Patent ID: 8213903

Claim:
A mobile telecommunications network comprising: first and second access points; a network gateway device; a network core; and a telecommunications device registered with the network, the telecommunications device being configured to communicate within the network core via the first and second access points and the network gateway device; wherein the network is operable: to establish a first user plane connection between the telecommunications device and the network gateway device via the first access point, such that during establishment of the first user plane connection, the telecommunications device is provided with a token; to establish a second user plane connection between the telecommunications device and the network gateway device via the second access point by passing the token from the telecommunications device to the second access point, the token comprising data indicating to the network that the telecommunications device has authorization to send a quantity of data to the network gateway device prior to full conventional authentication of the telecommunications device; and to establish a control plane connection corresponding to the second user plane connection and subsequent to establishment of the second user plane connection.