Patent ID: 10212692

Abstract:
Enhanced paging for an LTE mobile satellite system (MSS-LTE) network, including determining that a user terminal (UT) is in a second state in which the UT has established a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) protocol signaling connection with the network and an active Radio Resource Control protocol (RRC) connection with the network; determining, as a result of the UT being inactive while the UT is in the second state, that the UT is in a third state in which the UT maintains the NAS connection and releases or suspends the RRC connection; receiving a request to establish a multimedia session with the UT; transmitting, in response to receiving the request and the UT being in the third state, an E-RAB SETUP REQUEST including a priority value indicating the session is suitable for a high penetration alerting procedure; receiving the E-RAB SETUP REQUEST; and in response to receiving the E-RAB SETUP REQUEST, transmitting a high penetration alert signal to the UT.