Abstract: There is provided a method for providing support capability of a core network (CN) node. The method is performed by the CN node. The method comprises setting up a connection to a radio access network (RAN) node. The method comprises, in response thereto, providing an indication regarding whether the CN node supports at least one of operator coordinated area (OCA) and query to the RAN node, according to which indication the CN node provides information to be used by the RAN node for selecting a serving operator such that the same operator is selected for the wireless device in both Circuit Switched (CS) domain and in Packet Switch (PS) domain.

Abstract: There is provided a method for a user entity adapted for interacting with a mobility management node (MMN). The user entity (UE) initiates a request for service. The UE determines that the UE belongs to a low priority class and the UE, in response to determining that the UE belongs to the low priority class, transmits to the MMN an Extended Service Request (ESR) comprising a low priority class indication. The UE responds to a network initiated request for service which step of responding to the network initiated request for service comprises transmitting to the MMN a message that does not comprise a low priority class indication regardless of the fact that the UE belongs to the low priority class, thereby disregarding whether the user entity belongs to the low priority class, wherein the message is one of a Serving Request (SR) and an ESR.

Abstract: Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a Mobility Management Entity (MME) and a Visitor Location Register (VLR) node, as well as corresponding methods therein, for monitoring a VLR node registration of a wireless device The MME is currently serving.

Abstract: There is provided radio access network (RAN) fallback support indication of a wireless device. A mobility management node receives RAN fallback support indication parameters of the wireless device from a RAN node. The mobility management node sends the RAN fallback support indication parameters of the wireless device to at least one of a target core network node of the wireless device and a target RAN node of the wireless device.

Abstract: Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a Mobility Management Entity (MME) and a Visitor Location Register (VLR) node, as well as corresponding methods therein, for monitoring a VLR node registration of a wireless device The MME is currently serving.

Abstract: This disclosure describes an APN based group congestion control mechanism. The mechanism utilizes a Group Defining APN (GDA) for defining terminal groups. To add a terminal to a particular terminal group, the network operator need only add a GDA to a list of APNs already included in the terminal's subscription data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method in a radio access network, RAN, node (315) and corresponding method in a core network node (302), for handling roaming rejection in a shared RAN (305), wherein the shared RAN is second CN (301b), the method comprising: forwarding (403), to a core network, CN, node (302) in the first CN (301a) sharing the RAN (305), a request message of a roaming wireless device (308); receiving (404) a reject message from the CN node, wherein the reject message comprises a cause of the rejection and an indicator indicating that the cause qualifies for redirection of the wireless device; determining (405), based on the indicator in the reject message, that the wireless device should be redirected to another CN node (304) in the second CN (301b) sharing the RAN (305); transmitting (406) the request message of the roaming wireless device (308) to the other CN node (304).

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a UE (101) for handling ESM information. The UE (101) supports reception of information to be used in determination of the ESM information. The UE (101) receives, from an MME (105), information about at least one supported EPS network feature which the UE (101) may use. The information is received before the UE (101) sends ESM information to the MME (105). Based on the received information, the UE (101) determines the ESM information for a PDN connection for the UE (101). The UE (101) sends the determined ESM information to the MME (105).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solution for handling security issues of non access stratum (NAS) signaling in a telecommunications network. The NAS signaling is performed between a user equipment (UE) and a mobility management node, e.g. a mobility management entity (MME). The solution is realized in a device and in a method comprising steps of receiving an initial non access stratum message from the UE communicating wirelessly with the telecommunications network, determining security context status for the UE, determining if unciphered mode is to be used in the security context, set ciphering algorithm to a null ciphering algorithm, transmitting a security context and activation message to the UE, comprising information indicating ciphering algorithm, and receiving a security context activation acknowledge message from the UE.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solution for handling security issues of non access stratum (NAS) signaling in a telecommunications network. The NAS signaling is performed between a user equipment (UE) and a mobility management node, e.g. a mobility management entity (MME). The solution is realized in a device and in a method comprising steps of receiving an initial non access stratum message from the UE communicating wirelessly with the telecommunications network, determining security context status for the UE, determining if un ciphered mode is to be used in the security context, set ciphering algorithm to a null ciphering algorithm, transmitting a security context and activation message to the UE, comprising information indicating ciphering algorithm, and receiving a security context activation acknowledge message from the UE.

Abstract: There is provided user entity and a method for a user entity adapted for interacting with a mobility management entity node MMEI, such as being paged 601 by said mobility management entity node MMEI. There is provided a method for a user entity (UEI) adapted for interacting with a mobility management entity node (MMEI), wherein the user entity is adapted to initiate a mobile initiated service request, SR (610) and being adapted to respond to a network initiated SR (611) corresponding to a paging (601) by said mobility management entity node (MMEI). The user entity is at least being adapted for transmitting a SR (618), inserting a low priority indication (LPIND) in and transmitting an extended service request, ESR, (615), or transmitting an ESR without inserting a low priority indication (619).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solution for handling security issues of non access stratum (NAS) signaling in a telecommunications network (100) The NAS signaling is performed between a user equipment (UE) and a mobility management node, e.g. a mobility management entity (MME) The solution is realized in a device and in a method comprising steps of receiving an initial non access stratum message from the UE (101) communicating wirelessly (105) with the telecommunications network, determining security context status for the UE, determining if un-ciphered mode is to be used in the security context, set ciphering algorithm to a null ciphering algorithm, transmitting a security context and activation message to the UE, comprising information indicating ciphering algorithm, and receiving a security context activation acknowledge message from the UE.

Abstract: The invention therefore relates to a method, a first Mobility Control Node and a second Mobility Control Node for context handling when a user equipment, UE, moves from a previous Access Network, AN, to a present AN. The ANs are adapted to communicate with a Core Network, CN, and the UE is adapted to communicate wirelessly with the AN's. The method comprises the steps of: the UE detecting that it has entered a Mobility Area, MA, belonging to the present AN, said MA not being registered with the CN, the UE initiating a Mobility Area Update, MAU, procedure in response to the detection by sending a MAU Request message comprising an UE Temporary ID to a Radio Access Node, RAN, the RAN adding a Mobility Area Identity, MAI, to the Request message and forwarding the message to a first Mobility Control Node, MCN, responsible for the present AN, the first MCN deriving one second MCN from the UE Temporary ID and sending a context request message to said second MCN.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solution for handling security issues of non access stratum (NAS) signaling in a telecommunications network (100) The NAS signaling is performed between a user equipment (UE) and a mobility management node, e.g. a mobility management entity (MME) The solution is realized in a device and in a method comprising steps of receiving an initial non access stratum message from the UE (101) communicating wirelessly (105) with the telecommunications network, determining security context status for the UE, determining if un-ciphered mode is to be used in the security context, set ciphering algorithm to a null ciphering algorithm, transmitting a security context and activation message to the UE, comprising information indicating ciphering algorithm, and receiving a security context activation acknowledge message from the UE.

Abstract: The invention therefore relates to a method, a first Mobility Control Node and a second Mobility Control Node for context handling when a user equipment, UE, moves from a previous Access Network, AN, to a present AN. The ANs are adapted to communicate with a Core Network, CN, and the UE is adapted to communicate wirelessly with the AN's. The method comprises the steps of: the UE detecting that it has entered a Mobility Area, MA, belonging to the present AN, said MA not being registered with the CN, the UE initiating a Mobility Area Update, MAU, procedure in response to the detection by sending a MAU Request message comprising an UE Temporary ID to a Radio Access Node, RAN, the RAN adding a Mobility Area Identity, MAI, to the Request message and forwarding the message to a first Mobility Control Node, MCN, responsible for the present AN, the first MCN deriving one second MCN from the UE Temporary ID and sending a context request message to said second MCN.