Apparatus, method and computer program product providing simultaneous radio resource and service requests

摘要

A method includes, at a user equipment, combining a message requesting the radio resource connection and a message requesting at least one service into a single message. The single message is transmitted from the user equipment to a network element in a wireless network. Another method includes receiving, from a user equipment, a single message including both a message requesting a radio resource connection and a message requesting at least one service. In response to the message requesting radio resource connection, performing radio resource control connection establishment for the user equipment in order to establish the radio resource control connection between the user equipment and at least one of a plurality of network elements of a wireless network. In response to the message requesting at least one service, performing service request procedures for the user equipment, wherein at least part of the radio resource control connection establishment and at least part of the service request procedures are performed in parallel.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a user equipment, a message including information indicating that a message requesting a radio resource connection and a message requesting initiation of at least one service can be combined into a single message, wherein the received message comprises a system information broadcast message comprising a bit indicating whether or not the message requesting the radio resource connection and the message requesting initiation of the at least one service can be combined into the single message; at the user equipment in a packet mobility management idle mode, combining, into the single message, the message requesting a radio resource connection and the message requesting initiation of the at least one service, where the message requesting initiation of the at least one service comprises a service-initiation request message that specifies a particular service requested by the user equipment and initiates a signaling connection for the particular requested service, the signaling connection being between the user equipment and a wireless network; and transmitting, prior to the initiation of the signaling connection between the user equipment and the wireless network, the single message from the user equipment to a network element in the wireless network, the single message being configured to establish the radio resource connection and initiate the signaling connection.