Patent ID: 7778640

Claim:
A method of communicating data for performing network re-entry of a mobile station (MS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting, from the MS to a network entity, a deregistration request message comprising first idle-mode retain information to request the network entity to retain first MS service and operational information to expedite a future network re-entry from an idle mode; receiving, from the network entity at the MS, a deregistration command message comprising second idle-mode retain information indicating second MS service and operational information to be retained by the network entity; deregistering from the network entity and entering the idle-mode responsive to the receiving of the deregistration command message; and performing a network re-entry procedure based upon the second MS service and operational information retained by the network entity, wherein the first idle-mode retain information and the second idle-mode retain information relate to at least one of security, network address, MS capability, management connection identification, and network service maintenance, wherein each of the first and the second idle-mode retain information is associated with a capability of the MS which is indicated by Bit# 0 , with security information which is indicated by Bit# 1 , with registration information which is indicated by Bit# 2 , and with network address which is indicated by Bit# 3 .