Abstract: A method for managing inter-radio access technology (inter-RAT) capability of a user equipment (UE) includes: receiving system information broadcasted from a public land mobile network (PLMN), wherein the system information is indicative of a disaster condition of the PLMN, and the UE is currently camps on a first RAT of the PLMN; and in response to receiving the system information, performing a PLMN search operation to camp on a second RAT of the PLMN, and performing an inter-RAT management operation to prevent the UE from transiting to the first RAT of the PLMN.

Abstract: A method for managing public land mobile network (PLMN) selection of a user equipment (UE) includes: receiving system information broadcasted from a first PLMN on which the UE currently camps, wherein the system information is indicative of a disaster condition of the first PLMN; in response to receiving the system information, performing a network aliveness validation operation while the UE still camps on the first PLMN; and managing the PLMN selection of the UE according to a result of the network aliveness validation operation.

Abstract: A method of performing MT services using an indication to avoid barring in access control is provided. UE sends an indication related to an MT service to the NAS layer when the MT service starts, or when a corresponding communication session of the MT service is handover to 3GPP access. Once the service has successfully been set up, then as long as the service is ongoing, the following access attempts are allowed to proceed without further access control checking in order to avoid barring: MMTEL voice, MMTEL video, and SMSoIP. In one novel aspect, based on the indication provided to the NAS layer when the MT service starts or when handover to 3GPP access occurs, UE skips access control after UE goes to idle mode and establishes an RRC connection to resume the MT service.

Abstract: AT commands are used for controlling Mobile Termination (MT) functions and GSM/UMTS network services from a Terminal Equipment (TE) through Terminal Adaptor (TA). Application specific access control is an application/service specific access control mechanism for the operator to allow/prevent new access attempts from particular, operator-identified applications/services in the UE in idle mode. However, a TE does not always know the applicability of application specific access control. In accordance with one novel aspect, a new AT command interface that can report application specific access control status to the TE is proposed. It reduces wasteful signaling overhead by retries from the TE. Through the new AT command interface, the TE can query application specific access control status. Via unsolicited result code (URC), the MT can detect application specific access control applicability status change and report updated status to the TE.

Abstract: A method for efficient wireless communications includes transmitting a connection request via a communications apparatus to a peer device to try to establish a connection with the peer device to trigger a Circuit Switch Fallback (CSFB) procedure; starting a predetermined timer via the communications apparatus when transmitting the connection request; and when there is no response message received from the peer device by the time the predetermined timer expires, transmitting the connection request again via the communications apparatus to the peer device at least once to retry to establish the connection with the peer device.

Abstract: A method for efficient wireless communications includes transmitting a tracking area update (TAU) request message by a communications apparatus to a peer device to initiate a TAU procedure; receiving a paging message by the communications apparatus from the peer device after transmitting the TAU request message; and in response to receipt of the paging message, retransmitting the TAU request message by the communications apparatus to the peer device to reinitiate the TAU procedure immediately or transmitting a request message by the communications apparatus to the peer device immediately, without waiting a predetermined time period.