Abstract: An apparatus comprising a processor configured to initiate re-selection and/or re-registration procedures and, responsive to a first parameter, delay initiation of re-selection and/or re-registration procedures for a random and/or pseudo-random delay value.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a processor configured to initiate re-selection and/or re-registration procedures and, responsive to a first parameter, delay initiation of re-selection and/or re-registration procedures for a random and/or pseudo-random delay value.

Abstract: There are disclosed means, namely methods, apparatuses, network elements, systems and computer programs, for assigning, to a user equipment, a default bearer, and for assigning, to the user equipment, a dedicated special-purpose bearer such as an emergency bearer. According to exemplary implementations, the dedicated special-purpose bearer is assigned during network attachment of the user equipment or after network attachment of the user equipment, either in a preemptive or in an on-demand manner.

Abstract: A method is provided for a user equipment device to request an uplink transmission resource allocation from a base station. The method includes determining whether there is a need for the resource allocation, providing an uplink resource request to be combined with another message if the need for the resource allocation is present, combining the uplink resource request with the other message to form a combined message, and transmitting the combined message to the base station for requesting the resource allocation. The combined message may be a hybrid automatic repeat request message with an uplink resource request field. A user equipment device and a base station of a wireless communication network for performing the method are also provided.