Patent ID: 8797858

Claim:
A device for use in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication network, the LTE communication network having an access channel, the device comprising: a memory, the memory storing access class (“AC”) barring parameters, the AC barring parameters establishing rules allowing access to the access channel of the LTE communication network at a reduced access rate for at least one service, the AC barring parameters including a parameter to establish service based limitations that limit a rate at which lower priority services are accessed while still allowing access to services with a priority greater than the lower priority services; a processor in communication with the memory, the processor: determining whether the access channel is in an overload condition; determining one of a plurality of overload levels in response to the access channel being in an overload condition, a value of at least one AC barring parameter being defined based on the determined one of the plurality of overload levels; and a transmitter in communication with the processor, the transmitter transmitting an update message, the update message including the defined value of the at least one AC barring parameter corresponding to the determined one of the plurality of overload levels.