Patent ID: 7499703

Claim:
Apparatus for a radio communication system having a mobile node selectably operable to communicate with a network part by way of a radio link formed therebetween, said apparatus for facilitating control of when control signaling is generated at the mobile node for communication to the network part, said apparatus comprising: a determiner adapted to receive indications indicating whether a prior-sent control signal sent by the mobile node has been successfully delivered to the network part, said determiner operable responsive thereto for determining whether the network part of the radio communication system is accessible by the mobile node; and an access-attempt-time selector operable responsive to a determination by said determiner of less than a selected level of access to the network part of the radio communication system by the mobile node, said access-attempt-time selector for selecting when to permit transmission of a subsequent control signal by the mobile node to attempt access to the network part of the communication system.