Session management
The invention relates to a solution for controlling of a mobile terminal to request an establishment of a packet data network connection to a public land mobile network. A method according to the solution comprises: receiving ( 310 ), in a network element, a packet data network connection re-quest from the mobile terminal ( 150 ); generating ( 320 ), by the network element, a response message rejecting the packet data network connection request, wherein the response message comprises information element indicating if the rejection is applicable in at least one other public land mobile network than the one into which the mobile terminal ( 150 ) is registered to; and transmitting ( 330 ) the generated message to the mobile terminal ( 150 ). The invention also relates to a network element and a system implementing at least part of the method.
1. A method for controlling of a mobile terminal originated request to establish a packet data network connection to a public land mobile network, PLMN, the method comprising:
receiving, in a network element, a packet data network connection request from the mobile terminal,
generating, by the network element, a response message to the mobile terminal rejecting the packet data network connection request, wherein the generated response message comprises information element comprising information on PLMNs for which the rejection is applicable and timer information defining individual timer value for the PLMNs, the individual timer value defining a period of time the mobile terminal is rejected to re-request the establishment of the packet data network connection from the PLMN in question,
transmitting the generated response message to the mobile terminal, and
initiation of a timer, in the network element, with the timer information defining the period of time during which the mobile terminal is rejected to re-request the establishment of the packet data network connection.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the timer is initiated in response to a receipt of an acknowledgement on the receipt of the generated response message from the mobile terminal.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the method further comprising a generation and transmit of a further message to the mobile terminal, the further message indicating that the mobile terminal is allowed to re-request the establishment of the packet data network connection.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on PLMNs is Mobile Network Code.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprising a generation and transmit of a further message to the mobile terminal, the further message indicating that the mobile terminal is allowed to re-request the establishment of the packet data network connection.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network element is a Mobility Management Entity (MME) arranged as a network node controlling operation of the public land mobile network.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the timer is initiated in response to transmit of the generated response message to the mobile terminal.
8. A network element for controlling of a mobile terminal originated request to establish a packet data network connection to a public land mobile network, PLMN, the network element comprising:
at least one processor,
at least one memory storing at least one portion of computer program code, and
a timer, which is configured to be initiated with timer information defining a period of time during which the mobile terminal is rejected to re-request the establishment of the packet data network connection,
wherein the processor being configured to cause the network element at least to perform:
receive a packet data network connection request from the mobile terminal,
generate a response message to the mobile terminal rejecting the packet data network connection request, wherein the generated response message comprises information element comprising information on PLMNs for which the rejection is applicable and the timer information defining individual timer value for each of the PLMNs, the individual time value defining the period of time the mobile terminal is rejected to re-request the establishment of the packet data network connection from PLMN in question, and
transmit the generated response message to the mobile terminal.
9. The network element of claim 8 , wherein the timer is configured to be initiated in response to a receipt of an acknowledgement on the receipt of the generated response message from the mobile terminal.
10. The network element of e claim 9 , wherein the network element is further configured to generate and transmit a further message to the mobile terminal, the further message indicating that the mobile terminal is allowed to re-request the establishment of the packet data network connection.
11. The network element of claim 8 , wherein the information on PLMNs is Mobile Network Code.
12. The network element of claim 8 , wherein the network element is further configured to generate and transmit a further message to the mobile terminal, the further message indicating that the mobile terminal is allowed to re-request the establishment of the packet data network connection.
13. The network element of claim 8 , wherein the network element is a Mobility Management Entity (MME) arranged as a network node controlling operation of the public land mobile network.
14. The network element of claim 8 , wherein the timer is configured to be initiated in response transmit of the generated response message to the mobile terminal.
15. A system for controlling of a mobile terminal originated request to establish a packet data network connection to a public land mobile network, PLMN, the system comprising:
two or more equivalent public land mobile networks, and
at least one network element controlling the public land mobile networks, wherein the system:
receiving, in the at least one network element, a packet data network connection request from a mobile terminal,
generating, by the network element, a response message to the mobile terminal rejecting the packet data network connection request,
wherein the generated response message comprises information element comprising information on PLMNs for which the rejection is applicable and timer information defining individual timer value for the PLMNs, the individual timer value defining a period of time the mobile terminal is rejected to re-request the establishment of the packet data network connection from the PLMN in question,
transmitting the generated response message to the mobile terminal, and
initiation of a timer, in the network element, with the timer information defining the period of time during which the mobile terminal is rejected to re-request the establishment of the packet data network connection.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the network element is a Mobility Management Entity (MME) arranged as a network node controlling operation of the public land mobile network.