摘要 |
<p>A method of communicating user equipment capability to a base station in a wireless communications network, a computer program product and user equipment operable to perform that method. The method comprises: receiving an indication of a first function scrambling code associated with a first function of the user equipment; and an indication of at least one further function preamble signature associated with a further function of the user equipment; determining whether the user equipment has first function capability, and if so: selecting the first function scrambling code to request resource from the base station; assessing whether the user equipment has further function capability, and if so, selecting the at least one further function preamble signature to request resource from the base station. Aspects and embodiments allow management of RACH fallback and 2/10ms transmit time interval (TTI) capability and preference indication for user equipment operating in a CELL_FACH state. Furthermore, aspects and embodiments aim to improve overall network operation by offering an efficient means to indicate user equipment capability within physical layer messaging.</p> |