Abstract: Techniques for acquisition of traffic channels during acquisition congestion of a communication include receiving a broadcast message at a communication terminal from a network node. The broadcast message indicates to the communication terminal that one or more acquisition channels in the communication network are congested. The broadcast message also identifies a set of traffic channels currently available or likely to become available for use by the communication terminal. The set of traffic channels may include traffic channels that are currently being used by other communication terminals. The communication terminal then selects and monitors a subset of the set of traffic channels for an indication that a first one of the traffic channels in the selected subset is available for use by the communication terminal. The communication terminal then transmits traffic on the first traffic channel.

Abstract: A technique for proxy-based establishment of a communication session between a communication terminal and a network node device. In one example technique, a rapid-access message is received at a proxy device located in proximity to a network node device. The rapid-access message is received from a communication terminal. In response to the rapid-access message, the proxy device exchanges a plurality of messages with the network node device to perform a plurality of session establishing phases such that the proxy device establishes the communication session with the network node device on behalf of the communication terminal. The proxy device then transmits at least one confirmation message to the communication terminal to notify the communication terminal of the establishment of the communication session between the communication terminal and the network node device.