Patent ID: 7181204

Claim:
A method for use in re-establishing communication for a wireless communication device in a wireless communication network after a communication loss, the method comprising the acts of: in the wireless communication network: receiving an indication of the communication loss between the wireless device and the wireless network; based on receiving the indication of the communication loss, adding an identifier of the wireless device to a list of wireless devices experiencing such communication losses in the wireless network; causing identifiers of the list to be broadcasted in the wireless network; and in the wireless device; after recovering from the communication loss, receiving signals from the wireless network; decoding the broadcasted identifiers of the list from the wireless network; comparing each broadcasted identifier of the list with an identifier of the wireless device; and based on a match between a broadcasted identifier and the identifier of the wireless device, transmitting the control message which informs the wireless network of the presence of the wireless device.