METHOD AND APPARATUS IN MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT
A method and apparatus in a user equipment is described for handling failures to receive messages in response to re-transmitted requests.
1 . A method in a user equipment, comprising:
when a message responsive to a re-transmitted request associated with a cell is not received within a period;
barring the cell.
2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further including,
transmitting the request; and in which re-transmission is responsive to failure to receive a response message to the request.
3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , in which re-transmission is responsive to receiving a rejection message to the request.
4 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , where failure to receive a response message comprises failure to receive a response message with the period measured in time, or by a number of events.
5 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , where the re-transmission is the N re-transmission of the request, where N is related to information in system information block SIB 1.
6 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , where not receiving the message comprises not receiving within a further period measured in time, or measured by a number of events.
7 . The method of claim 1 , where not receiving the message comprises not receiving within a further period measured in time, or measured by a number of events; and where the further period is related to information in SIB 1.
8 . The method of claim 1 , where the request comprises an rrcConnection request, and the message comprises an rrcConnection SetUp message.
9 . The method of claim 1 , where the request comprises a cellUpdate request message, and the message comprises a cellUpdate confirm message.
10 . The method of claim 1 , where the message not being received is associated with cell congestion, congestion of the network within which the cell is operable, or cell failure.
11 . A wireless telecommunications device comprising a component configured to:
when a message responsive to a re-transmitted request associated with a cell is not received within a period;
barr the cell.
12 . The device as claimed in claim 11 , in which the component is further configured to transmit the request; and in which re-transmission is responsive to failure to receive a response message to the request.
13 . The device of claim 11 , in which re-transmission is responsive to receiving a rejection message to the request.
14 . The device of claim 11 , where failure to receive a response message comprises failure to receive a response message with the period measured in time, or by a number of events.
15 . The device of claim 11 , where the re-transmission is the N re-transmission of the request, where N is related to information in system information block SIB 1.
16 . The device of claim 11 , where not receiving the message comprises not receiving within a further period measured in time, or measured by a number of events.
17 . The device of claim 11 , where not receiving the message comprises not receiving within a further period measured in time, or measured by a number of events; and where the further period is related to information in SIB 1.
18 . The device of claim 11 , where the request comprises an rrcConnection request, and the message comprises an rrcConnection SetUp message.
19 . The device of claim 11 , where the request comprises a cellUpdate request message, and the message comprises a cellUpdate confirm message.
20 . The device of claim 11 , where the message not being received is associated with cell congestion, congestion of the network within which the cell is operable, or cell failure.
21 . A non-transitory data carrier carrying data comprising instructions executable by processing means to cause those means to carry out a method in a user equipment, comprising:
when a message responsive to a re-transmitted request associated with a cell is not received within a period;
barring the cell.
22 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable instructions adapted to cause a device to perform a method in a user equipment, comprising:
when a message responsive to a re-transmitted request associated with a cell is not received within a period;
barring the cell.