processing system is arranged to: utilize a first identifier of a user equipment and a second identifier of an access node, received from the user equipment in a random access procedure, to obtain from the access node a context for the user equipment; and transfer to the apparatus from the access node a radio resource control connection established according to the context; wherein at least one of: the first and the second identifiers are received from the user equipment in response to the apparatus sending to the user equipment on a downlink control channel a resource allocation or a page addressed to the first identifier, in which the first identifier sent to the user equipment on the downlink control channel is sent with a mask reserved for the radio resource control connected state which is a radio resource control connected mobility state; and the processing system is arranged to cause the apparatus to at least broadcast the first identifier in system information.