APPARATUS AND METHOD OF HANDLING UNIVERSAL TERRESTRIAL RADIOACCESS NETWORK RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL CONNECTING MESSAGES IN UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT

摘要

The details of an apparatus and method of handling universal terrestrial rad io access network radio resource control connecting messages in universal mobile telecommunications system user equipment are disclosed herein. According to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a user equipment apparatus adapted to receive messages from a UTRAN including a state machine having a Connecting state whereat a connecting command is handled by transitioning to an unambiguous state upon exchange of the connecting command. According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a method of handling an unsolicited command sent from a UTRAN including the steps of: determining if the user equipment is in a transitional state trying to establish a connection with t he UTRAN; and if so determined, transitioning from the transitional state to an unambiguous state.