Patent ID: 10893468

Abstract:
One aspect of the disclosure provides a method in a wireless terminal device for use with a telecommunications network. The wireless terminal device is operable in a plurality of states, including a first state and a second state. The second state requires less signalling overhead with the telecommunications network than the first state. The method comprises: performing measurements on one or more reference signals transmitted by a cell of the telecommunications network, or a set of one or more beams of a cell of the telecommunications network; based on the measurements, acquiring an access configuration for accessing the cell of the telecommunications network, or for accessing the set of one or more beams of a cell of the telecommunications network; while in the second state, determining the presence of data to transmit to the telecommunications network; and, responsive to determining the presence of data to transmit, utilizing the acquired access configuration to transmit an access request to the cell or the set of one or more beams without performing further measurements on further reference signals from the cell or the set of one or more beams.