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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Yong Yang, Kållered, SE;
Qian Chen, Mölndal, SE;
Peter Hedman, Helsingborg, SE;
Tony Olsson, Nösund, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
The invention relates to methods and device for detecting when a mobile terminal is in a state where it is incapable of replying to a message. In a first aspect of the present invention, it is provided a method of detecting, at a mobility node in a communications network, a state where a mobile terminal is incapable of replying to a message. The method comprises receiving the message from a gateway node, and determining whether the mobile terminal is incapable of replying to the message. Further, the method comprises sending a response to the gateway node indicating that the mobile terminal is not yet capable to reply to the message.