摘要 |
A method and system, for use in a cellular telecommunications network, are provided that release user equipement (UE) (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114) from the radio access network (RAN) without establishing a dedicated control channel. This method includes transmitting (s500,s600) and receiving a release indication in a paging message or a radio resource control (RRC) CONNECTION RELEASE message onb the paging control channel (306). In response, a UE (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114) either transmits an response message, and releases (s506) all radio resources, or releases (s602) all radio resources without alerting the RAN. The UE(102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114) then enters an idle mode and the RAN deletes (s504) old configurations. The RAN also has the ability to interrupt any ongoing procedures in the UE (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114) when transmitting am RRC CONNECTION RELEASE message.
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