Patent ID: 7853259

Claim:
A method for fast call setup for originating User Equipment (UE) and terminating User Equipment, comprising: Step 1: when the originating UE starts a service sensitive to call setup delays, NAS (Non-access Stratum) of the UE informing a RRC layer whether to start fast call setup procedure, If not, the RRC (Radio Resource Control) starting RRC connection request directly, if so, here going to step 2; Step 2: RRC layer of UE encapsulating Service Request into Initial Direct Transfer (IDT), if it is successful, proceeding to Step 3, otherwise, RRC sending RRC CONNECTION REQUEST directly; Step 3: RRC CONNECTION REQUEST undergoing the process of non-critical extension, wherein the encapsulated IDT is put into the extended part, RNC, after receiving the extended RRC CONNECTION REQUEST, taking the IDT message from the extended RRC CONNECTION REQUEST, and then encapsulating the Service Request message from IDT and sending it to CN, wherein the method further comprises signaling procedures of the UE's: for the originating UE: 1) RRC connection Request is modified, in which Service Request from NAS is encapsulated, Service Request is sent to CN through RNC, and CN send RAB (Radio Access Bearer) assignment request message to RNC; 2) RRC Connection Setup is modified, and RB (Radio Bearer) parameters of service are added into the extended part, RNC undertake the mapping from RAB to RB parameters after receiving RAB Assignment Request message from CN, and send the extended RRC CONNECTION SETUP on air interface to inform UE that both signaling channel and service channel are to be established in parallel; 3) after receiving RRC Connection Setup, UE configure signaling and service channel at the same time, after layer 1 synchronization, RRC Connection Setup Complete be sent on the completed dedicated signaling channel, indicating that signaling and service channel setup is successful; for the receiving UE: signaling procedures are similar to those of the originating call, with an exception of paging, wherein the RRC Connection Setup Complete is a result of the modification of RRC connection setup complete, that is, the related RB Setup Complete message is added into RRC Connection Setup Complete message.