Abstract: A solution for routing data in a radio access network RAN including a first base station (10), a second base station (20), and a logical inter-node interface (X), wherein the first base station (10) has a pending active session to a core network (110), which session is associated with a terminal (1), while the terminal is suspended from RAN connection. A method comprises detecting a resume attempt from the terminal (1) in the second base station (20); detecting an indicator, received in the second base station (20) from the terminal (1), associated with a characteristic of data to send from the terminal (1); receiving data in the second base station (20) from the terminal (1); forwarding, dependent on said indication, the received data to the first base station (10) over the logical inter-node interface (X) for transmission in the pending active session.

Abstract: A wireless communication network (102) can employ techniques for the network (102) to indicate specific radio access characteristics to be used by a user equipment (100) 5 when responding to a paging message. The network (102) can indicate a specific radio access technology (RAT) that the UE (100) should use when connecting to the network (102). In this manner, the UE (100) can initiate a connection using the desired RAT rather than first initiating a connection with an incorrect RAT and performing a handover or network reconfiguration.

Abstract: Although not part of the telecommunications system 400 itself, also shown in FIG. 4 are some other devices which are operable to wirelessly communicate with one another and which are operating within the radio environment of the telecommunications system 400. In particular, there is a pair of wireless access devices 416 communicating with one another via radio link 418 operating in accordance with a Wi-Fi standard and a pair of Bluetooth devices 420 communicating with one another via radio link 422 operating in accordance with a Bluetooth standard. These other devices represent a potential source of radio interference for the telecommunications system 400. It will be appreciated that in practice there will typically be many more such devices operating in the radio environment of the wireless telecommunications system 400, and only two pairs of devices 416, 420 are shown in FIG. 4 for simplicity.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present technique can provide a mobile device and a method of establishing a connection via a core network by a mobile terminal. The method comprises receiving by the mobile terminal in a first cell an identifier assigned by a node in a first core network of a first type, the identifier comprising an identifier of the node or a group of nodes in the first core network, selecting a second cell in which service via a core network of a second type is available, and determining whether service via a core network of the first type is available from the second cell.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device (101) includes, while operating in a disconnected mode (302) with respect to a communications network (99, 100, 100-1, 100-2), receiving a paging message (4025) from the communications network (99, 100, 100-1, 100-2), the paging message being indicative of an incoming call. The method also includes, upon detecting at least one busy event, transmitting a response message (4030) associated with the paging message (4025) to the communications network (99, 100, 100-1, 100-2), the response message (4030) being indicative of the wireless communication device (101) being temporarily busy.

Abstract: A wireless telecommunications system including a terminal device; first infrastructure equipment operable to communicate with the terminal device using a first radio access technology (RAT) and second infrastructure equipment operable to communicate with the terminal device using a second RAT. During a handover procedure for handover from the first infrastructure equipment as a source master infrastructure equipment to a third infrastructure equipment as a target master infrastructure equipment, the second infrastructure equipment is operable to communicate with the third infrastructure equipment using an interface associated with the second RAT so as to allow information necessary for completing the handover to be exchanged between the first infrastructure equipment and the third infrastructure equipment via the second infrastructure equipment.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device and network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications system for communicating on a primary cell supporting a primary component carrier on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary cell supporting a secondary component carrier on radio resources within a second frequency band. The infrastructure equipment establishes plural configuration settings for the secondary carrier based on measurements of radio usage in the second frequency band which are conveyed to the terminal device. The terminal device makes channel quality measurements for the secondary component carrier according to the different configuration settings and reports these to the infrastructure equipment.

Abstract: Method for operating a first base station (130) for configuration of a notification area (40), wherein first base station (130) comprises a first central unit (131), CU, and one or more first distributed units (132), DU, controlled by the first CU, the method comprising: receiving (708) first information (73) identifying a notification area update from a second base station (140) comprising a second CU (141) and one or more second DUs (142,143) controlled by the second CU, wherein said first information is based on a message (71) identifying a notification area update procedure obtained in one (142) of said second DUs from a user equipment, UE, (10) being configured with a first notification area comprising the first base station; establishing (710,712) a connection (50,60) between said first CU and said one second DU; and configuring (714) the UE with second information (78) identifying an addition of said one second DU to said first notification area.

Abstract: A wireless telecommunications system including a terminal device; first infrastructure equipment operable to communicate with the terminal device using a first radio access technology (RAT) and second infrastructure equipment operable to communicate with the terminal device using a second RAT. During a handover procedure for handover from the first infrastructure equipment as a source master infrastructure equipment to a third infrastructure equipment as a target master infrastructure equipment, the second infrastructure equipment is operable to communicate with the third infrastructure equipment using an interface associated with the second RAT so as to allow information necessary for completing the handover to be exchanged between the first infrastructure equipment and the third infrastructure equipment via the second infrastructure equipment.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device to establish a radio resource control connection with network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications network, wherein the terminal device is associated with a previously-allocated temporary identifier that identifies the terminal device within the wireless telecommunications network; the method comprising: transmitting a first message to the network infrastructure equipment comprising an indication of a first portion of the temporary identifier; and transmitting a second message, which is separate from the first message, to the network infrastructure equipment comprising an indication of a second portion of the temporary identifier.

Abstract: At least one first control message (2011) indicative of the remote node (103) and of timing information (351, 352) is communicated between a network and a relay node (102). At least one second control message (2012) is communicated via a device-to-device, D2D, channel of the wireless link and between the relay node (102) and the remote node (103) in accordance with the timing information (351, 352). The at least one second control message is indicative of the network paging the remote node (103).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present technique can provide a mobile device and a method of establishing a connection via a core network by a mobile terminal. The method comprises receiving by the mobile terminal in a first cell an identifier assigned by a node in a first core network of a first type, the identifier comprising an identifier of the node or a group of nodes in the first core network, selecting a second cell in which service via a core network of a second type is available, and determining whether service via a core network of the first type is available from the second cell.

Abstract: A terminal device is operative to receive a broadcast message (91) from a cellular network, the broadcast message (91) including at least one bit associated with coverage enhancement, CE, operation of the terminal device. The terminal device is operative to control, when the terminal device is in CE operation, a radio interface to selectively delay, based on the at least one bit included in the broadcast message (91), a CE level dependent repetition of a random access preamble transmission (93, 94).

Abstract: A communications device, and method, is configured with at least one of an indication of first communications resources of the wireless access interface which can be allocated on request to the communications device by a mobile communications network for transmitting signals to one or more other communications devices in accordance with the first mode of operation or an indication of second communications resources of the wireless access interface, which can be used by the communications device for transmitting signals to one or more other communications devices in accordance with a second mode of operation using a device to device communications protocol.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method performed by a first core network node, for enhancing service continuity between a wireless device and a second network via a first network, wherein the first core network node is part of the first network. The method comprises receiving, from the wireless device and/or from a second core network node of the first network, control signalling indicating that the wireless device requires that a tunnel between the wireless device and the second network and via a gateway of the first network is maintained. The method comprises controlling a radio access network node and/or the gateway based on the control signalling and a capability of the first core network node of the first network to maintain the tunnel.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device (101) attachable to a communications network (100) includes receiving a message (6000, 6002) from the communications network (100), the message (6000, 6002) being indicative of a request for a location report (6009) of the wireless communication device (101), and upon receiving the message (6000, 6002) and based on a positioning measurement, transmitting an uplink message (6003) of a random-access procedure (600) of the wireless communication device (101), the uplink message (6003) comprising the location report (6009).

Abstract: Disclosed is a method, performed by a core network node, for network assistance with a media service session for a wireless device. The core network node is configured to communicate with a radio access network, RAN, node. The method comprises receiving, from the RAN node, control signalling indicative of RAN information over a dedicated interface between the core network node and the RAN node; and controlling the network assistance for the media service session, based on the control signalling received.

Abstract: A method of operating a node of a communications network is provided. The node is configured to support at least one data link. The at least one data link is between the communications network and a UE. The method includes providing registration data to an exposure node of the communications network. The registration data is for a reporting service on DSI of the at least one data link. The method also includes, upon receiving a subscription request for a subscription to the reporting service, establishing the subscription to the reporting service between the node and an external application node. The external application node is associated with the subscription request. The method furthermore includes providing the DSI in accordance with the subscription to the external application node.

Abstract: A signalling message including paging related information indicative of whether a user equipment (UE) is pageable or indicative of whether the UE will be paged is transmitted. The UE does not listen on a paging channel if the pageability information indicates that the UE is unpageable.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device to establish a radio resource control connection with network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications network, wherein the terminal device is associated with a previously-allocated temporary identifier that identifies the terminal device within the wireless telecommunications network; the method comprising: transmitting a first message to the network infrastructure equipment comprising an indication of a first portion of the temporary identifier; and transmitting a second message, which is separate from the first message, to the network infrastructure equipment comprising an indication of a second portion of the temporary identifier.