Selection of a mobile communication network service

1. A method for selecting a mobile communication LTE network service for a terminal device, the method comprising:

generating, by the terminal device, a first signal, in a context of a LTE network attachment procedure, to a first mobile communication LTE network, the first signal being associated with data indicating at least one service requirement to be provided to the terminal device by the first mobile communication LTE network,

the first mobile communication LTE network making a determination of whether the first mobile communication LTE network is capable to provide the at least one service requirement and generating a first response carrying information whether the first mobile communication LTE network is able to provide service fulfilling the at least one service requirement,

receiving, by the terminal device, the first response from the first mobile communication LTE network, the first response comprising the information whether the first mobile communication LTE network has determined that the first mobile communication LTE network can provide to the terminal device the at least one service requirement indicated in the data associated to the first signal,

in response to the information indicating that the first mobile communication LTE network is not capable of providing the at least one service requirement indicated in the first signal, the terminal device generating a second signal, in a context of the LTE network attachment procedure of the terminal device, to at least one second mobile communication LTE network, the second signal being associated with data indicating the at least one service requirement to be provided to the terminal device by the at least one second mobile communication LTE network,

the second mobile communication LTE network making a determination of whether the second mobile communication LTE network is capable to provide the at least one service requirement and generating a second response carrying information whether the second mobile communication LTE network is able to provide service fulfilling the at least one service requirement,

receiving, by the terminal device, the second response from the at least one second mobile communication LTE network, the second response comprising the information whether the at least one second mobile communication LTE network has determined that the second mobile communication LTE network can provide to the terminal device the at least one service requirement indicated in the data the second signal,

based on the information carried by the second response indicating the service capability of the at least one second mobile communication LTE network being able to provide the at least one service requirement indicated in the data associated to the second signal, selecting, for attaching, the at least one second mobile communication LTE network, and

attaching the terminal device to the at least one second mobile communication LTE network.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first signal and the second signal into which data indicating the at least one service requirement is associated are each an attach request.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the association of data is performed by one of the following: including the data in the first and second signals, indicating in the first and second signals a referral to the data.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the data is included in the first and second signals into an extension of a UE-CapabilityRAT-Container field of the attach request.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data indicating the at least one service requirement comprises information on communication network optimizations needed by the terminal device.

6. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprises, in response to a detection that the first mobile communication network is not capable of providing the at least one service requirement indicated in the first signal, a step of adjusting the at least one service requirement for a consecutive signal generated to at least one second mobile communication LTE network.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the adjustment of the at least one service requirement comprises canceling at least one communication network optimization from the at least one service requirement.

8. A terminal device comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the terminal device to:

generate a first signal, in a context of a LTE network attachment procedure, to a first mobile communication LTE network, the first signal being associated with data indicating at least one service requirement to be provided to the terminal device by the first mobile communication LTE network,

receive a response from the first mobile communication LTE network having made a determination of whether the first mobile communication LTE network is capable to provide the at least one service requirement and, the response comprising information whether the first mobile communication LTE network has determined that the first mobile communication LTE network can provide to the terminal device the at least one service requirement indicated in the data associated to the first signal,

in response to the information indicating that the first mobile communication LTE network is not capable of providing the at least one service requirement indicated in the first signal, generate a second signal, in a context of the network attachment procedure of the terminal device, to at least one second mobile communication LTE network, the second signal being associated with data indicating the at least one service requirement to be provided to the terminal device by the at least one second mobile communication LTE network,

receive a response from the at least one second mobile communication LTE network having made a determination of whether the second mobile communication LTE network is capable to provide the at least one service requirement and, the response be provided to the terminal device including information whether the at least one second mobile communication LTE network has determined that the second mobile communication LTE network can provide to the terminal device the at least one service requirement indicated in the data associated to the second signal,

based on the information carried by the second response indicating the service capability of the at least one second mobile communication LTE network being able to provide the at least one service requirement indicated in the data associated to the second signal, select, for attaching, the at least one second mobile communication LTE network, and

attaching to the at least one second mobile communication LTE network.

9. The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein the terminal device is configured to receive the first signal and the second signal into which data indicating the at least one service requirement are each associated to in an attach request.

10. The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein the terminal device is configured to perform the association of data by one of the following: including the data in the first and second signals, indicating in the first and second signals a referral to the data.

11. The terminal device of claim 10 , wherein the terminal device is configured to include the data in the first and second signals into an extension of a UE-CapabilityRAT-Container field of the attach request.

12. The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein the terminal device is configured to include in the data indicating the at least one service requirement information on communication network optimizations needed by the terminal device.

13. The terminal device of claim 8 , the terminal device is further configured to, in response to a detection that the first mobile communication LTE network is not capable of providing the at least one service requirement indicated in the first signal, adjust the at least one service requirement for a consecutive signal generated to at least one second mobile communication LTE network.

14. The terminal device of claim 13 , wherein the terminal device is configured to perform the adjustment of the at least one service requirement by canceling at least one communication network optimization value from the at least one service requirement.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium on which is stored a computer program for selecting a mobile communication LTE network service for a terminal device which, when executed by at least one processor, cause a terminal device ( 130 ) to:

generate a first signal, in a context of a LTE network attachment procedure, to a first mobile communication LTE network, the first signal being associated with data indicating at least one service requirement to be provided to the terminal device by the first mobile communication LTE network,

receive a response from the first mobile communication LTE network having made a determination of whether the first mobile communication LTE network is capable to provide the at least one service requirement and, the response comprising information whether the first mobile communication LTE network has determined that the first mobile communication LTE network can provide to the terminal device the at least one service requirement indicated in the data associated to the first signal,

in response to the information indicating that the first mobile communication LTE network is not capable of providing the at least one service requirement indicated in the first signal, generate a second signal, in a context of the LTE network attachment procedure of the terminal device, to at least one second mobile communication LTE network, the second signal being associated with data indicating the at least one service requirement to be provided to the terminal device by the at least one second mobile communication LTE network,

receive a response from the at least one second mobile communication LTE network having made a determination of whether the second mobile communication LTE network is capable to provide the at least one service requirement and, the response be provided to the terminal device including information whether the at least one second mobile communication LTE network has determined that the second mobile communication LTE network can provide to the terminal device the at least one service requirement indicated in the data associated to the second signal,

based on the information carried by the second response indicating the service capability of the at least one second mobile communication LTE network being able to provide the at least one service requirement indicated in the data associated to the second signal, select, for attaching, the at least one second mobile communication LTE network, and

attach the terminal device to the at least one second mobile communication LTE network.