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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2019
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Hans Bertil Rönneke, Kungsbacka, SE;
Qian Chen, Mölndal, SE;
Mikael Wass, Sätila, SE;
Paul Schliwa-Bertling, Ljungsbro, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method for operating a radio access network (RAN) node of a wireless communication network. The method comprises: receiving a connection resume request message from a wireless terminal at the RAN node instructing the RAN node to establish a connection with the wireless terminal; providing release information for the wireless terminal at the RAN node; determining a state of a reachability request parameter at the RAN node; receiving uplink data from the wireless terminal at the RAN node, wherein the uplink data is associated with the connection resume request message; and transmitting a connection release message to the wireless terminal after receiving the uplink data responsive to the release information for the wireless terminal and determining the state of a reachability request parameter at the RAN node, wherein responsive to the state of the reachability request parameter at the RAN node having a first state, instructing the RAN node to not immediately transmit a connection release message to release and/or suspend the connection with the wireless terminal.