Abstract: A method, a mobile system, and a home network base station are disclosed. A mobility management entity 502 may receive a notification of a connection attempt by a mobile system 104. The mobility management entity 502 may generate a network access message element 650 having a bearer protocol parameter. The mobility management entity 502 may send the network access message element 650 to the mobile system 104 via a home network base station 110. The mobile system 104 may use the bearer protocol parameter to establish packet data network connectivity with a home network 108 associated with the home network base station 110. The mobile system 104 may determine a traffic bearer for a data traffic set based on the bearer protocol parameter.

Abstract: A method, a mobile system, and a home network base station are disclosed. A mobile management entity 502 may generate a local network access disable notification message element 650 to provide available options to a mobile system 104 for establishing packet data network connectivity upon an access loss to a home network base station 110. The mobile management entity 502 may send the local network access disable notification message element 650 to the mobile system 104 upon an imminent local network access loss event.

Abstract: A method of selecting a private cell for providing communication to a communication device (222) in a communication system (200) comprising a plurality of private cells (202, 204, 206, 208) comprises identifying (400) private cells available to the communication device for establishing communication, determining (402) a priority value from a plurality of priority values for each of the identified private cells for the communication device, and selecting (404) a private cell for providing communication from the identified private cells according to the determined priority values of the identified private cells. Each private cell may be associated with a predetermined type of private cell for the communication device. The priority values for each of the identified private cells may then be determined according to the predetermined type associated with the identified private cell.

Abstract: A method, a mobile system, and a mobility management entity are disclosed. A transceiver 302 may receive a mobility message element 750 from a mobility management entity 502. A processor 304 may use the mobility message element 750 and the transceiver 302 to establish a home data packet bearer 604 with a core packet data network gateway 506 having a data tunnel 606 to a local packet data network gateway 510 of the home network 108. A data storage 308 may associate the home data packet bearer 604 with the home network 108.

Abstract: A method, a mobile system, and a home network base station are disclosed. A mobile management entity 502 may generate a local network access disable notification message element 650 to provide available options to a mobile system 104 for establishing packet data network connectivity upon an access loss to a home network base station 110. The mobile management entity 502 may send the local network access disable notification message element 650 to the mobile system 104 upon an imminent local network access loss event.

Abstract: A method of selecting a private cell for providing communication to a communication device (222) in a communication system (200) comprising a plurality of private cells (202, 204, 206, 208) comprises identifying (400) private cells available to the communication device for establishing communication, determining (402) a priority value from a plurality of priority values for each of the identified private cells for the communication device, and selecting (404) a private cell for providing communication from the identified private cells according to the determined priority values of the identified private cells. Each private cell may be associated with a predetermined type of private cell for the communication device. The priority values for each of the identified private cells may then be determined according to the predetermined type associated with the identified private cell.

Abstract: A method, a mobile system, and a home network base station are disclosed. A mobility management entity 502 may receive a notification of a connection attempt by a mobile system 104. The mobility management entity 502 may generate a network access message element 650 having a bearer protocol parameter. The mobility management entity 502 may send the network access message element 650 to the mobile system 104 via a home network base station 110. The mobile system 104 may use the bearer protocol parameter to establish packet data network connectivity with a home network 108 associated with the home network base station 110. The mobile system 104 may determine a traffic bearer for a data traffic set based on the bearer protocol parameter.

Abstract: A method is provided for improving the data throughput of a communication system (100) operating under different radio propagation conditions and with radio equipment with different training data requirements. The data rate is increased by optimising the training data structure (205) for the individual radio channel (105) rather than globally employing a worst case training data structure(205). The invention is applicable to the GSM cellular communication system where increased data rate is achieved by setting up links with midamble (205) replaced by user data (203) when allowed by the propagation conditions.

Abstract: A method of assessing a signal in a second capsule (114) within a cell (102) of RF capsules in a cellular communications system, wherein measurements indicative of the signal are made by a first capsule (112) whilst it is servicing a call. The present invention enables the smooth handover of calls between capsules, where mobile assisted handover is unavailable, whilst reducing the system complexity and cost overheads prevalent in current systems.